“On March 13, 1938, Austria was annexed by Germany. It didn’t seem to help that President Roosevelt had sent a letter to Adolf Hitler seeking peace. The year ended with Kristallnacht, when many Jewish shops and synagogues were looted, burned… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
