by Laura Hillenbrand, 2010, Random House, New York This is an excellent biography of a World War II hero. The book details the life of Louis Zamparini and how he survived a POW camp in Japan. The details of the … Continue reading →
The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath, 2009, by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman, read by Michael Prichard, Tantor Audio This book is incredibly well-researched and the reader was great!   It also told the story of … Continue reading →
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, 2008, Dial Press Trade Paperbacks, Random House, New York I enjoyed reading this book a great deal. From a literary standpoint, it is probably not a great book and the characters are even … Continue reading →
by Stephen E. Ambrose, 2001, Simon & Shuster, New York This book was an okay read and some of it was interesting, particularly the information about George McGovern’s service as a B-24 bomber pilot. There was, however, nothing great about … Continue reading →
by James Bradley, 2003, Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company, New York When I first started reading this book, I thought that it was going to be just another collection of reminiscences from veterans of WWII that would … Continue reading →
by David Safford, 2007, Little, Brown and Company, New York This book is about the final few months of World War II, covering April of 1945 through June. To show the various events, the author uses the personal experiences of six … Continue reading →
by Jeff Shaara, 2006 This book wasn’t as good as I expected as it didn’t hold my attention, especially in the first part of the book. I expected a bit more suspense as in the case of his father’s book … Continue reading →
by Dr. Alfred Price and Mike Spick, 2000 This book chronicles the development of five WWII aircraft from the original concept, to design, to production, and modification throughout the war. The authors also describe the various missions each aircraft participated in. … Continue reading →
by Irene Nemirovsky, 2006 Although this translation of Suite Française was published in 2006, the book was orginally written by Nemirovsky in 1941 and 1942, just prior to her deportation to Birkenau and extermination. The book is the first two parts … Continue reading →
by Ian McEwan, 2003 I found this book to have much that I liked. In particular, I liked the primary theme, which is how does one make up for a terrible mistake that was committed early in one’s life. The book … Continue reading →