Tag Archives: WWII
The Daughter’s Tale – Armando Lucas Corres
Berlin in 1938 is not a place for Jews. Amanda’s husband is a noted cardiologist, and he has refused to leave, saying his patients need him. He stayed too long and was arrested, leaving Amanda to care for their two … Continue reading
Code Name: Lise – The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy – Larry Loftis
Odette was born and raised in France. Her father died a hero in the First World War, and every Sunday afternoon she and her brother placed flowers on his grave. Her Grandfather told the children that in twenty or twenty-five … Continue reading
To Die But Once – Jacqueline Winspear
It is spring, 1940, and England is full of fear, full of uncertainty, waiting, waiting for something to happen. Young men had gone abroad to fight a war as had their fathers. The country was on edge. Phil Coombes should … Continue reading
The Berlin Project: An Alternative History of World War II – Gregory Benford
It is 1944, the Manhattan Project has been underway for several years, and the goal is finally in sight. Little Boy is ready to be dropped on the enemy. With any luck, Berlin will soon be rubble and Hitler turned … Continue reading
In This Grave Hour: A Maisie Dobbs Novel – Jacqueline Winspear
As the wireless crackled to life, conversation stopped and tension mounted. Maisie waited in the drawing room with her best friend, Priscilla, and Priscilla’s husband and boys. It was Sunday, September 3, 1939, and they were all prepared for what … Continue reading
Blood for Blood – Ryan Graudin
Yael’s story continues in this alternate history with Germany and Japan the victors of WWII. Yael was the subject of medical experiments as a young girl in the Nazi concentration camps. As a result, she can skin-shift, physically change her … Continue reading
Midnight in Broad Daylight – Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
The Fukuharas were living a comfortable, middle class life in a small town near Seattle even though Katsuja and Kinu, who were born in Japan, were denied the opportunity to become American citizens and denied the opportunity to own property in … Continue reading
Black Dove, White Raven – Elizabeth Wein
Teo and Em are children of a female pilot and wing walker team, traveling the US after WWI as performers in air shows. When Delia is killed, Rhoda raises Teo as her own. So brother and sister, black and white, … Continue reading
A Cool and Lonely Courage: The Untold Story of Sister Spies in Occupied France – Susan Ottaway
Jacqueline was six years older than Didi and Didi worshiped her, wanted to do whatever she did. Kind Jacqueline always looked after Didi and didn’t seem annoyed by her little sister’s tagging along. Didi was christened Eileen, but that name … Continue reading
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