“After arriving in America, John and Adeline continued on their tour of American Universities, leaving their daughter Ursula in the New York City area, after her marriage to the present-day, award-winning author, Captain Hank Bracker. At the beginning of their… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share
“When at last we arrived in Mannheim, I found that my apartment had been rented to a family whose young son was an amputee. I had conscientiously paid our landlady the entire time we were gone and now that I returned and needed my apartment I couldn’t do anything about it. I felt upset that these people usurped what was… — 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 for France, where she worked as an artist's model in Paris. During World War II she was employed as a radio announcer with RRG, Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaftm, the official German State Radio Station. In 1941, the US State… — 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 shops, looting in broad daylight, and to my shame I joined in! Not having any money, I rationalized that this would be a way to get my gift for Mrs. Koestoll. First I found some nice… — 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 following the Cuban Missile Crisis. In it, he also extended Castro an invitation to come and visit him in Moscow. The Cuban leader, feeling that this enhanced his international standing, set aside his resentments and swallowed… — 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, after her marriage to the present-day, award-winning author, Captain Hank Bracker. At the beginning of their tour of the United States, John and Adeline purchased a vintage “Ford Woodie Station Wagon,” which they drove across the… — 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 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
