It's true--I am obsessed. The Greatest Generation. The worst villains in history. It's difficult to not be fascinated. If you're so inclined to post them, here are three recommendations for your blog.
- Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy
Perspectives of the war from a variety of characters in Europe, the Pacific theater, and the U.S--from a member of the Maquis to a factory worker in Detroit. I couldn't put it down. http://www.margepiercy.com/books/gone-to-soldiers.htm
- The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Maybe you remember the TV mini series in the early '80s with Ali McGraw, Jan Michael Vincent, and Robert Mitchum. I do, vaguely, which is what made me pick up the book when I spotted it in the book store. I found it very compelling and learned a great deal about the details of the build up to war, too--all the way around the globe. The sequel, War and Remembrance, is almost as good. Herman Wouk is a genius. http://tinyurl.com/36lawcz
- The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duffy
http://www.amazon.com/Bielski-Brothers-Defied-Village-Forest/dp/0060935537
This is a true story of about brothers who created a settlement for more than a thousand Jews in the forest on the border of Poland and Belarus and kept them safe from the Nazis. Some were partisan fighters, too. Defiance, a movie released a few years ago, is based on this story. Here's a little more info about the Bielskis: http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/revolt/bielski.html.
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