WWII

Nonfiction

Launching Liberty: How America Built the Ships That Won the War

Journalist, author, and Boston University Assistant Vice President Doug Most has thoroughly researched and expertly documented the construction of America’s cargo or Liberty ships, a largely overlooked but important aspect of WWII history. This remarkable achievement is documented in his recently published non-fiction work Launching Liberty, subtitled The Epic Race…

Linda HitchcockOctober 23, 2025

Jewish Couples Daring Escape From Berlin Unfolds in Unforgettable Historical Novel

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Jewish Couple’s Daring Escape From Berlin Unfolds in Unforgettable Historical Thriller

A German Jewish couple must use every ounce of their strength and wiles to survive under the nose of the Nazis in this harrowing story based on the lives of Hans and Anna Bracher in Untertauchen by Arthur M. James. Untertauchen (“to go underground”) is the impeccably researched tribute to…

Peggy KurkowskiJanuary 20, 2025

BooksToScreen Fiction Thrillers

Journalist Recruited to Stop Hitler’s A-Bomb in “The Armageddon Secret”

“He needed time to clear his mind, to fight through. He’d just looked in the face of the anti-Nazi underground, seen mental images of H.G. Wells’s super bombs, grasped the truth about his father’s murder, received a summons to help defeat Nazism — all simultaneously mind-boggling. Was this Black Orchestra…

David ToddNovember 15, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Adriana Trigiani’s Dazzling Novel Portrays a Family’s Enduring Legacy in the Tuscan Hills

You may be dreaming in Italian and wishing you were a member of the Cabrelli Family before you finish reading The Good Left Undone (Dutton) by deservedly popular author, director and podcaster Adriana Trigiani. Whether you have been a fan since her first novel, The Big Stone Gap, was published…

Linda HitchcockApril 26, 2022

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Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

"Quinn manages to give her readers something that’s both engaging because it’s well written and exciting because it’s grounded in truth." —∞— Amid WWII, can Lady Death, a quiet bookworm turned lethal sniper, hit her mark? Based on an incredible true story, Kate Quinn’s latest novel, The Diamond Eye (William…

Lydia LefevreApril 18, 2022

Romance

‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’ Kicks Up Our Love for World War II Romances

I have a huge weakness for romances set during World War II. It may have started with my obsession over The Bronze Horseman (Best. Book. Ever.), or maybe after I watched The English Patient all the way back in high school. But now I am officially, one hundred percent hooked.…

Rachel CarterJanuary 19, 2017

Miscellany Pop Culture

WWII Drama, the Romanov Family and a Deadly Mystery

Dear Reader, Did one of the Tsar's children survive the 1918 massacre at Ekaterinburg? In 2002, Deputy Sheriff Roo Yoder hunts for a hundred-year old treasure and a killer when his high school friend, a financier, is murdered. The only clue-a fragment of a 1900's share certificate-worth a fortune if…

BookTribApril 24, 2018

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

This “Mighty Force” of a Woman Battled for Better Public Health

Dr. Elizabeth Hayes is not well-known, but she ought to be. According to Marcia Biederman, author of A Mighty Force: Dr. Elizabeth Hayes and Her War for Public Health (Prometheus), Dr. Hayes takes on a major corporate entity embroiled in corruption to make life better for her patients, the coal…

Susan BaileyDecember 17, 2021

Nonfiction

‘The Woman Who Smashed Codes’: An Interview with Author Jason Fagone

Journalist Jason Fagone has tapped into a little-known piece of history with his latest book, The Woman Who Smashed Codes.” Fagone’s book tells the story of Elizebeth Friedman, whose ability to crack codes in language and writings for the National Security Agency (NSA) during World War II made her an…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 9, 2017

Nonfiction

Historic Wonder and What-if’s Bring James Mauro’s ‘Twilight’ to Life

I needed to read Twilight at the World of Tomorrow because Mauro is a friend of mine. I was a little nervous because I didn’t know what I was going to say if I didn’t like it. I couldn’t imagine Jim writing anything mediocre – he was, after all, once…

Sherri DaleyAugust 28, 2017

Nonfiction

Before She was a Chef, Julia Child was…a Spy?! A New TV Show Looks at Child’s Early Life

Yep, you read that right. And in a recent announcement from Deadline, ABC revealed plans for an upcoming dramedy series based on Child’s double life. Helmed by executive producers Benjamin Brand and Adam Goldworm (Aperture Entertainment) and set for weekly one-hour slots, Julia will imagine a fictional scenario in which…

Early Bird BooksAugust 29, 2017

Nonfiction

On the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day, a WWII Hero Looks Back

August 15 marks the 70th anniversary of V-J (Victory over Japan) Day. For many of us this date may be no more than another Saturday filled with afternoon barbecues and summer fun. For others, it is a day of much greater significance. It was on this date in 1945 that…

BookTrib Guest AuthorAugust 14, 2015

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Baldacci’s PI Archer Follows Danger to Hollywood in “Dream Town”

In David Baldacci’s third Archer adventure, Dream Town (Grand Central), the Pacific Coast Highway leads PI Aloysius Archer and his spiffy 1939 blood-red Delahaye convertible from Bay Town, CA, to Hollywood. As if transported by a time machine, Baldacci immerses readers into the 1950s, an era of flashy films and…

Jodé MillmanApril 20, 2022

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The Manor of Mystery: Agatha Christie’s Home Hosts Wartime Evacuees and Intrigue

"A mystery Mrs. Christie would have approved of.” — Jane Simons, The Dog Eared Book, Palmyra, NY —∞— Bridget Kelly would prefer to stay in London to complete her nursing training and aid the injured, but her matron has other plans for her. As World War II rages, children are…

Amanda GardnerOctober 12, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Grandmother’s Resurfacing Spurs Woman’s Quest to Find Family Lost in WWII Latvia

Daughters of the Occupation (HarperCollins) by Shelly Sanders is one of the most authentic and profound works of historical fiction I have ever read about World War II and the Holocaust. It is inspired by true events that provide a powerful lesson and a compellingly uplifting story of a fictional…

Linda HitchcockMay 26, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

“Angels of the Pacific” Honors the Courage of WWII Military Nurses Imprisoned in the Philippines

If you only read one book about women who served in the military during World War II, I heartily recommend Angels of the Pacific (William Morrow) by Elise Hooper. Many books have been written about the war in the Pacific, the occupation of the Philippines by Japanese troops and the…

Linda HitchcockMarch 11, 2022

Jewish Couple’s Daring Escape From Berlin Unfolds in Unforgettable Historical Thriller

Journalist Recruited to Stop Hitler’s A-Bomb in “The Armageddon Secret”

Adriana Trigiani’s Dazzling Novel Portrays a Family’s Enduring Legacy in the Tuscan Hills

Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’ Kicks Up Our Love for World War II Romances

WWII Drama, the Romanov Family and a Deadly Mystery

This “Mighty Force” of a Woman Battled for Better Public Health

‘The Woman Who Smashed Codes’: An Interview with Author Jason Fagone

Historic Wonder and What-if’s Bring James Mauro’s ‘Twilight’ to Life

Before She was a Chef, Julia Child was…a Spy?! A New TV Show Looks at Child’s Early Life

On the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day, a WWII Hero Looks Back

Baldacci’s PI Archer Follows Danger to Hollywood in “Dream Town”

The Manor of Mystery: Agatha Christie’s Home Hosts Wartime Evacuees and Intrigue

Grandmother’s Resurfacing Spurs Woman’s Quest to Find Family Lost in WWII Latvia

“Angels of the Pacific” Honors the Courage of WWII Military Nurses Imprisoned in the Philippines

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