Look out for Joel Paul’s new book; Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His TimesSilas Deane; a Connecticut merchant and member of the Continental Congress; went to France to persuade the king to support the colonists in their struggle with Britain. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a playwright who had access to the arms and ammunition that Deane needed. And the Chevalier d'Éon was a diplomat and sometime spy for the French king who ignited a crisis that persuaded the French to arm the Americans. This is the true story of how three remarkable people lied; cheated; stole; and cross-dressed across Europe to gain France's aid as the War of American Independence hung in the balance.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. It was very detailed in describing the mental and physical ...By Kenneth A. ButtnerIt was very detailed in describing the mental and physical inflictions on all of those kept captured the Germans during WW!!. My heart and mind could not believe that anyone could inflict such pain on another human being; I know that it is a true story so that makes it much more believable.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Moving and important memoirBy h h moherMoving and different than other holocaust memoirs because of its inclusion of insights in to how evil can visit ALL humans. Rather than us being able to reassure ourselves that this type of evil is restricted to Nazis; it forces you to question your own moral fortitude and requires a thoughtful reader to be ever vigilant against falling into the trap of these types of demons. Unfortunately; this is a message we need to be hearing again in these times.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. ReviewBy CustomerThis rating is awarded to this compelling book because the text is raw truth told by a lonely survivor. There is no relief from the ugly reality of man's inhumanity to man. You cheer his survival time time again only to expect anyone else to to succumb to the bestiality of the Nazis those just trying to survive. You cannot fathom the desperation but you can be surprised that good men behaved so horribly toward other human beings. It's a hard but necessary work of non-fiction every thinking person should read.
