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Helena P. Schrader Author Of Cold War

From Helena's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Author Historian Novelist Student of European Aviation History Friend to Survivors of the German Resistance to Hitler Authority on the Crusader States

Helena's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Helena P. Schrader Why Helena loves this book

"The Kappillan of Malta" is a masterpiece depicting the fascinating and complex story of Malta, particularly during the Second World War. It is not written according to modern formulas and no amount of AI could have produced it (unlike so many other books on the market today!) It does not have a predictable plot and hacknied characters. Instead, it offers a genuinely original story with complex and unique characters. The hero is a middle-aged priest struggling to assist people living in catacombs and working on an island under siege with too little to eat and multiple air raids each day. (Malta was bombed more heavily, more frequently and for a longer period than Britain during the Blitz.) It is also a -- sometimes critical and sometimes amused -- eulogy to Malta and its inhabitants. At times lyrical in tone, at times philosophical, always educational, it nevertheless retains a profound humanity.…

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1 author picked The Kappillan of Malta as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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'One of the most memorable characters of post-war fiction' Daily Express

A classic novel set in the siege of Malta 1940-1942 from the bestselling author of The Cruel Sea

Father Salvatore was a simple, lumbering priest, a Kappillan serving the poor Valetta, when war came out of the blue skies to pound the island to dust.

Now amid the catacombs discovered by a chance bomb, he cared for the flood of homeless, starving, frightened people who sought shelter from the death that fell unceasingly from the sky.

His story, and the story of Malta, is told in superbly graphic pictures…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Helena P. Schrader Author Of Cold War

From Helena's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Historian Novelist Student of European Aviation History Friend to Survivors of the German Resistance to Hitler Authority on the Crusader States

Helena's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Helena P. Schrader Why Helena loves this book

The China, Burma, India (CBI) theatre of war in WWII was known as the "forgotten war" even as it was raging and consuming lives. Both during the war and afterwards, it was constantly overshadowed by the vicious fighting and then the spectacular victories in Europe and the Pacific. Yet it is a dramatic story worthy of far more attention and "Skies of Thunder" makes a major contribution to shining more light on this chapter of history. Although the title, "Skies of Thunder," suggests the book focuses on the herculean Allied efforts to airlift vitally needed supplies from India to China over "the Hump," it actually has a wider lens. Thus it provides a more comprehensive account of this theatre of war, including the issues at state, the personalities involved, the geographical framework and the challenges these combined to create. Highly recommended.

By Caroline Alexander ,

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1 author picked Skies of Thunder as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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A New York Times Editors’ Choice

“Riveting.” —The New York Times

From the New York Times bestselling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most brutally challenging and rarely examined campaigns of World War II

In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air—meaning across the Himalayas, on the most hazardous air route in the world. SKIES OF THUNDER is a story of an epic human endeavor, in which Allied troops…


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