Tag Archives: WWII

Through Thick and Thin

Posted on June 29, 2021 by dianeledet

I recently completed two novels based on the life of Clementine Churchill. I’ve read a great many historical novels about her well-known husband Winston, but never focused on his wife. I found these books and decided they were worth reading. … Continue reading →

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Kismet

Posted on May 28, 2021 by dianeledet

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt The Home Front In World War II is a Pulitzer Prize winning book by Doris Kearns Goodwin Published in 1995, it far exceeded my initial expectations. As my followers are aware, I read … Continue reading →

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Vendetta

Posted on March 5, 2021 by dianeledet

Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer is one of the top 150 novels and what an incredible one it is! This is a fictional story about two men born in the same year – 1906. One comes from a wealthy … Continue reading →

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Underground Art

Posted on February 20, 2021 by dianeledet

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel is a fictional novel about Eva, a young Jewish woman living in Paris with her immigrant Polish parents during World War Two. When Eva is informed of imminent Nazi occupation of Paris … Continue reading →

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Rest In Peace

Posted on November 23, 2020 by dianeledet

November 22nd, 2020 marked the 57 year anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas. Killing Kennedy: the end of Camelot by Bill O’Reilly is a good book about the events connected with that tragic day in … Continue reading →

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Hunted

Posted on November 23, 2020 by dianeledet

A Bookshop in Berlin: The rediscovered memoir of one woman’s harrowing escape from the Nazis by Francoise Frenkel is the true story of the Jewish author’s desperate struggle to escape capture by the Nazis during World War II. Told in … Continue reading →

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A Man For His Time

Posted on November 2, 2020 by dianeledet

I have long been fascinated by Winston Churchill and the new book about him, The Splendid And the Vile by Erik Larson is outstanding. This book covers the time just prior to and during the Blitz in World War Two. … Continue reading →

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Unsung Heroines

Posted on March 13, 2019 by dianeledet

I just finished reading The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. It would be difficult for me to fully convey how deeply moved and impressed I am by this novel. This is a fictional history based on a female network of … Continue reading →

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Unsung Hero

Posted on December 16, 2018 by dianeledet

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan was recommended to me by my niece Laura. It is an amazing true story about Pino Lella, a young Italian man who chauffeured a top Nazi general around Italy and neighboring countries during WWII. … Continue reading →

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Breaking Tradition

Posted on November 30, 2018 by dianeledet

Code Girls: The untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy is an exceptional book about the lives and achievements of women and men who played significant roles in secret government offices during … Continue reading →

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