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Tom Dunkel is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance journalist. He has been a contributor to The Washington Post Magazine for more than 20 years. Other credits include The New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Smithsonian. He also was a staff features writer at The Baltimore Sun and a contributing editor at George, John Kennedy's genre-bending politics and culture magazine.
His new book, White Knights in the Black Orchestra, will be released October 11 by Hachette. It is narrative nonfiction about some members of the German resistance before and during World War II. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded him a "Public Scholar" grant in support of this project. The New York Post named White Knights one of the 17 best nonf ...more

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Tom Dunkel liked Susan Tanner's review of White Knights in the Black Orchestra: The Extraordinary Story of the Germans Who Resisted Hitler: "A fascinating read even for the non-World War II historian. It is an enlightening true story of extraordinary people who follow their conscience with disregard for popular systems of belief and their own best interests."
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Tom Dunkel liked Mark's review of White Knights in the Black Orchestra: The Extraordinary Story of the Germans Who Resisted Hitler: "Well researched and very well written by Tom Dunkel. If you are a student of WWII Germany, some of this you will know but much will be new. Following the Bonhoeffer family through the ordeals, heartbreak and loss caused by the Nazi regime is gripping " Read more of this review »
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Tom Dunkel liked Holly's review of White Knights in the Black Orchestra: The Extraordinary Story of the Germans Who Resisted Hitler: "As a self proclaimed history nerd, this was a great book. Really well written and full of so much information. I am not a WWII expert, so I appreciated the level of research and detail that went into this book. I learned so much and really enjoyed it" Read more of this review »
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Tom Dunkel liked Brendan (History Nerds United)'s review of White Knights in the Black Orchestra: The Extraordinary Story of the Germans Who Resisted Hitler: "There were good Germans in World War II! This book proves it! White Knights in the Black Orchestra (one of the best titles I've seen lately) by Tom Dunkel is an amazing book. It tells the story numerous members of an anti-Nazi group in Germany from th" Read more of this review »
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