I don't read a ton of nonfiction related to WWII because I'm a softie and a wimp. (And mildly obsessive when it comes to traumatic events; I'm a chronic 24/7 CNN-er during disasters.) All this is to say it has to be a certain kind of nonfiction to lure me from my slightly safer world of fiction.Mo...
Updated 8/5/13 - see link at bottomParis had become a city of collaborators, both open and hidden, anti-Semites, anti-Freemasons, repentant communists and right-wing Catholics, who had hated Blum’s Front Populaire and felt more than a sneaking admiration for the German cult of youthful valour, order...
This was an absolute brutal story. The number of survivors of the Holocaust is mind boggling. Really, how can anyone survive the unthinkable? It is a true testament of strong spirit and determination.The reason for the 3 stars is because this read more like a High School History book. It was not...