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Blood of Honour
Blood of Honour© 2011 James Holland384 pages It’s May 1941, and it looks like the good guys may actually win one for once. British troops have arrived in Crete to defend it against an anticipated German invasion, making … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged 1940s, espionage and commandos, historical fiction, Mediterranean, WW2
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Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour© 2010 James Holland384 pages It’s déjà vu all over again. Sergeant Jack Tanner, only recently arrived back in England from the doomed British defense of Norway, has been sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force – only … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged 1940s, espionage and commandos, historical fiction, WW2
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Churchill’s Shadow Raiders
Churchill’s Shadow Raiders: The Race to Develop Radar, World War II’s Invisible Secret Weapon© 2020 Damien Lewis 416 pages A decade ago, in reading Electric Universe, I was delighted to learn about Operation BITING, one of World War 2’s more extraordinary … Continue reading
Churchill’s Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers: WW2’s Most Daring D-Day Mission and the Hunt to Take Down Hitler’s War Criminals© 2021 Damien Lewis400 pages A few months back, I read D-Day Girls, a history of SOE operatives who prepared the way for Operation … Continue reading
The Devil’s Company
The Devil’s Company© 2007 David Liss371 pages Benjamin Weaver is in trouble. An ex-boxer who now works as a private detective of sorts in 18th century London, he’s made a name for himself as a man who can get things … Continue reading
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Tagged David Liss, espionage and commandos, London, mystery, thriller
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Books books books
Between the nonfunctional hospital wifi and the only decent television programs being overtaken by baseball, most of my entertainment last week was good ol’ fashioned books. Midnight at Chernobyl popped onto my radar after I watched the excellent HBO series … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews, science
Tagged 1940s, 1980s, energy, espionage and commandos, evolution, history, human spaceflight, Jane Austen, Nuclear, psychology, Russia, science, women, WW2
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The Eagle’s Claw
© 2021 Jeff Shaara352 pages Lastly, The Eagle’s Claw, a novel of historical fiction about the Battle of Midway. Midway was one of the battles of WW2, the turning point of the Pacific War that, six months following Pearl Harbor, announced to Dai … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, espionage and commandos, Jeff Shaara, military, WW2
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Code Girls
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Codebreakers of World War 2 © 2017 Liza Mundy 640 pages At the outset of World War 2, the United States’ military intelligence apparatus, much like its military, was minimal. Following … Continue reading
Disavowed
ST Section 31: Disavowed© 2014 David Mack304 pages “Murder is murder, regardless of whether it is committed by an individual, a group of persons, or the state.” – Disavowed, David Mack Disavowed is the brilliant result of multiple spy plots intersecting … Continue reading
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Tagged David Mack, espionage and commandos, ST Mirror Mirror, Star Trek
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Church of Spies
Church of Spies: The Vatican’s Secret War Against Hitler© 2015 Mark Riebling384 pages The Catholic Church was one of Hitler’s earliest enemies, barring its members from participating in the Nazi party and publicly condemning Hitler’s early actions once he had … Continue reading