If you are looking for a very different book on World War II, this might be it. Basically it is several outstanding memoirs rolled into one.
I've encountered the story of the "Richie Boys" in other books, but mostly as a short additive. In fact, as I was reading the first chapter, I had the feeling I had read this book before, as I must have read that part in another book. But as I continued reading I realized the material was all new to me. And I found it hard to put the book down, ignoring my other open books until I finished reading this one.
For these hundreds of specially trained, German-born Jews, who were now American citizens, World War II was a very, very personal affair.
I've encountered the story of the "Richie Boys" in other books, but mostly as a short additive. In fact, as I was reading the first chapter, I had the feeling I had read this book before, as I must have read that part in another book. But as I continued reading I realized the material was all new to me. And I found it hard to put the book down, ignoring my other open books until I finished reading this one.
For these hundreds of specially trained, German-born Jews, who were now American citizens, World War II was a very, very personal affair.
