by Malcolm Gladwell, 2021, Kindle Version, Allen Lane This book is about a group of Army aviators in the bomber school in Alabama. The thrust of the book is that General Haywood Hansell, who was in charge of the school, … Continue reading →
by Leon Uris, 1961, Doubleday This book is fictional account of the Warsaw Uprising during WWII but it is based on journals that were kept by some of the Jews during that time. The Germans attempted to keep their actions … Continue reading →
by Erik Larson, 2020, Crown, sold by Random House This book basically highlights the first year of Winston Churchill’s rule as prime minister from May of 1941. Like Larson’s other books, he contrasts what is going on in one venue … Continue reading →
by Julie Orringer, 2010, Kindle Edition, Random House LLC I read this book while on vacation overseas when I had some long airplane flights to read it. It is a long, long book (786 pages). I think it would have … Continue reading →
by Annie Jacobsen, 2015, Back Bay Books This is a fascinating story of how the United States flouted its own laws to bring Nazi scientists to America. After WWII, relations with the Russians quickly deteriorated into the Cold War. Both … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, 2012, Penguin Audio I have continued on my quest to listen to all three books in this trilogy. I am again giving this book a three-star rating although I think it’s a bit … Continue reading →
by Doug Stanton, 2003, Henry Holt & Company, New York This book is about the sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis in the Pacific Ocean toward the end of World War II. The book is well researched and well written. The … Continue reading →
by Kristin Hannah, Audible Audio Edition, narrated by Polly Stone, 2015, Macmillan Audio This is the story of two sisters in occupied France during World War II and the two different paths they pursued to survive the Nazis. The one … Continue reading →
by Anthony Doerr, 2014. Scribner, New York This book, about a young blind girl and a German boy genius whose paths cross in WWII, starts a bit slow and seems a little disjointed in the beginning, but it really comes … Continue reading →
by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2014, Henry Holt & Company, LLC, New York This book was given to me as a gift at Christmas. Otherwise, I probably would not have read it. Once I had it, however, I was … Continue reading →