Destiny is the powerful and inspiring prequel to the Navy Justice Series. In this book there are three characters, one American, one English and one German. Each faces the war in their own way. Throughout this book, Brown is able to express the family and individual perspective of facing war.Walter, the American, was drawn in by loyalty and love for his brother, Billy, who served on the USS Arizona, which was located at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack.
Heinrich, the German, joins a group who acts in vengeance after a government official's assassination. He was then placed under Rommel in Africa.
Darwin, an English actor, was the son of a Royal Naval officer who wanted his son to follow in his steps. Darwin, though was a pacifist. To try to receive recognition from his father he joins the reserves and then the Royal Naval Commandos.
Each of these men face death in various battles as they make their way to the Normandy Invasion. Each is unsure of their destiny.
This is such a powerful book that is rich in details and facts, while it brings the war to a personal level of each of the men involved and the families that surround them.
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When the World Was Young, by Elizabeth Gaffney, begins on
V-J Day and is written from the perspective of Wally Baker. Wally, throughout
the book, feels like a bit of a misfit. First of all, there is her name, which
she feels is definitely a boy’s name. Then, even through she loves Wonder Women comics and ants, she feels
like these items still separates her from others. Finally, there is her mother,
who is not stable and the fact that the lives with her grandparents, but yet
her best friends are Loretta, the housekeeper and Ham, Loretta’s son.
