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Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare by Steve Feldstein is a profound exploration of how cutting-edge, as well as commercial off the shelf (COTS) technologies are rewriting the rules of national security and warfare […]
The Nuremberg Women: The Untold Story of the Eight Women Who Brought the Nazis to Justice by Natalie Livingstone consists of short mini biographies of eight women who shaped the Nuremberg trials. Ms. Livingstone is a historian and writer of non-fiction books. […]
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. […]
Reich to Israel: A Nazi Guard’s Journey from Auschwitz to Redemption in the Promised Land by Avi Strauss is a historical fiction story taking place during World War II and after. Mr. Strauss is an author writing about the Jewish history and […]
About: Eye of the Tiger: Memoir of a United States Marine, Third Reconnaissance Battalion, Vietnam, 1967-1968 by John Edmund Delezen is a memoir of the author’s service in a US Marine Recon Unit during the Vietnam War. Mr. Delezen is a retired […]
I learned a lot from reading this book. I’ve heard of Colditz before but never read a history of the castle and the camp within it
Black Hearts’ strength is telling the events leading up to the crime are riveting and should be studied by every person who wants to lead anyone in uniform
I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba, originally published in the 1960s, is an important testament to courage, honesty, and selfless bravery
The book’s argument is that the military must welcome non-traditional, collaborative approaches to innovation so it can leverage new technologies promptly
