Alex Kershaw
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Alex Kershaw is an English journalist and author of popular histories of the Second World War.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Born: 1966, York, England (opens wiqqi.app)
- Education: Politics, philosophy and economics, University College, Oxford (opens wiqqi.app)
- Books: Blood and Champagne (2002); The Bedford Boys (2003); The Longest Winter (2004); The Few (2006); The Liberator (2012); Avenue of Spies (2015); The First Wave (2019) (opens wiqqi.app)
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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6 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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General Alexander Patch was one of the finest American leaders of the Second World War. (opens korrents.com)
“General Alexander Patch was one of the finest American leaders of World War II”
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Passing the duty of gratitude for war sacrifice from one generation to the next, as Arnhem’s Flower Children do, is wonderful and should happen in the US and elsewhere too. (opens korrents.com)
“How wonderful – the responsibility of gratitude is passed from one generation to the next. If only this happened in the United States and elsewhere.”
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The joy of a 101-year-old veteran is a lesson: smile, be grateful, think of the big picture and enjoy every day. (opens korrents.com)
“the youthful joy he still projects – a lesson to us all. Smile, be grateful, think of the big picture, enjoy every day, dance to the music of time.”
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General Alexander Patch was one of the finest American leaders of the Second World War. (opens korrents.com)
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4 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Stalingrad (opens rcmnd.app)
“For me, Stalingrad is by far his best book, and I’ve read nearly all of them.”
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The Longest Day (opens rcmnd.app)
“A lot of people know about The Longest Day because it became a very expensive (and long) movie but it’s actually a pretty short book.”
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Reach for the Sky (opens rcmnd.app)
“Reach for the Sky was also turned into a movie.”
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Stalingrad (opens rcmnd.app)