Tag: World War II

  • 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.…

  • Taking London by Martin Dugard

    Taking London by Martin Dugard

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Taking London: Sometimes it takes an island. Quick synopsis: The story of the Battle of Britain through the eyes of four Allied pilots. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Nazi Party grew from just a small movement in 1920 to about 400,000 people by World War II. Fun Fact for…

  • When the Sea Came Alive by Garrett Graff

    When the Sea Came Alive by Garrett Graff

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for When the Sea Came Alive: D-Day in their own words. Quick synopsis: On oral history of D-Day from various records of the people who lived it. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Nearly 133,000 Allied troops landed on D-Day. Fun Fact for History Nerds: By June 30th, over 850,000 men, 148,000…

  • Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island by John Bruning

    Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island by John Bruning

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island: This was no island vacation. Quick synopsis: The story of the U.S. Marine pilots at Guadalcanal in World War II. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: In 1942, a filet mignon was only $1.90 in D.C. restaurants. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Brewster, a plane manufacturer,…

  • Patton’s Prayer by Alex Kershaw

    Patton’s Prayer by Alex Kershaw

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Patton’s Prayer: Because weather shouldn’t ruin your day or keep you from winning World War II. Quick synopsis: The story of General George Patton during the Battle of the Bulge. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Patton had to repeat a year at West Point because he failed math. (Even I…

  • Skies of Thunder by Caroline Alexander

    Skies of Thunder by Caroline Alexander

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Skies of Thunder: Catch-22 only real life. Quick synopsis: The story of World War II pilots flying routes over the Himalayas. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: There are currently nearly 600 planes lying where they crashed along the route. Fun Fact for History Nerds: When British forces took over Burma…

  • Cracking the Nazi Code by Jason Bell

    Cracking the Nazi Code by Jason Bell

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Cracking the Nazi Code: Hitler was not the beginning. Quick synopsis: A look at the career of Winthrop Bell who spied on the Nazis before World War II. Fact for Non-History People: By the end of World War II, the Nazis were responsible for 20 million deaths without counting combat related…

  • Beverly Hills Spy by Ronald Drabkin

    Beverly Hills Spy by Ronald Drabkin

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Beverly Hills Spy: The climate is even great for spying! Quick synopsis: The story of Frederick Rutland who spied for the Japanese against America in World War II. Fact for Non-History People: Rutland was so poor that when he enlisted in the navy, he was only 5’2” and 85 pounds. Fact…