Every year book tv asked member of congress about the books they are reading. Joining us now book tv is tom cole, republican from oklahoma. Congressman paul, we have asked you this question before. Youve always had a large reading lists. What is under current reading list. Tom i have just finished the splendid in the file by erik larson. Its a wonderful account of churchill and his family. Literally during the worst years of the war. When after the Prime Minister of 1940, really the date of the low countries and france. And then basically, what was like to standalone against nancy germany. Until june of 41, the russians are in a war and obviously, by december 41, the United States entered the war. Its an excellent book. It is a wonderful read about a guy that i consider the greatest person in the century. In the supreme ordeal of the career. And then i also been reading, i just picked up the great historian by the name of jean edward smith. Its a great biographer never read his biograp
Of congress about the books they are reading. Joining is now on book tv tom cole a republican from oklahoma, congressman wiebe asked you this question before, youve always had a large reading list, what is on your current reading list. I just finished the splendid and the vile by eric larson, wonderful account of him and his family, there in the worst year of the war right after becomes Prime Minister in 1940, the day of the german invasion in the countries in france and basically what it was like to stand alone against not see germany until june of 41 the russians are in the war and obviously by december 41, the United States is in the war, youve seen the book, its a wonderful read about a guy that i consider the greatest person of the 20th century and the supreme ordeal of long and brilliant career, ive also been reading, i just picked up the greatest story of the name of jean edward smith, great biographer, i read his biographies a grant in eisenhower, by far the best eisenhower bio
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