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Year: 2016

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Hell from the Heavens: The Epic Story of the USS Laffey and World War II’s Greatest Kamikaze Attack by John Wukovits

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Kamikaze – that word spread fear in the hearts of American sailors in the Pacific during World War II. Kamikazes were the last-ditch effort by the Japanes...

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The Traitor’s Story by Kevin Wignall

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

An intelligent espionage thriller that explores the complex nature of loyalty, patriotism and love amongst other things. Although, it is not really a typical th...

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The Castaway’s War: One Man’s Battle against Imperial Japan by Stephen Harding

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Most people interested in World War II know that the U.S. Navy spent a majority of its time and assets fighting in the Pacific Theater. It was mainly the Navy&#...

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A Tale of Two Citizens by Elyce Wakerman

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Elyce Wakerman's A Tale of Two Citizens is an immigrant story based in the thirties and forties that rings true in today's over-heated immigrant debate.

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The Devil’s Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich by Robert K. Wittman and David Kinney

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Most people know who Hitler was, but many do not know the man who gave Hitler some of his worst ideas. The “ideologue/philosopher” behind Hitler was...

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Crazy Horse (Penguin Lives) by Larry McMurtry

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It is not the type of biography to lay out the basic facts in a straightforward way, but it is an engaging and insightful way to think about this larger than li...

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