Exciting World War II thriller
927547
I loved this book and the characters. This era has always intrigued me. It is hard to believe what human beings can do to other human beings. The hatred and prejudice and evil that exists in the hearts of men, and the goodness. A great story with a satisfying ending.
3392171
This one takes place during WWII.  German spys in the US and a brave, innocent, helpless girl with a handsome hero to save her from it all make this one enjoyable and exciting read!
1434969
If you love World War II stories, you will love this one. The third in the Jack Turner Suspense series, this story takes a different twist from the others. Jack and Rachel visit his grandmother on their honeymoon. His grandmother tells Rachel the story of how she and Jacks grandfather met during the early stages of the war. The story is intriguing and suspenseful, as she tells about his grandfather flying fighter planes for the British Royal Air Force. The action in the air as he fought the Germans was only a part of the excitement. His grandmother experienced some exciting and stressful events, including being arrested by the Germans. If I say any more, it might spoil the story for others. Their dependence on their faith in God had a significant impact on their story. I look forward to more stories about Jack.
4731507
This is a masterpiece. I really enjoyed reading this exciting story that happend in occupied France during WW II. It is writen very  good and reads fluently. It describes wonderfully the risks and bravery of the unknown heroes who did the impossible to safe the lives of so many.
2137767
This was a fast paced page turner that had plenty of twists to keep you on the edge of your seat. The characters, while not well developed, were fun and exciting. Excellent cross over from cold war books and nuclear thrillers. I will definitely read all of his future books!
4933225
Though history has shown that the Nazis were not nearly as close to developing the bomb as was then believed, it does not diminish the impact of this edge of your chair thriller! THe allies, both British and Americans, attempt a series of missions to blow up the German heavy water plant (heavy water is used to make nuclear  reactors, a key element in building a nuclear bomb) that was located in Norweigan territory. British glider pilots are unsuccessful and captured and tortured by the Nazis, a second attempt is successful in bombing the plant but does not do enough damage. THe book chronicles these and other espionage efforts to destroy the plant and does so in a quick style that will keep you reading til finished. THis book would make an excellent action/adventure WWII thriller type movie and I hope someone buys the rights to it. AS many of you know, the author, Dan Kurzman has made a career of documenting WWII stories. He's a good storyteller, though not quite as good a writer. If you enjoy this book, then try his story of the sinking of the Indianapolis, the ship that carried parts of the Atomic bomb and saw a large number of its crewman get eaten by sharks. The book demonstrates that there are enough true to life thrillers out there, so why bother with fiction when you can read a thriller and learn something about history at the same time!
1815439
A great plot and an interesting setting in Nazi Germany made this exciting thriller a good read. I highly recommend this book.
525508
This is a fast paced and exciting book. The main character has been sidelined due to a previous incident and now one of his friends dies in a plane crash. The boss of the SIS brings him in to investigate and he unravels a complex and interval tale. I could not put this book down had had to read it to the end. The best part of the book were the characters. I thought the characters were believable and true and I have worked with similar personanlity types. I also enjoyed the way the main characters were not in control of the way their own spy agency and their own government handled issues, bosses who can not always be trusted as to their motivies, I thought this was realistic. The origin of the title, I don't really know. My thought is that there was the cold war of the 1950s and 1960s. The title of this book suggests that war was colder, more bitter, more personal, and nastier. Others may have a different take on the meaning of the title. I will certainly be reading other books by this author.
3239805
This book was an exciting read from start to finish.  The two main characters are sisters, who are involved in fighting the Germans in their own way, in France during World War 2.  There are many complicated relationships including the one between each other, which makes the book multi-layered.  Highly entertaining and heartwarming.
415574
I just finished reading this. It's a great action thriller from the time between WWII and the start of what we now call the cold war. Lots of action, twists, and turns make it a real page-turner!
409932
Book lived up to its ratings.  Easy to follow and very suspenseful and exciting. He characters were so interesting and book written so you can relate to them and empathize with them.  I recommend this book for anyone interested in World War II.
1375465
A fast paced WWII adventure with real people and real dilemmas. Great character description, realistic battle scenes and a story that comes at you like an 8 inch shell.
3483834
Somebody looking for an intense World War II film that has a few shocking twists, can't go too wrong with this movie. (Those annoyed by historical inaccuracies: stay away!)

For a submarine movie, it has far more action than most, with half of it outside the sub instead of inside as so often the case. It also looks great on DVD and offers some outstanding 5.1 surround sound.  I'd like to see this on Blu-Ray.

This is definitely a man's movie with an all-male cast of tough seamen fighting tough Nazi seamen in the middle of WWII. Matthew McConaughey and Harvey Keitel are the two main stars and it's a bit odd to see the veteran Keitel taking orders from the "kid."

My only faults with it are that sometimes it goes a bit long on the depth-charge action scenes and that the language is too rough for a PG-13  (if you have kids). otherwise, this is good entertainment and certainly a different kind of World War II story.
2064976
I enjoyed this World War Two story of a pilot flying in the war. The character Tom is talented in flying and shooting down the Nazi planes, accumulated many kills. He ends up becoming a Major in the service.
While overseas he becomes injured and meets a nurse he fancies. Molly does not like Americans and was resistant at first to his charms.
War has a way of twisting lifes plans for this couple.
There is plenty of history and excitement in this story. A good read.
The Author Joe Matlock, had a free listing for the Holidays in honor of his son in the Military Service.
Thank you for the pleasure of sharing your story. I enjoyed reading this book.
2404514
A thriller that takes you from the narrow streets of San Francisco's "Japan Town" during the Second World War, to the sumptuous digs of a revenge-besotted automobile mogul in Japan. Fast-paced, well-researched..and a bit too gory for me, but still a full-tilt ride from first to last. The story acknowledges the still-long and still-terrifying shadow of the atomic bomb, and the moral legacy of such weapons of mass destruction.
2510730
This is perhaps the most gripping World War II era thriller I have ever read (and fantasy is my more usual genre).

It pits the wits between a hyper-intelligent 11 year old, against the equally brilliant mind of a professor, who for the most part uses his rank in the Nazi military machine to further his own ends (which isn't money - he is somewhat depraved, and a borderline sociopath). In a nutshell, the boy has a wealth of information stored in his head concerning bank account information, which is worth a fortune, and the Nazis want the information so that they can access those funds. The daddy to which the title refers is the boy's biological father, who makes a late entrance in the book, yet does a lot to bring the boy out of his shell, not to mention doing some truly heroic things to protect the boy.

My only fault with the novel are the two main characters (Thomas, the boy, and Gregor, the professor). The mind of the boy is brilliant, yet robotic, often referring to the thought processes of his brain as "the machine", which made me often wonder if the author was going to reveal that the child was really some bizarrely futuristic android. The professor, on the other hand is openly contemptuous of the third Reich and it's officers, something I highly doubt would be tolerated considering the fanatical zeal of the Nazi supporters during that era.

However, if you can get past those two points, you will discover a taut, well crafted thriller, which is very difficult to put down, outlining the battle between these two brilliant minds who see everything as a game of chess, willing to sacrifice everything to put the other in checkmate.

While the ending is somewhat abrupt, I would nonetheless highly recommend this book.
4332555
"Last Train to Istanbul" by Ayse Kulin and translated by John W. Baker is a book that had me pulled in from the start and kept me captivated until the thrilling conclusion. I'm fascinated with the mystic of Istanbul and have had a growing interest in reading about WWII so I could not pass up the opportunity to read this book.

I was under the impression this book would be a ho-hum WWII romantic bore of a story but, it turned out to be an exciting piece of historical fiction set in the traumatic era of Hitler and his Nazi thugs. The role Turkey, a country that remained neutral during WWII, played in saving the lives of thousands of French Jews, with the help of Turkish diplomats serving in France, was new to me as well. I did a few web searches and found this to be a true fact and will certainly read more about this part of history.

If you enjoy historical fiction or are a WWII buff you may find this book to be the perfect read for you.