All of us have mother issues, to some extent, but I doubt that anyone’s mother […]
Blitzed, by Norman Ohler
As a reader of nonfiction, I tend to return to the same subjects over and […]
The Book Thieves, by Anders Rydell
In The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a […]
The Witch’s Trinity, by Erika Mailman
The winter of 1507 followed two years of famine for the people of Tierkinddorf. They’re […]
This House is Mine, by Dörte Hansen
Generally speaking, home is the place where we belong. Our family are there. Our memories […]
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, by John le Carré
The Cold War was a murky conflict, so murky that it’s hard to tell what […]
Jacob’s Oath, by Martin Fletcher
When Jacob’s brother died in his arms as the result of a beating from an […]
Grand Hotel, by Vicki Baum
Last semester, when I worked with a World War II history class, I quickly learned […]
The Wolf Trial, by Neil Mackay
In 1563, Peter Strumpf (also spelled Stumpp) was executed for killing approximately 70 people. This […]
The Empire of the Senses, by Alexis Landau
One of the most difficult things to teach the students in the World War II […]