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I picked this book up for the #dogtags prompt in #ISpyBingo
Glad I did, it's excellent so far and also filled a #WickedWords prompt.

@AsYouWish@Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

WW2, the battle in the Pacific and the college football legends that gave their all to protect our freedoms. The fight on Okinawa and a football game during the war on an island that most of us have never heard of. Easy read compared to some that go into too much military strategy. They were just boys. 😢

Maybe when I was sick for what feels like the millionth time this year was not the best time to start a 600 page novel about the Vietnam war. I just can‘t see trying again.
#24in2024

I chose two books set mostly in the Pacific theater of WWII. It‘s been a long time since I read Code Talker, but I remember it being a fantastic book about the Navajo code talkers that served in the U.S. military. Grenade is told from the alternating perspectives of a Japanese teenager and a young U.S. Marine during the Battle of Okinawa.

#MiddleGrade #WWII #MiddleGradeMonday

This is how a historical fiction novel should be written. I loved hearing more about WWII Navajo Code Talkers. Dates and historical events were accurate and I liked that this was told as a grandfather sharing his story and wisdom with his grandchildren.

#52BookClub2024 Featuring Indigenous Culture

My nonfiction for the month.

https://youtu.be/j-o--RRH46I?si=SwpOFeRNqA3zkAZy

Introduction

Mystery guest

Weekly Highlights

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

Home Stretch by Graham Norton

Need something REAL after the last lovey-dovey read. I like reading books my dad reads and getting a better understanding of what my grandfathers and he experienced during WWII and Vietnam. Heartbreaking but important.

#Sharreadathon #War #RemembertheseMen #Readandcry #Keeplearning

I really enjoy WW2 books so glad this was on my #auldlangspine list @fredthemoose @monalyisha

I had a really strong December and I‘m going with a 3-way tie between Helmet For My Pillow (WWII memoir), All the Sinners Bleed, and Hello Beautiful to round out my #12Booksof2023.