Spy – Speesh Reads

Review: Prussian Blue – Philip Kerr

Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Post WWII, Post-War Germany, The Second World War, World War II Germany

"Streets ahead of most other historical thrillers" - The Times

Review: The Other Side of Silence – Philip Kerr

Posted on June 15, 2018June 19, 2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Post-War Germany, Spy, The Second World War, The Soviet Union

"Kerr's Bernie Gunther books are modern classics" - Simon Sebag Montefiore

Review: The Lady From Zagreb – Philip Kerr

Posted on March 15, 2018June 4, 2018 by Speesh in Historical Fiction, Post WWII, Post-War Germany, The Second World War, World War II Germany

Seems like it's much better to have come FROM Zagreb

Review: Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble – Antony Beevor

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Speesh in History, Non Fiction, The Second World War

December, 1944. Hitler launches his last gamble: soldiers and tanks pour into the snowy forests and gorges of the Ardennes. In the most hostile conditions since Stalingrad a million men do bloody battle to determine the end of the Second World War

Review: The Third Reich in Power by Richard J. Evans (The History of the Third Reich, #2)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Speesh in History, Nazi Germany, Non Fiction, The Second World War

5 of 5 stars Series: The History of The Third Reich 2 My version: Audiobook Non Fiction Germany, WWII The Penguin Press 2005 StoryTel subscription The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war. By the middle of 1933, the democracy of the Weimar Republic had been transformed into the police … Continue reading Review: The Third Reich in Power by Richard J. Evans (The History of the Third Reich, #2) →

Review: The Holocaust: A New History – Laurence Rees

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Speesh in History, Non Fiction, The Second World War

5 of 5 stars My version: Audiobook Non Fiction Viking 2017 StoryTel subscription Laurence Rees' masterpiece is revealing in three ways. First, it is based not only on the latest academic research, but also on 25 years of interviewing survivors and perpetrators, often at the sites of the events, many of whom have never had their words published … Continue reading Review: The Holocaust: A New History – Laurence Rees →

Review: The Nazi Hunters. How A Team Of Spies And Survivors Captured The World's Most Notorious Nazi – Neal Bascomb

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Speesh in Non Fiction, The Second World War

One of many books the young people of today need to read

Review: The Devil's Assassin – Paul Fraser Collard

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Speesh in British Empire, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy

The Devil in the details

Review: Savage Continent by Keith Lowe

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Speesh in History, Non Fiction, The Second World War

Just be glad you weren't there

Review: The Ends of the Earth

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Between The Wars, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy, Spy Fiction

The Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard My rating: 4 of 5 stars The final book in The Wide World Trilogy and Robert Goddard remembers the Wide World bit on the cover and has the story rushing - as much as a five week sail trip can be said to be rushing - off to Japan in … Continue reading Review: The Ends of the Earth →