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"Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe" is now available for purchase in the United Kingdom. 

You may order the book through Amazon UK, Casemate, Foyles, and Waterstones.

Hitler's Nephew Petitions FDR to Fight his Uncle

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 19:18

A letter from William Patrick Hitler, he would change his last name following World War II, to U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt has been making the rounds this afternoon. This is mostly because in the letter William Patrick Hitler is practically begging the U.S. President to allow him to enlist and go fight against his Uncle Adolf, yes that Hitler - the Third Reich's infamous Führer.

The letter is reproduced below and it is actually quite eloquent at times. Nevertheless, William Patrick Hitler had quite an interesting life vis a vis his Uncle Adolf.

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WW II
Adolf Hitler
William Patrick Hitler
Alois Hitler Jr. FDR
J. Edgar Hoover

Sunk U-Boat Found off Cape Cod

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Mon, 07/30/2012 - 00:06

World War II era German submarine U-550, a Type IX C-40 U-boat, was found this past week roughly 70 miles off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.  On April 16, 1944 U-550 discovered Allied convoy CU-2, which had departed from New York for the United Kingdom.

Straggling behind the convoy was the massive tanker SS Pan Pennsylvania, which U-550 promptly discovered and torpedoed; causing the tanker to begin to sink. The convoy's escorts, The US Navy's USS Gandy and Coast Guard's USS Joyce and Peterson, immediately pounced and sank the German U-boat after a brief engagement (the sinking U-boat

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World War II
Battle of Atlantic
U-boat
Ships
U-550
SS Pan Pennsylvania
US Navy
US Coast Guard

A Little Known Fact About the Olympic Torch Relay

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 22:53

On May 12, 2012 the iconic first step in the Olympics began in Greece at the Temple of Hera in Olympia; with the first leg of the famous torch relay. On Friday, July 27th the world will watch as the final torch bearer completes their run through London, enters the Olympic Stadium, and lights the Olympic flame. However, what many don't know is that this well-regarded tradition actually began in 1936 at the direction of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich on behalf of the Berlin Olympics.

Now there is no question that the ancient Greeks ran relay races using flames, but this was not done as an integral

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WWII
Hitler
Third Reich
Olympics
Torch Relay
Berlin Games
1936

Check Out Choice Magazine's Book Review Recommending Why Germany Nearly Won

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 20:47

Choice Magazine (a publication of the Association for College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association) in its August 2012 issue has just published it's review of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe.

Choice praises Why Germany Nearly Won and not only recommends the book for all libraries and levels but states it contains an "an impressive operational overview of Operation Barbarossa and various battles on the Eastern Front, D-Day, and the final drive into Germany" as well as going on to commend the book's ability to make it's

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Book Review of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe
Author Steven Mercatante
Choice Magazine

Top Nazi Suspect Laszlo Csatary Found in Budapest

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 17:16

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre (an organization dedicated to bringing to justice Nazi officials and collaborators responsible for the Holocaust) confirmed Sunday that it had found in Budapest, Hungary it's top wanted Nazi suspect - Laszlo Csatary. Csatary is said to be responsible for/participated in the deportation of an estimated 15,700 Jews while serving as a senior Hungarian police officer in the Hungarian ruled Slovakian city of Kosice.

An informer paid $25,000 provided the key information that allowed the Wiesenthal Centre to confirm the 97 year old Csatary's location in Budapest.

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World War II
Holocaust
Crimes Against Humanity
Jews
Nazi
Laszlo Csatary

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