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With May 4th approaching, the time is right for us to look back and reflect on the best Star Wars books in the saga. While ...
Ian Fleming is best known for writing 12 James Bond novels and a collection of 007 short stories inspired by his World War 2 military intelligence role. The author would pen one adventure a year ...
KING (WLUK) -- It's been eight decades since World War II ended, but a Fox Valley children's book author is making sure the legacy of a local canine hero is never forgotten. On Friday, a life ...
The Nazi occupation of Norway is one of the internationally lesser-known episodes of the second World War, despite it giving ... are worthy of book-length narratives on their own.
Ho is in my book the most likeable, the least horrific. The Declaration of Independence had inspired him. In Hanoi in 1995, on the 20 th-anniversary of the end of the war, I visited Ho’s ...
If a book is not in a rank since the previous week, it will not have an arrow. The last few titles on the list known as the extended list, never have arrows. An asterisk indicates that a book's ...
War has been on people’s minds lately. The obvious reason is Anzac Day, when the nation marks the sacrifices of those killed in battle. Speeches, books, and other reminders highlight the pros and cons ...
November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.
For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. By Taffy Brodesser-Akner Read by Gabra Zackman Produced by Jack D’Isidoro ...
The last Allied air raid of the Second World War on mainland Europe was carried out, at a cost of four airmen’s lives, by the Fleet Air Arm on May 4 1945 – days before VE Day – in Arctic Norway.