Author Archives: Shantanu

The Da Vinci Code

Plot: Robert Langdon, one of the world’s most renowned symbologist, was peacefully sleeping in his Parisian hotel when he was awaken by France’s version of the FBI, the DCPJ( Direction Centrale Police Judiciare). Turns out the director of the Louvre(the world’s most renowned art museum) had mysteriously died and was covered in strange symbols, andContinue reading “The Da Vinci Code”

With The Old Breed

Most WWII books don’t really show the viewpoints and experiences of everyday soldiers; instead, they show you an “eagle eye” perspective that pits faceless soldiers in lines and boxes. With the Old Breed is nothing like those textbooks, as it is a memoir written by Eugene B. Sledge, a marine who served in the 5thContinue reading “With The Old Breed”

Killing Lincoln

Its spring, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln has set generous surrender terms for general Robert E. Lee, in hopes to end the Civil War and start rebuilding the fragmented nation called the USA. Everything seems all good and well, until one murderous young man and his group of accomplices decide to change everything. John Wilkes Booth,Continue reading “Killing Lincoln”

The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries

If you like Sherlock Holmes(or really any good fictional crime books) this anthology of lost murder mysteries is for you! In The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, you will find authors and characters that were lost to the pages of history like Andrew Forrester Jr.’s Mrs. G or Charles W. Chestnut’s Sheriff Campbell. These storiesContinue reading “The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries”

AGAINST ALL ODDS

WWII has seen many heroes on both sides, many of whom are unsung. However, some of these heroes from America are recognized and are awarded the U.S. Army’s highest award: the Congressional Medal of Honor. This book talks about four Medal of Honor recipients: Maurice “Footsie” Britt, Keith Ware, Audie Murphy, and Michael Daly. MauriceContinue reading “AGAINST ALL ODDS”

UNBROKEN

Plot: In his childhood, Louis Zamperini was the town menace, stealing food from neighbors and generally causing chaos and mayhem. When he became a teen, he channeled his law-bending spirit into running, discovering a talent that led him to the Berlin Olympics. But soon, that all changed. When the US entered WWII, Louis was draftedContinue reading “UNBROKEN”

The Stable Boy of Auschwitz

Plot: Heinz Adolf Oster has a great life in the 1930’s as a thirteen year old. He lives in a middle class family, has fun at school, and gets to eat vanilla flavored whipped cream(think of 1930’s ice cream) if he does something good. But that all changes when the Nazi party comes to powerContinue reading “The Stable Boy of Auschwitz”

Murder on the Orient Express

Plot: This book was written by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot is on a train in Europe, when a snowdrift blocks the railroad tracks and derails the train. A passenger known only as Mr. Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, with his window open and his door locked from the inside. Poirot,Continue reading “Murder on the Orient Express”

ABANDON SHIP

Plot:On September 12, 1942, the RMS Laconia, a British navy vessel was attacked and sunk by a German U-Boat. The Germans thought they had sunk a regular ship at sea, but what they didn’t know was that, below the decks of the Laconia, 1,400 Italian POWs were being held.. Once the Germans realized their folly,Continue reading “ABANDON SHIP”