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Ortiz’s War: The Allies’ Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France by Nicholas Reynolds & Katie S. Sanders is a biography of Major Pete Ortiz, a Legionnaire, Marine, and OSS agent. Mr. Reynold is a retired Marine Colonel, and historian. Ms. Sanders […]
The Phantom: The Untold Story of the American Marine the Nazis Could Not Kill by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin is the story of Major Pierre “Pete” Ortiz, a World War II hero that makes all of Hollywood action heroes seem tame. […]
Hedda by Peter Haden is an enjoyable historical fiction. It is intelligent, the main characters are intriguing, and the narrative is grounded in the history
Agent Josephine is a mini-biography about Josephine Baker. The book is mainly concerned with the star’s career as a secret agent
André Malraux (3 November, 1901 – 23 November, 1976), born in Paris as Georges André Malraux, was a novelist, politician, and art theorist from France.
Invisible Heroes of World War II: True Stories That Should Never Be Forgotten by Jerry Borrowman is a book with mini-biographies about several heroes of the war
D-Day Girls The Spies Who Armed the Resistance Sabotaged the Nazis and Helped Win World War II -historical accounts of women spies, tied into a single narrative
Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April, 1906 – 22 December, 1989) was a Nobel Prize winning playwright and novelist from Ireland. Mr. Beckett is mostly known for his play Waiting for Godot
