WW2
By Any Name
Striding across the Officer’s Club in a bright orange flowered dress, orphan and USO dancer Rida (“Like Rita Hayworth, only…
Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
When war broke out in Europe in 1914, artist Claude Monet, 74, had apparently retired to his home in Giverny,…
The Women Who Flew for Hitler
Amazingly enough, two women flew for the Reich and were decorated for their service. Test pilots, astonishingly brave and outstandingly…
Max
April 20, 1936, on the Führer’s birthday, our preternaturally cognizant hero is born to a blond-haired, blue-eyed mother who has…
Posted in Wartime: Letters Home from Abroad
The title is a pun. The book is based on letters posted in wartime from abroad by Britons posted abroad…
The Marriage Bureau: The True Story of How Two Matchmakers Arranged Love in Wartime London
The Marriage Bureau takes on the journey of Audrey Pearson and Heather Jenner, bored and unfulfilled by mundane jobs in…
Wave Me Goodbye
‘To be a successful human being, you need to be in touch with other people’s feelings’, Jaqueline Wilson said recently…
Prison of War: A Novel of World War II
Written for readers ages twelve and up, Prisoner of War is the harrowing story of 15-year-old Henry Forrest, who lies…
The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die
At the dawn of WWII, a Jewish girl-of-the-streets, Arab, determines she will survive the Nazi occupation. Her motto is, “take…
Almost Autumn
Ilse Stern has a teenage crush on Herman Rød, but he has just stood her up. Although she doesn’t know…
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