I was unaware of this (and Coco Chanel’s Nazi sympathizing) until watching The New Look on AppleTV. It wasn’t that well received, but I appreciated seeing a story take place during WWII that treated the occupation of France not as the main plot, but as a setting.
He’s american, but his WW2 novels revolve around Europeans.
“Night Soldiers” is about a Bulgarian fisherman whose brother was killed by a Fascist mob. He gets recruited by the KGB and gets sent to fight in the Spanish Civil War.
I was unaware of this (and Coco Chanel’s Nazi sympathizing) until watching The New Look on AppleTV. It wasn’t that well received, but I appreciated seeing a story take place during WWII that treated the occupation of France not as the main plot, but as a setting.
If you want another look I recommend the behind the bastards episode on Coco.
Great show, and great podcast!
Look up the novels of Alan Furst.
He’s american, but his WW2 novels revolve around Europeans.
“Night Soldiers” is about a Bulgarian fisherman whose brother was killed by a Fascist mob. He gets recruited by the KGB and gets sent to fight in the Spanish Civil War.