Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 06/01/2024 This engaging book briefly profiles 25 individuals (or groups) who were WWII heroes, ranging from the well known (the Tuskegee Airmen, John F. Kennedy, Oskar Schindler) to the more obscure. Some fresh subjects include: Queen Elizabeth II’s mother-in-law, Princess Alice of Battenberg, who hid a Jewish family in Greece during the war; Abdol Hossein Sardari, “The Iranian Schindler, who saved 2,000 people from the Holocaust; Parisian spy Violette Szabo, who sabotaged German weapons factories in France before being captured and killed at Ravensbrück concentration camp; and Nadezha Popova, squadron commander of the Soviet Union Night Witches and one of WWII’s most highly decorated warriors. Profiles include the subject's photo or illustrated image, birth and death dates, and sidebars with additional information. An introductory chapter mentions Japanese incarceration camps, plus often overlooked information about Italian American detainment and German American relocation. Appealing color illustrations and photographs accompany the easy-to-read and interesting profiles that may spur readers to do further research. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.