The Nazi Twins

Espionage and Intrigue in Occupied Paris

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  • Military Heroes

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    tom barth
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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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    When 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 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…