Tag: World War II

  • Operation Biting by Max Hastings

    Operation Biting by Max Hastings

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Operation Biting: Disclaimer: No actual biting occurs. Quick synopsis: The story of the British parachute assault to capture Nazi radar in 1942.   Fact for Non-History People: British paratroopers did not have reserve shoots while U.S paratroopers did. Fact for History Nerds: General Eisenhower started World War II a colonel but…

  • When Harry Met Pablo by Matthew Algeo

    When Harry Met Pablo by Matthew Algeo

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for When Harry Met Pablo: Give’em Hell Harry meets the man with 23 names. Quick synopsis: The story of when former U.S. President Harry Truman met Pablo Picasso.   Fact for Non-History People: Pablo Picasso’s full name contains 23 different names. Fact for History Nerds: Truman met his wife Bess when he…

  • America First by H.W. Brands

    America First by H.W. Brands

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for America First: The pilot vs. the president. The pilot crashed hard. Quick synopsis: The story of when FDR and Charles Lindbergh battled publicly over isolationism before World War II.   Fact for Non-History People: When FDR contracted the illness which would leave him unable to walk, he initially was paralyzed from…

  • Tuskegee Airmen by Samuel de Korte

    Tuskegee Airmen by Samuel de Korte

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Tuskegee Airmen: I wouldn’t want to mess with them. Quick synopsis: The true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.   Fact for Non-History People: The airmen won over 850 medals. Fact for History Nerds: 150 Tuskegee Airmen lost their lives in World War II. My Take on Tuskegee…

  • The Stalin Affair by Giles Milton

    The Stalin Affair by Giles Milton

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Stalin Affair: Romancing Uncle Joe. Quick synopsis: A look at the alliance between Stalin, Churchill, and FDR in World War II. Fact for Non-History People: A U.S. poll taken two days after the German invasion of the Soviet Union found that two-thirds of the country was against aiding Stalin. Fact…

  • The Dragon from Chicago by Pamela Toler

    The Dragon from Chicago by Pamela Toler

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Dragon from Chicago: She made the right enemies. Quick synopsis: The story of American journalist Sigrid Schultz and her reporting in Europe before and during World War II. Fact for Non-History People: Until the 1930s, women’s citizenship was defined by the citizenship of her father or husband. Fact for History…

  • Lovers in Auschwitz by Keren Blankfeld

    Lovers in Auschwitz by Keren Blankfeld

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Lovers in Auschwitz: They found love in a hopeless place. Quick synopsis: The story of the two people who fell in love and survived Auschwitz in World War II. Fact for Non-History People: In 1941, the Warsaw ghetto covered 2.4% of the city but housed 30% of the city population. Fact…

  • The Mighty Moo by Nathan Canestaro

    The Mighty Moo by Nathan Canestaro

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Mighty Moo: A very moooooving story. (I said what I said!) Quick synopsis: The story of the USS Cowpens aircraft carrier in World War II. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Mighty Moo was caught in Typhoon Cobra which has 70 foot waves and winds of 120 knots. Fun…

  • Vanishing Act by Dan Hampton

    Vanishing Act by Dan Hampton

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Vanishing Act: It’s more fun when the Russians don’t know you’re coming. Quick synopsis: The story of why one of the Doolittle Raiders may have ended up in Russia. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: In just two hours of the Pearl Harbor attack, 18 warships and 2,403 Americans were killed.…