A Novel by Mark Perlman
The Event that Most Affected Adolph Hitler’s LifeAside from the impact made by his loving, doting mother andconversely, his stern, disciplinarian father, the single biggest factorin shaping Adolph Hitler’s character was the catastrophe that wasthe seminal event of the 20th Century, World War One.Like many patriotic young men of the waring nations, Adolphvolunteered on the …
Her last words were, “Ask Mr. Gaham to tell my loved ones later on that my soul, as I believe, is safe, and that I am glad to die for my country.” Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865, in Swardeston, near Norwich, England. She worked as a governess, including a family in Brussels …
The Maginot Line, the once indomitable fortress barrier between Germany and France now coexists with nature. Eventually, nature will dominate its concrete and steel intruder. Built by the French during the 1930’s in order to deter and protect France from their centuries old rival, Germany. It was the brainchild of Andre Maginot, a wounded Great …
There is no decisive conclusion as to where the devastating Spanish Flu pandemic that killed from 20+ to 50 million people worldwide originated, but the preponderance of evidence points to Kansas, yes- Dorothy. The first recorded cases were at U.S. Army training camp, Ft. Funston, Kansas on March 11, 1918. In fact, it is believed …
Not since the middle of the 14th century when the 100 Years War and the “Black Death” intersected in time did such a catastrophe befall humankind as what happened from 1914 to 1920. During this half decade, the world suffered from World War One and the Spanish Flu pandemic. Approximately 10 million combatants died, another …
Le Soldat Involontaire, the French version of The Reluctant Soldier is now available. French edition of The Reluctant Soldier. Balland Press Publisher, Paris, France 9/15/22. The son of a slave deals with segregation and prejudice in the old South only to survive two world wars in France and his own personal tragedies on both sides …