Irena's War

Praise for James D. Shipman: From the first crackling sentence to the vividly rendered climax, Task Force Baum provides the reader with a tempo that never flags. Based on a controversial raid in WWII to liberate a POW camp behind Nazi lines, this novel is revealing, and at the same time, great reading entertainment. -James R. Benn, author of When Hell Struck Twelve on Task Force Baum A guts-and-glory novel of WWII, based on a true story, told with all the fire and fury of the war. . . . A striking testament to the glory of the 'Greatest Generation. -The Traitor on Task Force Baum A Bitter Rain is the best kind of WWII novel, action-packed, populated by complex characters facing deep moral dilemmas, and historically accurate. I loved it. -Mark Sullivan, author of #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky on A Bitter Rain Harrowing, intense, and oh so real, this story plunges the reader into the nightmare world of Nazi Germany where good and decent people struggle to survive. -Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of The Royal Spyness Series and In Farleigh Field on A Bitter Rain The characters in the story are so real, so believable, I could not help but become totally engrossed. -Historical Novel Review on Going Home Shipman (Task Force Baum) dazzles in this historical tour-de-force based on the real-life story of WWII Polish resistance fighter Irena Sendler...The author's impeccable research, gripping prose, and pitch-perfect pacing bring an immediacy to the atrocities wreaked on Jews and other undesirables. Shipman's humbling, spellbinding tale is a standout among recent works of Holocaust fiction. -Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW