Well done!
WW2, 1930s, 1940s, gangsters, the-mob, espionage, fascists, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, history-and-culture***** This review is for the audiobook narrated by Gabriel Vaughan who makes it all the more fun all while making sure that the reader knows that this really is nonfiction! This is the way that nonfiction history OUGHT to be presented! Certainly, there is some salty language, violence, attitudes no longer acceptable (some never should have been but were), and some VERY unpleasant truths. But all in all, it is a terrific read! The intro ties it all with some attitudes of today by telling us that in Captain America Comics #1 which hit the newsstands a full year before the bombing of Pearl Harbor when so much of the US was still in denial about the vile things happening in Europe, and The Captain showed what needed to be done and threw the first punch (but not the last). From there on, the lesser-known history of the happenings in the US is presented clearly and bluntly but with wit and attitude. The publisher's blurb does a good job of getting readers interested, but you have to read the book to really appreciate it all. Great read! I requested and received a free temporary audio copy from Tantor Audio via NetGalley. Thank you!