As Great Britain struggled against Germany in The Second World War and its citizens steeled themselves for the next bombing raid on London, there were a group of mathematicians and engineers trying to decipher the code that the Germans were using to communicate on land and sea. This code was nicknamed “Enigma” and it presented [...]
"After America fought (and lost) the War in Vietnam in the sixties and seventies, there was a real need to put some time behind us before we could begin to deal with the real pain of war veterans. It was the last major military engagement with a national draft; the war itself created the pejorative [...]
Louis Zamperini’s biography is inspirational and life affirming and Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book does him justice. Born into poverty, Louis developed into a world-class runner, eventually representing the United States in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. While serving his country in World War II, Louis’ bomber was struck down; Louis survived the plane crash by getting [...]
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