As someone that hasn’t read a lot about WWII and has never approached the subject in depth, I honestly didn’t expect to love this read as much as I did. I found myself so incredibly moved by this at times funny and eccentric tale of individual resistance. The intermixing of complex political war games, flamboyant spy dramas, whimsical pigeon stories and heart wrenching tales of the endurance of the human spirit when faced with tyranny kept me in every moment at the edge of my seat, made me chuckle from time to time and brought me to the brink of tears.

The writer’s quick and dynamic prose, alongside his ingenuity when intertwining the drama of individuals with the more Europe-encompassing events of course only helps portray this amazing and still rather unknown story within probably the most well understood conflict of human history.

Truly an unmissable read for lovers of History that I only regret keeping for so long in my bookshelf. Definitely a contestant for favorite book of the year.