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The Nazi Twins: A Riveting Tale of Espionage and Intrigue in Nazi-Occupied Paris
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in blogMany of us connect World War II with huge battles, political unrest, and the huge amount of armies that fought throughout Europe. Most of the time, however, one of the most important elements of the war is forgotten: the intelligence and secret missions that influenced the end result. In Tom Barth’s The Nazi Twins, readers…
The Resilience Of The Human Spirit In The Time Of The Wars
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in blogThe entire essence of humanity can be taken away by the cruel and merciless armies and force of war. But the human spirit has an amazing and natural ability to bounce back, even in the most struggling circumstances. In the middle of World War II, author Tom Barth’s ideology in “The Nazi Twins” is a…
Military Heroes
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Our heroes who fought in World War 2 gave up so much to secure our freedom and the freedom of the world. Their enemy was a clear and evil force that had to be defeated. They gave up their plans only to come back to a life that wasn’t as they had expected. But they…
Thoughts About Being an Immigrant
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in blogWhen my grandparents immigrated here, they were quick to refer to themselves as Americans. They stopped referring to themselves as Germans. If pressed, they explained that they were Americans who had moved here from Germany. The same was true of our friends who moved here from Spain. Is that the attitude of immigrants today? Is…
Inflation Starts as a Drip
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in blogIn the 1920’s, my grandmother used to send money to her sister in Germany where the cost of living kept rising (inflation). At the end of 1921, her sister could buy a week’s worth of food for her family for 330 marks. By June of 1922, she could only buy two loaves of bread for…