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William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Selfless “Splendor” of Johan “Joop” Westerweel

On July 11th, 1942, a small band of Dutch bishops “learned, with horror, of new measures by which Jewish men, women, and children”, were to…

5d ago

Remembering the Selfless “Splendor” of Johan “Joop” Westerweel

5d ago

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Selfless Valor of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

As one who “yearned to answer the call of duty”, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński couldn’t have felt any more dispirited when, on the eve of war…

Aug 4

Remembering the Selfless Valor of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

Aug 4

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Good and Noble Courage of Father Hermann Maas

Of the millions of Germans who celebrated Adolf Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor, in January 1933, few were as jubilant as Germany’s…

Jul 28

Remembering the Good and Noble Courage of Father Hermann Maas

Jul 28

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Moral Worth” of Major General Henning von Tresckow

Of the more than 40 documented attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler, perhaps none are as audacious as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg’s.

Jul 21

Remembering the “Moral Worth” of Major General Henning von Tresckow

Jul 21

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Humble Heroics of Captain Charles Upham

Within hours of hearing his country was at war with Hitler’s Germany, “tough as teak” New Zealander, Charles Upham, rushed to his nearest…

Jul 14

Remembering the Humble Heroics of Captain Charles Upham

Jul 14

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Conspicuous Gallantry” of Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph O’Brien

A “soldier’s soldier…”

Jul 7

Remembering the “Conspicuous Gallantry” of Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph O’Brien

Jul 7

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Supreme Heroism” of Squadron Leader Arthur “Pongo” Scarf

Mere hours after Japan’s infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, was informed Japanese forces had…

Jun 30

Remembering the “Supreme Heroism” of Squadron Leader Arthur “Pongo” Scarf

Jun 30

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Great Bravery” of Lieutenant Andrée Raymonde Borrel

“The idea of women entering the line of battle”, Sir Winston Churchill wrote in 1938, “is revolting to us…”

Jun 23

Remembering the “Great Bravery” of Lieutenant Andrée Raymonde Borrel

Jun 23

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Awe-Inspiring Faith of Aristides de Sousa Mendes

As the might of Hitler’s Wehrmacht steamrolled the French into submission, millions of civilians packed what little they could carry, and…

Jun 16

Remembering the Awe-Inspiring Faith of Aristides de Sousa Mendes

Jun 16

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Glorious Humanity of Giorgio Perlasca

Early in the morning of May 15th, 1944, SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann oversaw the first mass transportation of Hungarian Jews to…

Jun 9

Remembering the Glorious Humanity of Giorgio Perlasca

Jun 9

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Publishing with a specific focus on Holocaust and military history, William is an accomplished citizen writer, prided on keeping people from forgetting.

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