“Our neighbor, Hugo du Toit, was a very handsome Afrikaner, who, with his two sisters, was a close friend of Louis Botha, the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, and also a close friend of General Jan… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share Image
“For many years South Africa was occupied primarily by Dutch farmers known as Boers who had first arrived in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 when Jan van Riebeeck established the Dutch East India Company and later by British… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share Image
“When at last we arrived in Mannheim, I found that my apartment had been rented to a family whose young son was an amputee.… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“Mildred Elizabeth Sisk later named Mildred Elizabeth Gillars was born in Portland, Maine on November 29, 1900. In 1929, Gillars left the United States… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“When I got to the main street I saw that the town was in turmoil. To my surprise I found people breaking into the… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“To smooth over Castro’s ruffled feathers; Khrushchev eventually wrote him a personal letter explaining his reasons for reaching an agreement with the United States… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“After arriving in America, John and Adeline continued on their tour of American Universities, leaving their daughter Ursula in the New York City area,… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“Answer me!” he repeated. “Give me the name of the person you sheltered!” I faltered, knowing that bad things were about to follow. Here… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“On August 19, 1934, the great majority of Germany’s registered voters went to the polls and handed Hitler 38 million votes, thereby demonstrating overwhelming… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“I went along on this ride, as did Adolph, and we returned to the Feudenheim district of Mannheim, which was where our apartment stood.… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“The Union of South Africa divided the functionality of government between Cape Town and Pretoria. Cape Town was the Administrative Capital and Pretoria served… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“Our neighbor, Hugo du Toit, was a very handsome Afrikaner, who, with his two sisters, was a close friend of Louis Botha, the first… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“Within Germany, unrest fermented after Germany lost World War I, and the German people, including the workers and the military, detested the idea that… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“Brigitte was a big help to Richard’s parents. During the day she looked for firewood and later helped her grandmother with the cooking, which… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“….On my walks to the village, I got to know some of the villagers a little better. It didn’t take very long before they… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“Born on March 20, 1971, she celebrated her 100th birthday this past March. During the war she toured the battle zones, where British forces… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“I was sleeping on the couch one afternoon when suddenly I sensed that someone was leaning over me. When I opened my eyes I… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
