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The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece by Stephan Talty tells about the “Greek Desk”, an OSS operation during World War II using a ragtag team of archaeologists and academics instead […]
About: Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre by Heather Cox Richardson explores that events that allowed the Wounded Knee massacre to happen. Mrs. Richardson is a historian, published author, and on-line persona. My rating for Wounded Knee […]
About: Saving My Enemy: How Two WWII Soldiers Fought Against Each Other and Later Forged a Friendship That Saved Their Lives by Bob Welch is the story of Don Malarkey, from the now famous Band of Brothers, and Fritz Engelbert who unknowingly […]
About: The History of the World in 12 Soccer Matches by Stefano Bizzotto and translated by Will Schutt looks at a dozen soccer games which mirrored the geopolitical, or political, aspects of the era. Mr. Bizzotto is an Italian journalist and sports […]
About: 90 Minutes at Entebbe: The Full Inside Story of the Spectacular Israeli Counterterrorism Strike and the Daring Rescue of 103 hostages by William Stevenson and Uri Dan is about the daring 1976 rescue which became the stuff of legend. The book […]
About: Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves by Mike Cook explains the world of Automated Game Design (AGD). Dr. Cook is an English game designer and academic. My rating for Next Level – 4Buy Next Level from Amazon.com*More books by Mike […]
About: On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Culture of Civilization by Douglas Murray is an examination of the tendency of the modern Western radical left’s celebration of ideologies that would seem to clash with theirs. Mr. Murray is an English […]
About: Once a Hussar: A Memoir of Battle, Capture and Escape in the Second World War by Ray Ellis is the wartime memoir of the former gunner. After the war Mr. Elis became a teacher and wrote this book once he retired. […]
About: The Hollywood Chronicles of a Female Tech Founder by N. D. Zerman is a memoir of the author’s seven-year journey as the young CEO of a startup, as well as a critique of Hollywood studios. Ms. Zeman is an entrepreneur and […]
About: Alone in the Valley: A Soldier’s Journey in the Vietnam War by George R. Lanigan is a memoir of the Green Beret of his time in as a soldier in the Vietnam war. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Lanigan is a 30 year veteran of […]
