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About: Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law by Roy K. Altman looks at the Israel/Palestine war and the accusations against Israel through an objective legal lens. Mr. Altman is a U.S. District Judge and writes the book […]
About: Jerusalem : The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore is a history of the famous city and the rise, and fall, of empires and individuals within. Mr. Montefiore is a British historian and author, with a personal connection to Jerusalem through this […]
The book does not pretend to be anything more than what it is. The stories are simply written, often relatable, short and get straight to the point
American Prometheus is an exceptional biography which manages to weave politics, science, and humanity into an engaging story which changed the world we live in
The untold weirdness of history’s greatest geniuses. Laugh & learn with 30 mini-bios that humanize these larger-than-life figures. Perfect for teens and adults
The Pharmacist of Auschwitz is an engrossing book. I was fascinated by two aspects of the book, the role of business in the killing, and Nazi hunters
For such a relatively short book, about a wide subject, it contains a wealth of knowledge. There is a lot of insight, accurate research, and knowledge
Moon Rush: The New Space Race is about the history of man getting to the moon and suggests a path forward to the satellite which we have already abandoned.
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
The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II – recounts how Russia became and unlikely ally with the US & England
