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#Bookreview GIRL WITH A SNIPER RIFLE: AN EASTERN FRONT MEMOIR by Yulia Zhukova (@penswordbooks) An ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances #WWII

Posted on May 25, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book I mentioned a while back, and here it is, finally. Girl With A Sniper Rifle: An Eastern Front Memoir by Yulia Zhukova In this vivid first-hand account we gain unique access to the inner workings of Stalin’s Central Women’s Sniper School, near Podolsk in Western Russia. Luliia was

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Eastern Front, Germany, Pen&Sword, Russia, sniper, USSR, women and the war, WWII

#Bookreview CHURCHILL: A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY by By Vincent Delmas…(@penswordbooks) A beautiful, informative and entertaining present for all ages

Posted on May 4, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another one of Pen & Sword Books, a pretty new experience for me, and one I recommend. Churchill: A Graphic Biography by By Vincent Delmas, François Kersaudy, Foreword by Andrew. Roberts, Illustrations by Alessio Cammardella and Christophe Regnault A full and wholly fair representation of the most adventurous life in the history of British politics.

Posted in Book review, Book reviews biography, graphic biography, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, UK, Winston Churchill, WWII

#Bookreview GERMAN MILITARY VEHICLES IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR by Jose María Mata, Lucas Molina, José María Manrique (@penswordbooks) t for those interested in military vehicles and the Spanish Civil War

Posted on January 13, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: This book is unusual for me, but… German Military Vehicles in the Spanish Civil War: A Comprehensive Study of the Deployment of German Military Vehicles on the Eve of WW2 by Jose María Mata, Lucas Molina, José María Manrique A comprehensive and up-to-date study of the combat and logistics vehicles which formed part

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction German war vehicles, military history, military vehicles, non-fiction, Spanish Civil War, WWII

#Bookreview Voices of the Second World War: A Child’s Perspective by Sheila A Renshaw (@penswordbooks). A must read for children and adults.

Posted on August 12, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another book by Pen & Sword, one that I know will interest many of you. Voices of the Second World War: A Child’s Perspective by Sheila A Renshaw Voices of the Second World War: A Child’s Perspective is a collection of firsthand accounts from people who experienced the Second World

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Children, History, Pen & Sword, true accounts, UK, WWII

#Bookreview The Undercover Nazi Hunter: Exposing Subterfuge and Unmasking Evil in Post-War Germany by Wolfe Frank. Ed by Paul Hooley (@penswordbooks) Anybody interested in post-WWII Germany and in Wolfe Frank should read this book.

Posted on August 5, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all. I bring you a book today that I promised you I’d talk about a while back. The Undercover Nazi Hunter: Exposing Subterfuge and Unmasking Evil in Post-War Germany by Wolfe Frank. Ed by Paul Hooley Wolfe Frank was Chief Interpreter at the Nuremberg Trials where he was dubbed ‘The Voice of Doom.’

Posted in Book review, Book reviews British Intelligence, German post-WWII history, History, Pen & Sword, spies, SS, Wappenhans, Wolfe Frank, WWI, WWII

#Book review BARNSLEY AT WAR 1939–45 (YOUR TOWNS & CITIES IN WORLD WAR TWO) by Mark Green (@penswordbooks). #WWII

Posted on June 17, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another non-fiction book from one of Pen & Sword collections that I think will interest many: Barnsley at War 1939–45 (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two) by Mark Green. A wonderful chronicle for anybody interested in local history The ‘eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Barnsley, bomb raids, bomb shelters, local history, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, Penistone, Spanish Civil War, WWII, Yorkshire

#Bookreview VOICES OF THE CODEBREAKERS: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF THE SECRET HEROES OF WORLD WAR II by Michael Paterson (@penswordbooks). Personal stories that must be heard

Posted on June 3, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another one of Pen & Sword books that I think will interest many of you. Voices of the Codebreakers: Personal accounts of the secret heroes of World War II by Michael Paterson Alongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars – the wars of communication,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Alan Turing, Bletchley Park, code breakers, Enigma, History, Pen & Sword, WWII

NUREMBERG’S VOICE OF DOOM: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE CHIEF INTERPRETER AT HISTORY’S GREATEST TRIALS by Wolfe Frank (@penswordbooks) A must read

Posted on April 15, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a fabulous book about one of those people that seem too big for everyday life. Nuremberg’s Voice of Doom: The Autobiography of the Chief Interpreter at History’s Greatest Trials by Wolfe Frank The memoirs of Wolfe Frank, which lay hidden in an attic for twenty-five years, are a unique and

Posted in Book review, Book reviews biography, History, internment camps, Memoirs, Nazi Germany, Nurember trials, Paul Hooley, Pen & Sword, simultaneous interpreting, spy, Wolfe Frank, WWII

#TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT THE LOST LETTERS by Sarah Mitchell (@SarahM_writer) WWII Historical fiction and family secrets

Posted on October 16, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that I think will become a big favourite for many of you, as it touches on some themes that I know a lot of us are interested in, and it is beautifully written. Another one of Rosie’s great finds. The Lost Letters: Absolutely heartbreaking wartime fiction about love

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Canada, England, evacuee, family secret, historical fiction, mystery, Norfolk, women's fiction, WWII

#Bookreview MUNICH by Robert Harris (@Robert___Harris) A solid and well-written #historicalfiction book with few surprises (@FTLOBOOKS)

Posted on September 17, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book I won in a giveaway by an author I’m happy to finally have read. More of his books to come, I am sure. Munich by Robert Harris MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 1938 Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. They will meet in a

Posted in Book review, Book reviews accuracy, Chamberlain, historical fiction, Hitler, Mussolini, plot, Sudeten Germans, WWII