Abstract:
Were Romanians truly turncoats in both of the twentieth century’s world wars? Did they choose to go Communist, or were they a trophy of war? Who were their Daco-Roman ancestors, and did they disappear during the Slav-Turanic invasions? Is America the “new” Roman Empire? How have Romanians kept their church doors open? Do they extend religious freedom to others? Combining information gleaned from centuries of oral history with conversations with those who successfully staged the Revolution of 1989, A VOLUNTEER IN ROMANIA presents the “other side” of the story.