The last six films: (See previous blog for first six) My husband Charles loved movies especially films on history and James Bond! When he died I decided to continue watching history movies (and James Bond when Daniel Craig started to play James) even though I would be viewing them alone. I searched for as many …
The first six films: My husband Charles loved movies especially films on history and James Bond! When he died I decided to continue watching history movies (and James Bond when Daniel Craig started to play James) even though I would be viewing them alone. I searched for as many movies I could find on the …
One month ago today I launched this website and blog for my late husband’s memoir – his life in the Czech resistance during World War II and the Cold War. It was May 11, Charles’ birthday – a magnificent “opening day.” I couldn’t help thinking – what am I getting myself into? Everyone said I …
A Widow, a Memoir and the Czech Resistance What do these three things have in common: a widow, a memoir and the Czech resistance? The Answer is: the subjects of this blog and the stories I will be telling you in future blog posts. A widow, that’s me. And this is the day I became …
We made a serious mistake by killing Heydrich in Bohemian territory; the reprisals were too awful. — Charles Novacek, Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance Seventy years later historians still debate the Czech resistance’s assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich during World War II. Was it the right thing to do or …
