SAS - Men in the Making: An Original's Account of Operations in Sicily and Italy
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Peter Davis was the youngest officer in the SAS during World War II. In his autobiographical...
Stretcher Bearer: Fighting for Life in the Trenches
Charles Horton and Dale Le Vack
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Among the thousands of men who shivered and suffered in the trenches during the First World War,...
Monty and Rommel: Parallel Lives
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Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery...
The Complete Richard Hannay Stories
John Buchan and Keith Carabine
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Major General Sir Richard Hannay is the fictional secret agent created by writer and diplomat John...
Some Other and Wider Destiny: Wakefield Grammar School Foundation and the Great War
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The First World War demanded one of the most sustained and extraordinary efforts ever made by the...
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Nightingale in Books
Aug 12, 2021
This was an excellent and informational portrayal of World War II. It's haunting and heartbreaking and hopeful all together. Hannah tells the story of the War through our two sisters--looking at how they approach the war, along with their father. Vianne is the practical older sister, who worries for her safety and that of her daughter. Meanwhile, Isabelle has felt betrayed most of her life after the death of their mother and perceived abandonment by her older sister and father. This feeling spurs her to join the Resistance. Following their different paths allows us to see many varied sides of this awful and terrifying War. As you form attachments to the characters, the snatching of Jewish families and children and the concentration camps become even more stark and brutal--it's horrifying.
While I cannot really know what happened during this time period, this book seemed realistic and authentic to me. It made me cry. It's sad and yet somehow sweet at times. It's a vivid look at loss and love--for sisters, family, and your country.
I read this book as part of my new reading project--choosing books off my shelves based on their Goodreads rankings. This is my first book of the project, forcing me out of my comfort zone and to try books in genres I don't usually read!
The Downing Street Years
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This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as...
The Drug and Other Stories
David Tibet, Aleister Crowley and William Breeze
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This revised and expanded second edition brings together the uncollected short fiction of the poet,...
Andy K (10821 KP) rated The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018) in Movies
Jul 16, 2019
I never thought I would be watching a story about love and regret based on the film's premise and first act. The movie is all over the place at times and doesn't really know what type of film it wants to be, but if you just accept the unusual premise the film works as entertainment alone.
The old man regrets some of the choices he has made in his life, but also stands by them at the same time.
The movie is told both present day 1987 and in flashback during World War II. The premise being the man who killed the head of the Nazi party who spread disease throughout the world is again called upon to eliminate another menace threatening global safety.
I could see how some could totally hate the idea and execution of this, but I found it different and delightful.
A Curious Friendship: The Story of a Bluestocking and a Bright Young Thing
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The winter of 1924: Edith Olivier, alone for the first time at the age of fifty-one, thought her...