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Thoughts on: Hitler’s Ashes by John T. Cox
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Book Review: Hitler’s Ashes by John T. Cox

Man of la BookDecember 15, 2011

The premise, Operation Valkyrie (the plot to assassinate Hitler) has succeeded and Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is the new leader of Germany.

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Thoughts on: A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel
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Book Review: A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel

Man of la BookDecember 8, 2011

The author was also having fun, in the middle is a two-act play called And the Sun Stood Still which captures the interaction between Copernicus and a student

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Book Review: The Confessor by Daniel Silva
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Book Review: The Confessor by Daniel Silva

Man of la BookJune 22, 2011

Israeli art restorers/ spy Gabriel Allon is called one more time into service to investigate the mysterious murder of his friend Benjamin Stern

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Book Review: Unbelievable Adventures of a WW II German War Bride by Ingeborg M. Johnston
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Book Review: Unbelievable Adventures of a WW II German War Bride by Ingeborg M. Johnston

Man of la BookJune 9, 2011

Mrs. Johnston wrote a wonderful book that her family would treasure forever, a fascinating history that would be lost if the author didn’t write it down

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Book Review: Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose
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Book Review: Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose

Man of la BookMay 30, 2011

A non-fiction historical account of the drive from Normandy to Germany. The book is a treasure trove of soldiers’ portraits, personal accounts and interviews.

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Book Review: Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe
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Book Review: Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe

Man of la BookMay 10, 2011

One of the most significant outcomes of 1961 was the perceived weakness Khrushchev found in Kennedy, prompted him to place missiles in Cuba & give up Berlin

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Book Review: The Perfect Nazi by Martin Davidson
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Book Review: The Perfect Nazi by Martin Davidson

Man of la BookApril 27, 2011

After his grandfather died Mr. Davidson discovered that his grandfather had many skeletons in his closet, not the least are a membership in the Nazi party & SS

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Book Review: Field Gray by Philip Kerr
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Book Review: Field Gray by Philip Kerr

Man of la BookApril 11, 2011

The past of Bernie Gunther catches up with in 1954 Cuba while doing work for mobster boss Meyer Lansky. Even though this anti-Nazi PI survived the Nazi regime

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Book Review: The Losing Role by Steve Anderson
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Book Review: The Losing Role by Steve Anderson

Man of la BookDecember 27, 2010

Max Kaspar, afailed German-American, is fighting on the Eastern front when he is drafted by the SS to impersonate American officers and cause havoc

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Book Review: The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva
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Book Review: The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva

Man of la BookSeptember 8, 2010

A fictional, fast paced page turner, set mostly in days preceding the Normandy invasion in WWII. The story’s unlikely hero is recruited by Churchill for MI5.

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