Len Deighton is best known for his espionage and war fiction. He can craft a story with clandestine effects and military precision, and he’s schooled in and has educated many on World War II.
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Objectivity wins in Deighton’s WW2 analysis, “Blood, Tears and Folly”
Blood, Tears and Folly, An Objective Look at World War II by Len Deighton doesn’t pull punches on any side or any of the conflicts of World War II. In Blood, Tears and Folly, he tells the facts as they are, filled with ego and delusion, stupidity, idolatry, and simple wanton greed.
This is a history lesson in six parts: The Battle of the Atlantic, Hitler Conquers Europe, The Mediterranean War, The War in the Air, Barbarossa: The Attack on Russia, and Japan Goes to War.
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Spy Line and the Case of the missing Agent Palmer book review
I have a process. I read a book, I write about it, and then it goes into the queue for publication. My system, while not perfect, is mine. And I never start a new book without first writing about the one I just finished. Since I started the blog, I’ve not skipped a review.
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Samson’s second grand finale captures readers Hook, Line, and Sinker
Normally it is possible to argue with an inside dust jacket quote, but in this case, it’s improbable. “Spy Sinker is the crescendo climax of the six previous bestselling novels by Len Deighton–and it ties them all together.” Spy Sinker is the culmination of the six previous novels, but it’s so much more than that. In a way, Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match, Winter, Spy Hook, and Spy Line are the dots plotted on a graph in the Bernard…
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Second Samson trilogy gets its ‘Hook’ in quickly
The first book in the second Bernard Samson trilogy feels much more serialized than the start of a trilogy. I wouldn’t suggest that you start with Spy Hook; however, it is the beginning of a compelling arc that provides more information for your personal dossier of Bernard Samson.
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