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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 […]
Bloody Ridge and Beyond: A World War II Marine’s Memoir of Edson’s Raiders in the Pacific by Martin Groft and Larry Alexander is a memoir of Mr. Groft during his time serving in World War II as a US Marine Raider. Mr. […]
About: Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II by Arthur Herman tells of America’s extraordinary achievement mobilizing industries to make war machines through the eyes of two businessmen. Mr. Herman is a historian writing from the perspective of […]
About: Operation Ghost Reich: From Bavaria to Buenos Aires: Tracking the Last Nazi Fugitives by Gary Covella focuses on the escape routes and post-war lives of Nazi fugitives. Dr. Covella is an American author, educator and entrepreneur. My rating for Operation Ghost […]
About: Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor by Christine Kuehn is a gripping memoir of the author’ genealogy search about her family, and the secrets they buried. My rating […]
This is a fascinating book, full of brave people who must be remembered. I believe they are honored in the Netherlands, Israel and other nations, and rightly so
This was a depressing, yet poetic memoir. He tries to be as honest as possible with himself and the reader. I certainly understand some of the historical errors
I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba, originally published in the 1960s, is an important testament to courage, honesty, and selfless bravery
This book, more than anything, is a tribute to those who crawled to freedom, the Bielski brothers, and the Christians who helped the survivors
Leaves of Fire (עלים מן האש) by Simcha Guterman is not all doom and gloom. The author has a healthy sense of humor, which I would assume is good to have
