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Berlin Fractured #2
On the Brink
The ultimate struggle for supremacy over Berlin begins…
… a stage-worthy walkout of the Soviet delegates from all four-power institutions sets the scene for the next step.
On the world stage diplomatic relations are at a breaking point and the Soviet Union and the Western Allies face off in an unforgiving battle of ideologies.
Are the Russians really willing to starve two million people in an attempt to push the Western Allies from Berlin?
Presented with the fait-accompli of the Berlin blockade, cabaret singer Bruni von Sinner has not doubt about their sinister intentions. Not even the reassurances from Vladimir Rublev, a member of the Red Army Intelligence, who insists there’s no such thing as a besieged city, can convince her otherwise.
Landlocked in the paw of the Russian Bear, she faces the choice of giving up her freedom or slowly starving to death. She and her compatriots have only one hope to stay alive – a supply run by air. But feeding a city of this size by air is simply impossible.
The entire Operation Vittles reaches a breaking point when the weather turns bad and no more planes can land.
Can the Americans and British win the race against time and develop the technology needed to fly through winter with snow, ice, mist and storms?
And can the Victor Richards build a new airport for Berlin from scratch – with not much more than hungry workers and shovels? Because if he doesn’t, the woman he loves will have to live behind the Iron Curtain for the rest of her life.
Based on the historical events of the Berlin Airlift, On the Brink takes you on a roller-coaster ride of hope, disappointment, determination and courage.
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 29, 2020
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Marion Kummerow
127 books439 followersMarion Kummerow was born and raised in Germany, before she set out to "discover the world" and lived in various countries. In 1999 she returned to Germany and settled down in Munich where she's now living with her family.
After dipping her toes with non-fiction books, she finally tackled the project dear to her heart. UNRELENTING is the story about her grandparents, who belonged to the German resistance and fought against the Nazi regime.
It's a book about resilience, love and the courage to stand up and do the right thing.
After dipping her toes with non-fiction books, she finally tackled the project dear to her heart. UNRELENTING is the story about her grandparents, who belonged to the German resistance and fought against the Nazi regime.
It's a book about resilience, love and the courage to stand up and do the right thing.
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February 29, 2020
For many people, the story of World War II ends in 1945 with the cessation of hostilities. Berlin’s epilogue, though, is perhaps not as widely known...especially on this side of the pond!
Bruni is a talented singer in need of a new patron. Victor is a gifted American airport engineer who doesn’t have the rank Bruni is looking for but has charm she can’t ignore despite her best efforts. Their relationship, however, is not the only complication in Victor’s life. Post-war Berlin is subject to the Soviets’ antics, and he has the monumental task of opening an airport to be used in the Berlin Airlift.
There are many things I appreciate about Marion Kummerow’s work, and one of them is that she does her research! I have a deep appreciation for the effort she puts into not only crafting a fabulous story but respecting historical details and flavors. I also appreciate that many of her novels are part of a series for addicts like me, but they are written in such a manner that they can also be stand-alone books. On the Brink, the second book in her Berlin Fractured series, is a can’t-miss!
I am grateful for the opportunity to receive an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. It was honestly great!
Bruni is a talented singer in need of a new patron. Victor is a gifted American airport engineer who doesn’t have the rank Bruni is looking for but has charm she can’t ignore despite her best efforts. Their relationship, however, is not the only complication in Victor’s life. Post-war Berlin is subject to the Soviets’ antics, and he has the monumental task of opening an airport to be used in the Berlin Airlift.
There are many things I appreciate about Marion Kummerow’s work, and one of them is that she does her research! I have a deep appreciation for the effort she puts into not only crafting a fabulous story but respecting historical details and flavors. I also appreciate that many of her novels are part of a series for addicts like me, but they are written in such a manner that they can also be stand-alone books. On the Brink, the second book in her Berlin Fractured series, is a can’t-miss!
I am grateful for the opportunity to receive an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. It was honestly great!
February 26, 2020
On the Brink
Blockade
This is book two in the Fractured Berlin series. I found it interesting and exciting with a bit of romance.
Relations between the western allies and the Soviet Union Is fast deteriorating. Berlin is sectioned into four sections, Thorpe American section, the French section, the British section, and the Soviet Union section. The Soviets want complete control over Berlin and the allies, especially the Americans are not having it. As the tension builds and tempers flare finally when the American Commander walks out of the talks they are no longer working together to govern Berlin. Since they no longer agree on anything and the Soviet Commander is angry the Soviet retaliate by putting a blockade up to prevent supplies coming into Berlin. It is explosive and exciting. You can feel the tension. From a gathering turning into a riot to the destruction of the radio station the Soviets are spreading propaganda from. Unrest in the city has risen to a high level and relations between the Allies and the Soviets come to a serious stage.
Since the blockade everything has to be flown in by airplane. An American soldier, a specialist in this field is sent to build an airport. This is needed to bring food, and especially coal in to Berlin so all the people will not go hungry and freeze to death.
While building this airport he rekindles his attraction to a beautiful singer named Bruni. We also meet her friends and one of them is named Lottie with red hair, If you have read Marion's war girls series you will remember Lottie.
The book is interesting in the history of the city of Berlin, the historic airports and the events that occurred between the Allies and the Soviets. It was exciting at times as the events unfolded.
This was an excellent second book to a great new series taking place just after the war ended. I will await book three.
You should read this series, I know that you will enjoy it as much as I did.
Thanks to Marion Kummerow for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book.
Blockade
This is book two in the Fractured Berlin series. I found it interesting and exciting with a bit of romance.
Relations between the western allies and the Soviet Union Is fast deteriorating. Berlin is sectioned into four sections, Thorpe American section, the French section, the British section, and the Soviet Union section. The Soviets want complete control over Berlin and the allies, especially the Americans are not having it. As the tension builds and tempers flare finally when the American Commander walks out of the talks they are no longer working together to govern Berlin. Since they no longer agree on anything and the Soviet Commander is angry the Soviet retaliate by putting a blockade up to prevent supplies coming into Berlin. It is explosive and exciting. You can feel the tension. From a gathering turning into a riot to the destruction of the radio station the Soviets are spreading propaganda from. Unrest in the city has risen to a high level and relations between the Allies and the Soviets come to a serious stage.
Since the blockade everything has to be flown in by airplane. An American soldier, a specialist in this field is sent to build an airport. This is needed to bring food, and especially coal in to Berlin so all the people will not go hungry and freeze to death.
While building this airport he rekindles his attraction to a beautiful singer named Bruni. We also meet her friends and one of them is named Lottie with red hair, If you have read Marion's war girls series you will remember Lottie.
The book is interesting in the history of the city of Berlin, the historic airports and the events that occurred between the Allies and the Soviets. It was exciting at times as the events unfolded.
This was an excellent second book to a great new series taking place just after the war ended. I will await book three.
You should read this series, I know that you will enjoy it as much as I did.
Thanks to Marion Kummerow for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book.
May 31, 2020
On the Brink, book two of Berlin Fractured series
What a reading pleasure! A history lesson wrapped up in a wonderful love story. Marion Kummerow’s meticulous research gives the feel of reality to the novel.
Bruni shouldn’t be a character for whom the reader feels empathy. Yet the reader can’t help liking her from the start. Set against other strong characters, this heroine stands out.
The story develops against the 1948 Berlin Blockade soon after the end of WWII. The Soviets were intent in gaining control of Berlin. They closed all roads, railroads and waterways from West Germany that led into Berlin through Soviet-occupied territory.
It took the ingenuity of the other three allies, France, England and the U.S.A. to foil the Soviets’ efforts to impose their rule, not only over Berlin, but the whole of Germany.
On the Brink brings back characters we have seen in book one, From the Ashes. Like Bruni, they grow and mature. Although it is peace, life in Berlin is fraught with difficulties Bruni faces and surmounts new challenges, especially falling in love with the new hero, Victor.
A worthwhile read. I am hoping there will be a third book.
October 26, 2020
Review of; “On the Brink”
This wonderfully researched and rendered story of a part of the Cold War certainly resonated with me. I well remember the period when the Soviets in Berlin were acting belligerently toward the Western Powers in 1948. I was still at high school at the time but had a newspaper round which gave me the opportunity to keep abreast of the news at the time, albeit in brief snatches of articles in the Telegraph, the Daily Mirror, and News of the World.
While my understanding of the situation at that time was cursory at best, it was nevertheless scary to many of those of us in the West to learn we had a new formidable enemy to contend with. The author Marion Kummerow however, has provided a detailed picture of what really happened in this period.
The Soviets began a program of constantly attempting to provoke the Western Powers led by the Americans to leave Berlin which would give the Soviet Union the opportunity to control the whole of Germany as their ultimate goal.
The Four Power Committees in Berlin was turned into ranting diatribes by the Kommandant General Sokolov and his boss Marshal Kapralov the Head of Soviet Military Administration in Germany finally walked out of the Allied Control Council taking 16 soviet delegates with him. His decision had been based on resolutions passed in London in which the Soviets had declined to attend but now considered such resolutions illegal. The other Powers at this day’s Council meeting calmly accepted the fact the Soviets were playing their usual manipulative games and tactics. Nevertheless, it was the beginning of something more sinister and threatening.
The author weaves a story in which the Soviets implement a carefully structured blockade to prevent the supply of food and essential supplies to the citizens of West Berlin in an attempt to force them to accept Soviet control. As coal supplies dwindled so the power and lights for West Berliners would also dwindle the Americans sought to lead the effort to bring coal and food to keep the sector supplied.
The reader is kept intensely engaged and entertained with a number of characters throughout the narrative. Bruni the beautiful blonde cabaret singer whose feisty and indomitable spirit makes her such a lovable figure. Vladi the Russian Military Intelligence Officer grows on you as he tries to keep his head down under the scrutiny of his superiors while scheming on how he can make a name for himself without slipping up and being sent to Siberia. The narrative while serious in its depiction of this very difficult period of the Cold War has many light moments and had me chuckling out loud at some of the interactive dialogs between the protagonists.
I learned much from this period of history and I look forward to the following editions in which Marion Kummerow has obviously researched the historical record in great detail.
David E. Huntley October 25, 2020
This wonderfully researched and rendered story of a part of the Cold War certainly resonated with me. I well remember the period when the Soviets in Berlin were acting belligerently toward the Western Powers in 1948. I was still at high school at the time but had a newspaper round which gave me the opportunity to keep abreast of the news at the time, albeit in brief snatches of articles in the Telegraph, the Daily Mirror, and News of the World.
While my understanding of the situation at that time was cursory at best, it was nevertheless scary to many of those of us in the West to learn we had a new formidable enemy to contend with. The author Marion Kummerow however, has provided a detailed picture of what really happened in this period.
The Soviets began a program of constantly attempting to provoke the Western Powers led by the Americans to leave Berlin which would give the Soviet Union the opportunity to control the whole of Germany as their ultimate goal.
The Four Power Committees in Berlin was turned into ranting diatribes by the Kommandant General Sokolov and his boss Marshal Kapralov the Head of Soviet Military Administration in Germany finally walked out of the Allied Control Council taking 16 soviet delegates with him. His decision had been based on resolutions passed in London in which the Soviets had declined to attend but now considered such resolutions illegal. The other Powers at this day’s Council meeting calmly accepted the fact the Soviets were playing their usual manipulative games and tactics. Nevertheless, it was the beginning of something more sinister and threatening.
The author weaves a story in which the Soviets implement a carefully structured blockade to prevent the supply of food and essential supplies to the citizens of West Berlin in an attempt to force them to accept Soviet control. As coal supplies dwindled so the power and lights for West Berliners would also dwindle the Americans sought to lead the effort to bring coal and food to keep the sector supplied.
The reader is kept intensely engaged and entertained with a number of characters throughout the narrative. Bruni the beautiful blonde cabaret singer whose feisty and indomitable spirit makes her such a lovable figure. Vladi the Russian Military Intelligence Officer grows on you as he tries to keep his head down under the scrutiny of his superiors while scheming on how he can make a name for himself without slipping up and being sent to Siberia. The narrative while serious in its depiction of this very difficult period of the Cold War has many light moments and had me chuckling out loud at some of the interactive dialogs between the protagonists.
I learned much from this period of history and I look forward to the following editions in which Marion Kummerow has obviously researched the historical record in great detail.
David E. Huntley October 25, 2020
March 3, 2020
Before the Wall
World War II is over, and yet it is not over. Although shooting and bombing battles are no longer being waged, the struggle for control of Berlin continues. The Russians are determined to push the three allied powers—United States, Britain, and France—out of Berlin in order to solidify its control on the people and the city’s resources.
Many of the same characters from the first book, From the Ashes, are in this book, too: Brunhilde “Bruni” von Sinnen, Brigadier General Dean Harris, Kommandant General Sokolov, Marlene, plus mention of a few others, such as Zara, a young woman leaving Berlin but, I suspect, not the series.
In addition, there are some new characters like Sergeant Victor Richards who connects with Bruni after her time with Dean Harris ends, even though he does not meet her qualifications of holding the rank of captain or higher and having enough money to support her in the style being a singer at the Café de Paris does not. Also, I think Marshal Kapralov is new, as is Vladimir Rublev.
This second book in the Berlin Fractured series is just as intense at the first one. It starts with the Russians manipulating the disintegration of the Allied Control Council in Berlin, all the while blaming the Americans because they did not capitulate to Russian demands. Kapralov creates havoc when he starts harassing Americans crossing the Russian sector of Germany coming from Frankfurt. Not long after the Allies protest Russians boarding Allied trains—their sovereign property—crossing the Russian sector, the Russians closed all rail travel to and from Berlin. When the Americans circumvent the Russian tactic to control the monetary system, the Russians shut down all ground travel between the Western sectors and Berlin. There is no wall yet, but the airlift begins.
Although I enjoyed the romance elements, it was the intensity of the history of post-war Berlin that held my interest. I also enjoyed the author notes at the end of the story. I occasionally thought the author was being a little overly dramatic as she portrayed the speech of some of the Russians. Based on her notes, according to her research, she was not. She took many of the speeches and accusations made against the Allied powers from the Russian-controlled newspapers of the times.
To understand and appreciate what took place in Berlin after the war, this is a must-read.
World War II is over, and yet it is not over. Although shooting and bombing battles are no longer being waged, the struggle for control of Berlin continues. The Russians are determined to push the three allied powers—United States, Britain, and France—out of Berlin in order to solidify its control on the people and the city’s resources.
Many of the same characters from the first book, From the Ashes, are in this book, too: Brunhilde “Bruni” von Sinnen, Brigadier General Dean Harris, Kommandant General Sokolov, Marlene, plus mention of a few others, such as Zara, a young woman leaving Berlin but, I suspect, not the series.
In addition, there are some new characters like Sergeant Victor Richards who connects with Bruni after her time with Dean Harris ends, even though he does not meet her qualifications of holding the rank of captain or higher and having enough money to support her in the style being a singer at the Café de Paris does not. Also, I think Marshal Kapralov is new, as is Vladimir Rublev.
This second book in the Berlin Fractured series is just as intense at the first one. It starts with the Russians manipulating the disintegration of the Allied Control Council in Berlin, all the while blaming the Americans because they did not capitulate to Russian demands. Kapralov creates havoc when he starts harassing Americans crossing the Russian sector of Germany coming from Frankfurt. Not long after the Allies protest Russians boarding Allied trains—their sovereign property—crossing the Russian sector, the Russians closed all rail travel to and from Berlin. When the Americans circumvent the Russian tactic to control the monetary system, the Russians shut down all ground travel between the Western sectors and Berlin. There is no wall yet, but the airlift begins.
Although I enjoyed the romance elements, it was the intensity of the history of post-war Berlin that held my interest. I also enjoyed the author notes at the end of the story. I occasionally thought the author was being a little overly dramatic as she portrayed the speech of some of the Russians. Based on her notes, according to her research, she was not. She took many of the speeches and accusations made against the Allied powers from the Russian-controlled newspapers of the times.
To understand and appreciate what took place in Berlin after the war, this is a must-read.
February 29, 2020
On the Brink, book two of the Berlin Fractured series, is a masterfully written and exciting portrayal that incorporates intrigue, mystery, suspense, and romance during the Berlin Airlift.
Since World War II's ending in 1945 in Europe, a quadripartite of France, Britain, America, and the Soviets had governed Berlin. The Soviets and the Americans had clashed continually to the breaking point in June of 1948. Both of them had walked out of meetings. The Soviets decide to pull out of the group and start a blockade of Berlin cutting electrical power to two hours per day with rotations, closing the autobahn, streets, railroads, and waterways connecting Berlin with the Western Zones. This action would leave two million Berlin citizens without the availability of needed food, medicines, supplies, and coal in the winter. The goal of the Soviets is to rid Berlin of the Allies. The Soviets wish to control Berlin and Germany to establish the Communist Party there and its Doctrine.
The three Allies are determined to save Berlin and its two million residents from starvation and freezing. They will construct a brand new airport and set up an airlift to fly in food, medicine, needed supplies, and coal in the winter. To accomplish this requires planning, organization, and all the necessary items and supplies and equipment to complete the task.
From Book One, From the Ashes, the author continues the story of Bruni and her friends Marlene and Zara, who are young women struggling to survive in Berlin in 1948. The Berlin Blockade makes it even more challenging to sustain their lives.
Victor Richards, who is an engineer but not an officer, and Bruni meet at the club where she sings. They are attracted to each other, and will they develop a relationship?
I enjoyed this book totally and found it not only exciting but informative about the Berlin Airlift, particularly with the numerous details that were required to complete the feat. I have read this as a member of the author's advance readers group (ARC).
Since World War II's ending in 1945 in Europe, a quadripartite of France, Britain, America, and the Soviets had governed Berlin. The Soviets and the Americans had clashed continually to the breaking point in June of 1948. Both of them had walked out of meetings. The Soviets decide to pull out of the group and start a blockade of Berlin cutting electrical power to two hours per day with rotations, closing the autobahn, streets, railroads, and waterways connecting Berlin with the Western Zones. This action would leave two million Berlin citizens without the availability of needed food, medicines, supplies, and coal in the winter. The goal of the Soviets is to rid Berlin of the Allies. The Soviets wish to control Berlin and Germany to establish the Communist Party there and its Doctrine.
The three Allies are determined to save Berlin and its two million residents from starvation and freezing. They will construct a brand new airport and set up an airlift to fly in food, medicine, needed supplies, and coal in the winter. To accomplish this requires planning, organization, and all the necessary items and supplies and equipment to complete the task.
From Book One, From the Ashes, the author continues the story of Bruni and her friends Marlene and Zara, who are young women struggling to survive in Berlin in 1948. The Berlin Blockade makes it even more challenging to sustain their lives.
Victor Richards, who is an engineer but not an officer, and Bruni meet at the club where she sings. They are attracted to each other, and will they develop a relationship?
I enjoyed this book totally and found it not only exciting but informative about the Berlin Airlift, particularly with the numerous details that were required to complete the feat. I have read this as a member of the author's advance readers group (ARC).
March 23, 2020
I always know I'll enjoy this author's next book before I read a single word. The stories are intense, the characters intriguing, and there's so much historical information too; Ms. Kummerow is one of my favorite authors. In this second book of the Berlin Fractured series, we meet Victor, an American soldier, as he and Bruni, a beautiful German woman we met in the first book of the series, find themselves attracted to each other in the midst of an increasingly unsettling situation. The Russians are becoming impossible for the allied forces to work with as they supposedly have joint control of the city. In this book, the allied forces work together to build an airport under less than desirable circumstances with a demanding deadline in order to be able to fly food and supplies to the citizens of the blockaded city. I never realized what Berlin's inhabitants went through after WWII and before the Berlin wall was built. I can't wait for the next book in the series!
January 24, 2023
This book was a reminder that the end of the war was not the end of hostilities.. Except now is the beginning of the Cold War. Germany suffers from the communists who want to discredit the western allies, particularly the Americans. A nightclub entertainer wants another benefactor after losing one whose wife comes to Germany. A handsome American airport designer catches her eye but she doesn’t want to be serious about him because he’s not high enough in the airforce and on his salary, she won’t be able to live as luxurious as she’d been used to but she can’t quit seeing him. The love story in this book was a little too predictable but doesn’t overshadow the history. It ends with the airport designer being on a hit list of the communists and now we need to read the next book to find out what happens; unfair of the author?!?
March 31, 2020
Eh...
This second book of the series set in Berlin, Germany after WWII has a rather dry and uninteresting romance plot. Again, as in the first book, I found the political historical aspect much more worthy.
The characters are too one dimensional and no real emotion is added. This was odd given the desperation of the Germans given the lack of food, fuel and services and the violence of the occupying Russian forces.
Not much else to add other than I doubt I will recommend to readers.
This second book of the series set in Berlin, Germany after WWII has a rather dry and uninteresting romance plot. Again, as in the first book, I found the political historical aspect much more worthy.
The characters are too one dimensional and no real emotion is added. This was odd given the desperation of the Germans given the lack of food, fuel and services and the violence of the occupying Russian forces.
Not much else to add other than I doubt I will recommend to readers.
June 20, 2020
On the brink
I loved this book, I couldn't put it down forgoing a night's sleep in order to finish it. My dad was in Berlin during the airlift and he told us about the struggle to keep the planes getting into the city and all the propaganda from the Russians, I could imagine being there at that time whilst reading this. Thank you Marion, once again you have given us a great mixture of fact and fiction. I would recommend this book to anyone who had an interest in WW2 and post war Europe and especially to anyone who enjoys a thoroughly good read!
I loved this book, I couldn't put it down forgoing a night's sleep in order to finish it. My dad was in Berlin during the airlift and he told us about the struggle to keep the planes getting into the city and all the propaganda from the Russians, I could imagine being there at that time whilst reading this. Thank you Marion, once again you have given us a great mixture of fact and fiction. I would recommend this book to anyone who had an interest in WW2 and post war Europe and especially to anyone who enjoys a thoroughly good read!
February 29, 2020
On The Brink grabs you right from the start. There's a lot at play throughout the story with two forces fighting for control over Berlin. The Russians and the Allied forces. The depth of the characters is a specialty of Marion's. She brings them to life so you really feel like you know them. It's this layer to the story that holds me, glued to each page. On The Brink will be your new favorite book.
March 20, 2020
Never knew
I never knew how horrible it was for the Germans after WW2. I keep reminding people that the government of Russia is not our friend. My wife and I have had a Russian exchange student, wonderful person as I have experienced. The problem is governments pit each other against anything that is different from our beliefs.
I never knew how horrible it was for the Germans after WW2. I keep reminding people that the government of Russia is not our friend. My wife and I have had a Russian exchange student, wonderful person as I have experienced. The problem is governments pit each other against anything that is different from our beliefs.
April 27, 2021
War torn Germany
This book follows the characters from book 1., concentrating mostly on Bruno. The many tribulations of the Berliners is brought to life, along with how the Allies did everything in their power to assist, and the Russians did all they could to deter the Allies. I never knew how East Berlin came to be.....
This book follows the characters from book 1., concentrating mostly on Bruno. The many tribulations of the Berliners is brought to life, along with how the Allies did everything in their power to assist, and the Russians did all they could to deter the Allies. I never knew how East Berlin came to be.....
February 17, 2022
Love this series
A bit of romance, a healthy amount of history, and a good story... What more could a girl ask for ? I sincerely appreciate a picture into this time in history. There is such a difference between our form of government and communism.... So appreciative of our founding fathers!!
A bit of romance, a healthy amount of history, and a good story... What more could a girl ask for ? I sincerely appreciate a picture into this time in history. There is such a difference between our form of government and communism.... So appreciative of our founding fathers!!
March 3, 2020
Captivating book about the Berlin Airlift
As usual, Marion Kummerow brings an episode of history alive through her meticulous research and strong characters. And, as usual, she has left me waiting for her next book.
As usual, Marion Kummerow brings an episode of history alive through her meticulous research and strong characters. And, as usual, she has left me waiting for her next book.
March 20, 2020
The struggle over who occupied Berlin directly following WW2. USA, England and France more or less against the Soviet Union. The beginning of the Cold War. A very complicated period of history mixed with some very interesting characters. Looking forward to book 3 in this series.
March 22, 2020
Informative and enjoyable
As with all of this author's books this one is quite enjoyable. But most importantly reacquaintyou with historical facts. I love when a book is enjoyable as well as a learning tool.
As with all of this author's books this one is quite enjoyable. But most importantly reacquaintyou with historical facts. I love when a book is enjoyable as well as a learning tool.
April 1, 2020
In this brilliantly written 2nd book in this series was amazing! With extremely thought provoking and deep emotion this book grabs you instantly! With the compelling characters and raw history I won’t soon forget this novel. I highly recommend this to all lovers of history!
December 16, 2021
More history in easy-read format!
Maybe not as page-turning as book 1, but amazing learning, not just a load of facts, instead with rich emotion and understanding of what the Berliners were suffering. Well researched and presented in short bites!
Maybe not as page-turning as book 1, but amazing learning, not just a load of facts, instead with rich emotion and understanding of what the Berliners were suffering. Well researched and presented in short bites!
May 1, 2026
Great fast moving historical fiction. This was a great down to earth read of life in the immediate post WW2 years in Berlin. I have read several books of this era, but this gave a more detailed feeling of life in this period. Well written and looking forward to boof 3 in this series.
March 8, 2020
I heard about the airlift but not in the details written by a wonderful author, Marion Kummerow. If you want to know about the Berlin airlift , this is a must read book. Highly recommend
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April 26, 2020I love this series! I can’t wait for the next book!
January 2, 2021
Mr Bell please look at book may have viruses
Good book hasVirus virus virus virus very good book but could have virus put on it be ware pleased w
Good book hasVirus virus virus virus very good book but could have virus put on it be ware pleased w
February 16, 2022
Good book.
May 10, 2022
Another great WW2 era story from Marion Kummerow.Do yourself a favor and get started on this series of books.I know you will enjoy them.
October 8, 2022
Russias twisted logic...
This book was so exciting...I loved hearing the thoughts of the Russians as they twisted their logic. Much as they do today.
This book was so exciting...I loved hearing the thoughts of the Russians as they twisted their logic. Much as they do today.
May 13, 2021
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Great book I don’t like writing reviews so I will write 10 more words and be done thank you verymuch
Great book I don’t like writing reviews so I will write 10 more words and be done thank you verymuch
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