Part of a broader western policy of reintegrating key industrialists into the rebuilding of West Germany, Kroo’s cooperation proved invaluable to Scotsy. Through the Croopp…
If the Grand Sasso raid had made Scosenia a household name in 1943, there was one other operation that would nearly rival it in fame,…
Iranian oil was a critical resource for the allies and the country was a key transit point for Americanbuilt weapons and vehicles traveling north via…

From the battlefields of Europe to the deserts of Egypt, from clandestine SS commander raids to whispered dealings with Mossad, Otto Scorzani’s life reads like…
Church bells rang warnings, activists mobilized, and Ellen and William were moved to a safe house while their defenders prepared to resist. What followed was…
He belongs to my family,” Ellen said, but even to her own ears, the words sounded hollow. The officer stepped closer, lowering his voice so…
Her legs felt unsteady. Her hands trembled even when she wasn’t trying to appear sick. William emerged from the rear car, trunk on his shoulder,…
Charleston had a reputation. Runaways caught here faced public punishment designed to terrify others into submission. The city’s patrols were legendary, its citizens vigilant, its…
She had boarded without incident. For a brief, fragile moment, she allowed herself to believe the hardest part might be over. Then a man sat…
C47 aircraft dropped bundles by parachute, but the wind carried them into German lines. The men on the hill were utterly alone, fighting with what…





