Tag: World War II

Love Letters from the Marine Wolf: A US Hospital and Transport Ship, an Army Medic Afloat, and a War Bride in World War II by Michele Makros

A timepiece World War II biography of the US hospital and transport ship SS Marine Wolf told through the lens of love between Ship’s Complement Surgical Technician Michael Makros Jr. and his homefront warbride Maria. “Love Letters from the Marine Wolf” has been described as a Titanic love story, only better: the lovers are real people (the […]

THE LIGHT OF DAYS: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF WOMEN RESISTANCE FIGHTERS IN HITLER’S GHETTOS by Judy Batalion

One of the most important stories of World War II, already optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture: a spectacular, searing history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who became resistance fighters―a group of unknown heroes whose exploits have never been chronicled in full, until now. Witnesses to […]

Amazon Studios Highly Anticipated New Drama Series, The Man in the High Castle, Shows You How Life Would Look if the Nazis had Won World War II. Premieres November 20th on Prime Instant Video

Ric talks with Two of its stars Alexa Davalos and Luke Kleintank. Based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning 1962 alternate history novel, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE explores what would have happened if the Allied Powers had lost World War II. Some 17 years after that loss, the United States and much of […]

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