This is the perfect companion book when you're reading other books about WWII. Mike Donovan is a stand-up comedian and an opinionated American. He makes no claim to even attempt anything like objectivity here. These mini-biographies are lively and informative, but they also lead the reader into discussions about larger subjects. So this is really an alternate history of WWII with people used as anchors to help to spotlighted subjects. The bio of Reichminister of Labor, Robert Ley, for example, is more about forced labor in the Reich than it is about Ley. Learn about the war through the lives of the people who fought it. This is a nice mix of military and political individuals.
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This is the perfect companion book when you're reading other books about WWII. Mike Donovan is a stand-up comedian and an opinionated American. He makes no claim to even attempt anything like objectivity here. These mini-biographies are lively and informative, but they also lead the reader into discussions about larger subjects. So this is really an alternate history of WWII with people used as anchors to help to spotlighted subjects. The bio of Reichminister of Labor, Robert Ley, for example, is more about forced labor in the Reich than it is about Ley. Learn about the war through the lives of the people who fought it. This is a nice mix of military and political individuals.