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David is on page 46 of 727

Through 1939 and into 1940. Many very short entries -- some just a couple paragraphs -- make this a good book to grab whenever there's a spare moment.

Biggest impression of 1939 -- most of the selections convey bewilderment, disbelief, incomprehension -- "can this really be happening (AGAIN!)?"

Best bit from 1939: from the autobiography of an Italian Jew, 16 at the time, describing his escape to Palestine

— Jul 11, 2015 07:54PM

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David is on page 621 of 727

Many of the later selections are longer. Continues to be wonderful. Touching I F Stone thoughts on the death of FDR and the Ascension of Truman

— Mar 22, 2016 07:08AM

David is on page 528 of 727

This is really a good book. Will give it 5 stars now, and I'm only about 3/4 through. Really fine New Yorker article about the work of a LCI during the Normany invasion and another New Yorker about JFK and PT-109. Some chilling short stories by Germans and Japanese, too.

— Mar 08, 2016 06:42AM

David is on page 460 of 727

In 1944. Good short story by Heinrich Boll (not much in here from German military side).

— Mar 03, 2016 06:36AM

David is on page 451 of 727

— Mar 01, 2016 01:57PM

David is on page 404 of 727

Good stuff -- could add more "to-reads" but have too many already!!!

— Feb 25, 2016 08:27AM

David is on page 343 of 727

Just finished 1942. Last entry was from "The Gallery," by John Horne Burns, and reminded me what a wonderful book THAT is! Should have put it in the 1943 section, but . . . Entry from Germaine Greer reinforced what a loony tune she is -- talks about a Spitfire " with one engine on fire" tipping a bomb away from a town and into the water. How many engines WERE on that Spitfire, Ms Greer?

— Feb 18, 2016 01:47PM

David is on page 260 of 727

REally fine book. Have harvested additional "to-read" candidates.

— Feb 13, 2016 04:18PM

David is on page 211 of 727

Now entering 1942

— Jan 29, 2016 12:05PM

David is on page 175 of 727

Memoir by Gustave Herling worth a look. Ordered it from KCMO library

— Jan 27, 2016 02:09AM

David is on page 159 of 727

Back to this. Good stuff. Reread the section on battle with the Bismarck.