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February 16, 2025

Fatherland (Review)

o it’s Berlin, 1964. Not our Berlin, but a Berlin where Germany won World War Two. It’s not one of those “Germans Rule the Planet” deals – in this case, they own most of the east (but are still fighting red terrorists along a Vietnam-like front). All other European countries bow to them. And Hitler, now an old man, is about to have a massive birthday party. President Kennedy will soon be flying in to talk detente. Way below all this is a policeman, Xavier March, divorced, hated by his young son (for party reasons), an ex-uboat man, just doing […]

February 24, 2025

A Yank in Bomber Command (Review)

his one came to me as a birthday present from my dear wife. Normally she doesn’t try this sort of things – given the number of books I’ve read (I’ve reviewed hundreds on this website), she doesn’t risk it. But this one stood out for obvious reasons. It is the historic recount of an American who started out as an ambulance driver in France and ended up enlisting in the Royal Air Force. Hailing from far-away, different-world Kansas City, the fellow had to start the lengthy process of becoming a Lancaster Bomber pilot in command, involving months of effort. And […]