***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””
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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”