This book was sent to me by Random House Australia. I have been asked to write a review and my review is truthful to my opinion of the book.

There is something about European history, specifically German and Russian history, that fascinates me. It may be the fact that it’s centuries older than Australian history, but it’s just so rich and there are so many stories. It’s the Second World War I find to be the most interesting, mainly because in schools, we don’t learn much about it with the exception of learning that Hitler exterminated 6 million Jews.

We learn a lot about World War 1, but to me, it’s not nearly as interesting as World War 2. In WW2, you have characters like Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini. You have examples of true cruelty. It’s really hard to imagine what it would have been like to live through WW2. In Two Brothers by Ben Elton, we get a glimpse. Read More