Ritchie Boy Secrets: How a Force of Immigrants and Refugees Helped Win World War II
We are proud to have the author of “Ritchie Boys Secrets” coming to the library to autograph some books and talk about who the Ritchie Boys were and what they accomplished as espionage agents during the war.
We'll bet only a few of you had an idea what Ft Ritchie was doing during the war nor did you know that 60% of the intelligence gathered during the war was gathered by the people trained there in secret. The fact that they were largely immigrants and therefore native speakers who had enlisted to fight against Nazi occupation of their birth places was impressive. The additional fact that many of them were Jewish and yet volunteered to return to their occupied homelands undercover to gather military intelligence is nothing short of phenomenal.
This is an opportunity to hear about a part of America’s WWII history not all of us knew about or understood. And it was right on our doorstep. Ms. Eddy has written what reviewers have described as a ‘meticulously researched” book about Ft Ritchie and the men and women who trained there in secret during World War II. It’s a fascinating book to read and you will definitely have questions to ask her.
She will be here on December 14th from 1:00PM until about 3:00PM and we will have books available for you to buy and have her sign. Space is limited so please call or come in to register.
