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A Christian review of The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill, the great book behind one of my favorite films. Continue reading
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Robert Crichton (1966)
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As I near my 1,000th book review on this blog, I’m finally understanding a bit more about my own reading tastes. I think it’s safe to say that the 1960s are my favorite decade for fiction. I mean honestly, just … Continue reading
Going Solo by Roald Dahl (1986)
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The thrilling sequel to Boy Despite the fact that my entire past 3 years have been filled with doctoral work, I have not stopped reading for fun, either alone or with my wife and kids. In fact, I dare say … Continue reading
The Filthy Thirteen by Richard Killbane and Jake McNiece (2003)
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From the Dustbowl to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest: The True Story of ‘The Dirty Dozen’ Each year, our Siblings’ Book Club votes from a list of 70-80 member-recommended titles in order to choose our top-ten reads for the year. Over the … Continue reading
The White Mouse by Nancy Wake (1985)
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The Autobiography of Australia’s Wartime Legend The seventh book in this year’s Siblings’ Book Club was (unsurprisingly) another WWII option. There’s something about the era that pulls us all in, and maybe it’s simply that we’re all ultimately products of … Continue reading
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom (1971)
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With John and Elizabeth Sherrill There are some stories you seem to already know, be it from sermon illustrations or harrowing stories often recounted in discussions of WWII. Take for example, The Diary of Anne Frank. Even if you’ve never … Continue reading
Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides (2001)
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The Epic Account of World War II’s Greatest Rescue Mission Well, we’re at it again. We’ve agreed upon our top ten selections in this year’s Siblings’ Book Club, and Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides was our first installment. The responses … Continue reading
Salinger by David Shields and Shane Salerno (2013)
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I read Salinger by David Shields and Shane Salerno (2013) in conjunction with another biography about C.S. Lewis. Each alone was insightful; together they taught me so much more. Continue reading
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis (2021)
The Graphic Novel adapted by Georgia Ball and illustrated by Alvaro Sarreseca This book has scratched all my latest itches—WWII-era, survival, graphic novel, and youth-related. I’m so glad that Lauren Tarshis is allowing her hit I Survived series to experience … Continue reading
Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (2016)
How America Vanquished WWII Japan About 20 months ago, I began scouring my library for books set at the turn of the 19th century, books about such heroes as Teddy Roosevelt, Earnest Shackleton, and the Wright Brothers, among many others. … Continue reading