Tag Archives: WW2

Hitler’s Peace

Posted on November 6, 2013 by smellincoffee

Hitler’s Peace© 2006 Phillip Kerr464 pages Willard Mayer has the strangest luck. How many people get to dine with FDR, talk about the worries of life with Winston Churchill, annoy Joseph Stalin, and shake hands with Adolf Hitler? And this … Continue reading →

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A Higher Call

Posted on July 31, 2013 by smellincoffee

A Higher Call© 2012 Adam Makos and Larry Alexander400 pages “You follow the rules of war for you — not your enemy. You fight by rules to keep your humanity.” The Eighth Air Force operating over Germany in the early … Continue reading →

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The Plot Against America

Posted on March 2, 2012 by smellincoffee

The Plot Against America© 2004 Philip Roth400 pages Mister Charlie Lindbergh, he flew to old Berlin,Got ‘im a big Iron Cross, and he flew right back againTo Washington, Washington. Misses Charlie Lindbergh, she come dressed in red,Said: “I’d like to sleep … Continue reading →

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Clash of Wings

Posted on October 31, 2011 by smellincoffee

Clash of Wings: World War II in the Sky© 1994 Walter J. Boyne415 pages Although European powers employed aircraft during war early in the 20th century, and they saw widespread use during the Great War as tools supplementing armies, not … Continue reading →

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The Good German

Posted on October 7, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Good German© 2001 Joseph Kanon512 pages Berlin, summer 1945. The heart of the most infamous empire in history lies in ruins, battered by bombs and ravaged block by block by Russian artillery.  Its contents sacked and its people abused … Continue reading →

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The Final Storm

Posted on June 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Final Storm© 2011 Jeff Shaara446 pages The Final Storm is an appetizer served in lieu of a main course: tasty, but unsatisfying. As fine a story as it is, it’s a frustratingly disappointing treatment of the Pacific War. Jeff … Continue reading →

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Bomber

Posted on March 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

Bomber© 1970 Len Deighton424 pages June 1943. The world is at war. Hitler’s armies have encompassed the bulk of Europe, and the Allies are not yet prepared for a land invasion of Europe. For now,  the United States and United … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten 500

Posted on March 18, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II© 2007 Gregory A. Freeman313 pages Throughout the Second World War, Great Britain and the United States engaged in a … Continue reading →

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With Wings Like Eagles

Posted on February 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain© 2009 Michael Korda322  pages “The odds were great: our margins small: the stakes infinite.” – Vice Air Marshal Keith Park, No. 11 Group. RAF. As far as drama goes, … Continue reading →

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Electric Universe

Posted on January 31, 2011 by smellincoffee

Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity© 2005 David Bodanis308 pages When you’re in the dark, and you want to see, you need Electricity, E-LEC-TRICITY! (School House Rock, “Electricity“) Every now and again, I misjudge a book and find … Continue reading →

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