Tag: World War II

  • Phantom Fleet by Alexander Rose

    Phantom Fleet by Alexander Rose

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Phantom Fleet: The Taking of U-505. Quick synopsis: The Battle of the Atlantic and the attempt to steal a German U-boat. Fact for Non-History People: The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of World War II. Fact for History Nerds: 3,500 Allied merchant ships were sunk during the Battle…

  • The Sailing of the Intrepid by Montel Williams and David Fisher

    The Sailing of the Intrepid by Montel Williams and David Fisher

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Sailing of the Intrepid: Old habits die hard. Quick synopsis: The story of how in 1944 the crew of the USS Intrepid used old school methods to make it home. Fact for Non-History People: Yes, that Montel Williams is the author. He is an Annapolis grad (Go Army!) and is…

  • Taking Midway by Martin Dugard

    Taking Midway by Martin Dugard

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Taking Midway: When reading the mail was so important. Quick synopsis: The story of Midway Island and the battle which turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific. Fact for Non-History People: The Japanese lost 3,000 personnel in comparison to the U.S.’s about 300. Fact for History Nerds: Midway…

  • The Art Spy by Michelle Young

    The Art Spy by Michelle Young

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Art Spy: An unconventional spy. Quick synopsis: The story of World War II French spy, Rose Valland. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1791. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Hitler was rejected twice from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.   My Take on The…

  • The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale

    The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline The Peepshow: Worst liar ever. Except for that one time. Quick synopsis: The story of World War II era serial killer Reg Christie and the possible execution of an innocent man. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: There was at least two serial killers in London during the World War II era.…

  • The Fifteen by William Geroux

    The Fifteen by William Geroux

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Fifteen: A very one-sided trade proposal. Quick synopsis: The story of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Germany during World War II of soldiers facing the death penalty. Fact for Non-History People: There was approximately 400,000 German POWs in the U.S. during World War II. Fact for History Nerds:…

  • The Prosecutor by Jack Fairweather

    The Prosecutor by Jack Fairweather

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Prosecutor: Never let them forget. Quick synopsis: The story of Fritz Bauer who kept going after Nazis even after the Nuremberg trial. Fact for Non-History People: Instead of a trial at the end of World War II, Stalin just wanted to just execute the entire German General Staff of fifty…

  • Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman

    Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Paris Undercover: With friends like this…. Quick synopsis: The story of two women in Nazi-occupied Paris and a huge betrayal. Fact for Non-History People: At least 39 women were sent into occupied-Paris by the British SOE.   Fact for History Nerds: The American OSS employed nearly 24,000 spies in World War…

  • Last Hope Island by Lynne Olson

    Last Hope Island by Lynne Olson

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Last Hope Island: I mean, it was a lot more than just one island. Quick synopsis: The story of the refugee governments who went to England to fight on during World War II. Fact for Non-History People: Polish fighter pilots kicked all sorts of ass. Remember that before you make a…