The author tells the story of the two tunnels incorporating the diggers, spies, an American TV network that sponsored a tunnel along with the rights to film the work and rescue
During her lifetime Ms. Hamilton was “recognized as the greatest woman Classicist.”
The author weaves in true events with his story. The tragic case of the St. Louis, German transatlantic liner with 288 passengers escaping certain death
It was fascinating to read about characters with a strange sense of morality
A very ambitious and well researched novel which tries to understand how good people simply roll over and help commit atrocities
This book is an excellent look at the rise of Hitler and Nazism from the point of view of an outsider
The narrative moves fast and the storytelling is clear
Mr. Engel’s sense of humor comes through the narrative, I find myself laughing at his macabre narrative way to often then I thought when it comes to reading a book of this subject.
The different points of view give the story a much wider view of the world and how little human kind has advanced
A wonderful book based on a remarkable journal kept by the executioner of Nuremberg, Meister Franz Schmidt. Along with the “work” of Meister Schmidt, the author vividly re-creates life in sixteenth century Nuremberg and its surroundings.