I actually give it higher than 3 stars, maybe 4 1/2 but it wouldn't let me change it.

I loved about 2/3 of this book. It seemed like the last third was really unnecessary. We had a good discussion about it although we were trying to keep the ending a secret for one of our members that didn't quite finish it in time.

This has been one of my most favorite books in a long time. I read it cover to cover, all the end notes, addendums etc. This is another look at WWII from a perspective often forgotten, the occupied. Sure, when WWII comes up, you think about the Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, the atomic bombs in Japan, D-Day, but this is about reacting to, coping and living with an occupying force. This book spurred a wonderful discussion.

I did like the story although it was dry in some parts. The book felt a little too on the upsale for donation money, like one extremely long pamphlet. On a whole his life's work is quite inspiring!