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Book Review: Return to the Reich by Eric Lichtblau
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Book Review: Return to the Reich by Eric Lichtblau

Man of la BookNovember 4, 2019

Return to the Reich: A Holocaust Refugee’s Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis – The true story of Fred Mayer, a Jew born in Germany returns during World War II.

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Book Review: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose
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Book Review: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose

Man of la BookMay 22, 2019

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

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Book Review: Metropolis by Philip Kerr
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Book Review: Metropolis by Philip Kerr

Man of la BookMay 15, 2019

A novel featuring German detective Bernie Gunther, this time between World War I and II. This is the 14th book in the series, published after Mr. Kerr’s death.

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Book Review: The True Story of the Great Escape by Jonathan F. Vance
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Book Review: The True Story of the Great Escape by Jonathan F. Vance

Man of la BookApril 24, 2019

The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944 by Jonathan F. Vance is the historical account of the largest prison break during World War II.

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Book Review: The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona
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Book Review: The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona

Man of la BookMarch 25, 2019

The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona tells of young boy is stranded at Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel Airport in 2010. He speaks no German, it seems as if he was abandoned

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Graphic Novel Review: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett
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Graphic Novel Review: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett

Man of la BookFebruary 25, 2019

Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett is a graphic novel from DC Comics imagining the DC Super heroines (Bombshells) World War II era champions

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Book Review: Death March Escape by Jack J Hersch
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Book Review: Death March Escape by Jack J Hersch

Man of la BookFebruary 18, 2019

Death March Escape: The Remarkable Story of a Man Who Twice Escaped the Nazi Holocaust – A biography of Dave Hersch, the author’s father and his first book.

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Book Review: Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis
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Book Review: Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis

Man of la BookDecember 12, 2018

Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy creates a nerve wrecking narrative, filled with excitement and heroism.

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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan
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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2018

Atlas of World War II is incredible, it covers all theaters of the war, provides copies of the maps the generals used (along with their notes on them)

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Book Review: The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
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Book Review: The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

Man of la BookNovember 21, 2018

A young adult award winning novel, a national bestseller, which takes place in Holland during World War II. Ms. Hesse is an author and a journalist

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