World War II

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"an impressive portrait . . . part adventure-war story, part inspirational tale of right winning over might."

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"Winnington has done an impressive amount of research and uses Lily's own writing to vivid effect."

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Deeply engrossing and moving, this splendid biography gives us the remarkable man behind the tortured face.”

He taught us to bear witness.

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“Drawing on considerable research, the author fashions a richly detailed, highly readable account of presidential leadership in perilous times.”

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“This is a magnificent tale of personal courage, combat leadership, and heroism under fire.

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“Magda was resilient, courageous, fearless and daring. She was always hopeful and optimistic.

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“Bearing witness has never been more important. Cerotti and her grandmother are powerful guides as to why these Holocaust stories matter.”

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The subtitle for this book says it all: Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Great American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words.

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revisionist history at its finest, offering a compelling narrative of the neglected factors that brought about the century’s bloodiest war, convincingly making the case th

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“It took Europe arguably two generations to fully face up to its shameful Holocaust past.

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"’While he seethed, the big world seethed around him. War was imminent. He was powerless. He was nobody. Nothing—no money, nor influence, nor status . .

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More often than not, when one thinks of the actions taken against the various categories of Europe’s “undesirables” in World War II, it is usually in terms of the Axis: Germany and, to a lesser ext

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". . . a passionately written j’accuse against the French collaborators . . ."

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On September 18, 1931, the Regensburger Echo ran a front-page article, “Suicide in Hitler's Apartment.” The body of Geli Raubal, Hitler's niece, was found with a single gunshot wound to th

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“a shocking and uncomfortable spin on the usual historiography of 1944 as the year the Allies decisively turned the war toward victory.”

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“This genuine record of Nazi terror stands as a powerful literary achievement . . . a superb reading experience.”