Where have I been since the beginning of July? Well, I had my nose to the grindstone finishing up two projects. I traveled to Idaho. I also spent a lot of time with both my real family and my “found” family, the 272 Füsiliers. Back in January, I knew the theme for this year wasContinue reading “New Series: Uschi’s Update”
Category Archives: world-war-ii
Rewriting Sani: Part III
This book brought me to tears many times when I wrote it back in 2021. At its heart, it will always be a faith-based novel, but between 2021 and 2023, I discovered that I felt the need to address realities of life that don’t fit well in the Christian Fiction market. It’s not that IContinue reading “Rewriting Sani: Part III”
Film Review and Reflections: My Honor Was Loyalty
Don’t you love it when you watch a movie for the third or fourth time and notice new things? I wish I’d shared this years ago when I first watched it, but on the other hand, watching it again gave me the opportunity to appreciate things I hadn’t before. Little things, like when the mainContinue reading “Film Review and Reflections: My Honor Was Loyalty”
Rewriting Sani: Part II
Originally, I planned to take this opportunity to look at the changes I made to the religious/faith content of Sani: The German Medic, but I decided it was more timely (and perhaps necessary) to address changes to the book’s historical narrative first. If you want a better explanation of what happened to motivate this post,Continue reading “Rewriting Sani: Part II”
Film Review and Reflections: Der Tiger aka. “The Tank”
***Spoiler Alerts*** This movie is so deep and layered, so I’m not claiming to have it all “correct.” It received a lot of GREAT responses, but some harsh criticism as well, particularly regarding the ending. It is a tough film to interpret and the timeline is confusing, so I’m going to give my gut reaction,Continue reading “Film Review and Reflections: Der Tiger aka. “The Tank””
A Visit to Dachau: A Guest Post By Brave Author Rebecca Reed
Today’s guest is Rebecca Reed, a fellow member of the Brave Authors Collab. Rebecca writes Contemporary Romances filled with discovery, hope, and horses, but today, she’s shifting her focus, taking a step back in time, and sharing some reflections on a trip she took to Dachau in 2019. Because the German perspective of WWII hasContinue reading “A Visit to Dachau: A Guest Post By Brave Author Rebecca Reed”
Have We Learned Anything: My Thoughts as an Author of German-Perspective WWII Fiction
As you can imagine, the 80th Anniversary of V-E Day takes on a different meaning for me as an author of German-perspective WWII Fiction. I’ve grown to love “my boys” in Feldgrau and the nation they fought for. It has nothing to do with the politics of the German regime at the time, but itContinue reading “Have We Learned Anything: My Thoughts as an Author of German-Perspective WWII Fiction”
Book Review and Reflections: The Eastern Front
I knew the basics of Léon Degrelle’s story: the young, idealistic journalist-turned-leader of the Belgian Rexist party who has gone down in history as a Nazi-sympathizer and an unrepentant supporter of the National Socialist regime. He was not truly a fascist, but a populist, conservative, pro-family, pro-Church, devout Catholic who rejected liberalism and especially communism.Continue reading “Book Review and Reflections: The Eastern Front”
Book Reviews and Reflections: My Father, Joachim von Ribbentrop
I was legitimately sad when this book ended, because in Rudolf von Ribbentrop, the son of the much-maligned German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, I found a kindred spirit. He is the author of this book, which is part biography, part memoir. It is easily one of my top five reads for 2024. As theContinue reading “Book Reviews and Reflections: My Father, Joachim von Ribbentrop”
Film Review and Reflections: Into the White
It seems like WWII films that come out of Europe tend to be more authentic than films that come out of Hollywood, even if they were made by nations that were occupied by or allied against Germany in WWII. While Hollywood tends to focus on a good-versus-evil trope, I prefer these foreign films because theyContinue reading “Film Review and Reflections: Into the White”
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