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Book Review: In the Mouth of the Lion
The stalwart GP over at Pacific Paratrooper Blog has posted a review of my WWII historical novel, In the Mouth of the Lion. As the German blitzkrieg stalls in Russia, Hitler’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic. The German High Command (OKW) … Continue reading
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Review: 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
1941: The Year Germany Lost the War by Andrew Nagorski My rating: 5 of 5 stars Nagorski’s book is tightly written and very readable, despite a mountain of research distilled into it. All the scholarly elements are included, along with … Continue reading
Book Review: My Father’s Keeper by Norbert Lebert
My Father’s Keeper (2001) is the story of the children of upper echelon Nazis, the sons and daughters of Himmler, Hess, Goering, and others. German journalists Stephan Lebert and his son Norbert conducted their interviews in 1959 and 2000, respectively. … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Goering, Hess, Himmler, Hitler, Hitler Youth, Nazis, psychology, Saur
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Our Yardstick is Bent: the NYT Best Sellers List
The NYT once testified that their best selling book list is editorial content, not news content. In other words, it’s not an objective measure of books’ worth OR popularity. In 1983, author William Peter Blatty sued The New York Times … Continue reading
Book Review: Blitzed, by Norman Ohler
Norman Ohler’s Blitzed is an extensively researched book that provides another view of Hitler’s Germany. Despite Der Fuehrer’s official (and hypocritical) pretence of abstemiousness, he did eat meat, and he did drink, and he did have a mistress. We can … Continue reading
Recent Review, In the Mouth of the Lion
A quote from a recent review for “In the Mouth of the Lion”: “…There is more fact than fiction in this novel…difficult to stop reading once you start…” http://www.amzn.to/2b7P5Sl
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Book Look: A Serial Killer in Nazi Berlin
“The chilling true story of the S-Bahn Murderer.” This book gets a strong rating of ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆, and is recommended particularly for amateur criminologists and fans of WWII history. Scott Andrew Selby’s account of the S-Bahn Murderer is a fast read, … Continue reading
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