The O'Donnells of Philadelphia, The Irish-American Story Volume 5 (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

A year-by-year family saga, told by hard-of-hearing Rory O'Donnell, takes the reader from the close of WWI through Prohibition, the Great Depression to the end of WWII. Enjoy the antics of the O'Donnells as they antagonize the nuns and Christian Brothers in Catholic school. After surviving the gang fights of Philadelphia's river wards, the rascal Liam loses his life when his plane crashes into the Sea of Japan as the war draws to a close. The story opens when the family receives a telegram from the War Department. Battles of WWII and other historical events are covered in great detail, beginning with the O'Donnell brothers relating their war experiences at Liam's funeral.Two reporters bring world news to the O'Donnells.  The one with the London Times covers the news of the period, beginning with Hitler's trial, through WWII from the British defeat at Dunkirk, the African Campaign to Patton's advance.  The other reporter covers the island hoping defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific.  The war-hardened O'Donnell brothers tell of unique battles, such as, the little known Battle of the Hürtgenwald Forest and the sinking of the HMT Rhona by the first  German cruise missile.Each chapter covers a year. This books belongs on the Kindle of every history adherent.