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John Cornwell
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JLee22
JLee22 rated it 8 years ago
This was a random pick to listen to while gaming. I mainlined it over a few sessions back in April and started a draft of this post but I never seemed to have finished and posted it. Alas. Anyway, it is pretty dry. Interesting, though, in the way that complex historical subject documentaries are i...
Oliviate
Oliviate rated it 12 years ago
Picked this up at the Smithsonian, after seeing quite a few German planes from WWII. Very readable, though it felt as though his thesis got a little more lost than I'd like. The parts where he stood up and took a stand on, for instance, Heisenberg's culpability, were quite rich and well-crafted.
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 13 years ago
Oooops - I realise I have read this before and it is not interesting enough to plough through as a re-red.NEXT!
Simcha-Sophie
Simcha-Sophie rated it 14 years ago
This was boring as shit. That's about all I have to say. It took me two years to read it. But I was turned off it early on for the author's take on Hitler's alleged vegetarianism. I have seen it said Hitler was a veg, and I have also seen it that he ate pheasant. Therefore, he was not a vegetar...
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 14 years ago
Cornwell’s book is an examination of Cardinal Newman and the current Pope's obsession with raising him to sainthood. Clearly, the political climate has much to do with the decision since the Pope is determined to increase the number of priests by raiding the ranks of the Anglicans and Newman was th...
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