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Subject: World War II, Holocaust, etc. . . . Recommend A Book
Date Posted: 6/25/2009 10:45 AM ET
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World War II and the Holocaust survivors are two topics I find interesting. Please recommend books you have read about this ti more...
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Date Posted: 6/25/2009 1:33 PM ET
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Anything by Primo Levi, a survivor wh more...
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Date Posted: 6/25/2009 1:38 PM ET
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And about WWII, and/or any war, I highly r more...
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Date Posted: 6/25/2009 11:31 PM ET
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I liked In My Hands too. I really enjoyed Flags more...
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Date Posted: 6/27/2009 12:37 AM ET
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Date Posted: 6/29/2009 9:08 PM ET
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I've always been interested in Holocaust stories, ever since I read The Diary of Anne Frank as a child. Have you read that? It's a classic. I enjoyed In My Hands, too--it was really humbling to read about what t more...
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Date Posted: 7/2/2009 10:27 PM ET
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This is right up my alley! After you read the basics, Mein Kamf etc, and all about the SS and the camps there are a couple of books that I highly recommend. The first is "Stella" an incredible book because it is different then any other Holocaust book I ever read. Stella IS a Jew but survives the more...
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Date Posted: 7/9/2009 10:50 PM ET
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Thank you for your suggestions, Cindy; you have certainly found some I've not seen before.  I have a few favorites I've discovered in the last couple years: Hide by N more...
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Date Posted: 7/10/2009 5:27 PM ET
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War and Remembrance & Winds of War were both written by Joseph Wambaugh Actually those were written by Herman Wouk. :-) If you're looking fo more...
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Date Posted: 7/11/2009 11:32 PM ET
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LOL Janelle, thanks for more...
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Date Posted: 7/12/2009 1:21 PM ET
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Sheila, I've read many books re th more...
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Date Posted: 7/13/2009 2:24 AM ET
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I highly recommend: Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Gre more...
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Date Posted: 7/13/2009 7:43 PM ET
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Jeanne I hav more...
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Date Posted: 7/16/2009 8:18 PM ET
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Hi, I just wanted to recommend Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning.  It's about a O more...
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Date Posted: 7/17/2009 8:46 PM ET
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Just finished The R more...
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Date Posted: 7/18/2009 9:37 AM ET
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Cindy, I sent that book off to more...
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Date Posted: 7/22/2009 4:24 PM ET
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Thanks for all the great more...
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Date Posted: 7/22/2009 8:16 PM ET
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I'll try not to duplicate any of the other great suggestions you've already been given. more...
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Date Posted: 7/24/2009 11:39 PM ET
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A few more---- Gone to Soldiers, by Marge Piercy (the woman's World War more...
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Date Posted: 7/25/2009 1:56 AM ET
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I forgot to more...
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Date Posted: 7/31/2009 10:28 PM ET
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I read a biography on Hitler told from the diaries and letters of his ad more...
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Date Posted: 8/13/2009 10:09 PM ET
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Hello I did see this one mention already more...
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Date Posted: 8/14/2009 10:03 AM ET
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Danielle, I'm so more...
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Date Posted: 8/14/2009 10:57 AM ET
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Jeanne, It more...
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I'm in the middle of reading "Sa more...
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