WWII
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Lately, many of the books I am reading seem to have one thing in common. They are all set in England in WWII. I am not sure why this theme is so popular right now - perhaps because we truly have reached the end of an era. The last of the original Navajo code talkers passed away last week. Special people, with stories to tell, heroes all, voices now silent. So now it is up to writers and their imaginations to delve into history and bring it to life with their imaginations so that we all might remember. I am fascinated by the richness of both the history and details of daily life that we never learned in school. Maybe there was just too much to teach us everything.
Recommended Reading
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Viewing:
Foyle's War on Acorn TV
On my to be read list:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet ~ Jamie Ford
All the Light We Cannot See ~ Anthony Doerr
Code Talker: The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII ~ Chester Nes & Judith Schiess Avila
I meet Chester Nes and couple of the other code talkers.
ReplyDeleteWhen? Where? How? I must hear the story!
DeleteThat is declassified. You can tell me now! I am going to try to get my book club partner to read Chester Nes's memoir next turn or maybe the one you mentioned
DeleteI saw 'The Book Thief' and watched the entire series of Foyle's War. What a void there was in my WWII History lessons. I had NO idea of life in England during that war. Air-raids, children being sent to the country to live with strangers, food rationing, fuel rationing. Women having to keep up farms while the men went off to war. (Land Girls). Hotel on Bitter and Sweet has been on my 'read list' for awhile. 'Terry' is such an interesting person! He said he may have to send you the info you asked for..in code :-)
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is it was at work at a seminar.
ReplyDeleteYou need to see the movie Windtalkers, the story may not be true but the background story is.
ReplyDeleteAlso check out this (In Search of History - Navajo Code Talkers (History Channel) (1998)) if you can find it. It may be at the library or on line.
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