General The Female Wing of the Hitler Youth Was the Nazi’s Secret WeaponI dug in deep to the "Band of German Maidens " (Bund Deutscher Madel /…Martha Hall KellyApril 11, 2023
General The Amazing Dress That Inspired Arlette’s Wedding Dress in The Golden Doves was a British Princess’ Favorite.Since my French character Arlette LaRue in The Golden Doves is a budding fashion designer…Martha Hall KellyApril 7, 2023
General This Nazi Doctor Evaded Justice Until a Ravensbruck Rabbit Blew the Whistle on Him.In 1951 Dr. Walter P. Schreiber, former WWII Chief of Medical Science in the Nazi…Martha Hall KellyApril 4, 2023
General She’s back. Dr. Herta Oberheuser Returns in The Golden Doves.Dr. Herta Oberheuser was a German Nazi physician who helped carry out medical experiments on…Martha Hall KellyMarch 31, 2023
General It Was So Much Fun Researching the 1950s LifestyleI was born in 1957 and don't remember what the fifties were like, so I…Martha Hall KellyMarch 30, 2023
General Kurt Blome Worked on a Plague Weapon to Try and Please Hitler. During WWII Hitler reportedly issued orders prohibiting biological weapons. But research was conducted anyway,…Martha Hall KellyMarch 28, 2023
General Costume Designer Nina Jirsíková Created Her Own Grim Fashion Magazine at RavensbruckTranslation: This year's fashion trend for a stroll between the camp barracks on the summer…Martha Hall KellyMarch 27, 2023
General Virginia Hall The American Woman Who Outsmarted the Nazis at Every TurnHow Virginia Hall, born in Baltimore into a wealthy American family, became so damaging and…Martha Hall KellyMarch 24, 2023
General My Journey Tracing the Nazi Ratline Through Italy Ended at the Vatican Reading the fascinating book The Ratline by Philippe Sands for research for my novel…Martha Hall KellyMarch 23, 2023
General The Only Nazi Lebensborn Home on French Soil is Where Arlette Gives Birth in The Golden DovesWhen I was researching Lilac Girls and Herta Oberheuser's scenes at a Lebensborn Camp, I…Martha Hall KellyMarch 22, 2023
General Wish We Could All Still Fly Pan Am President’s Class Like Arlette Does in The Golden DovesIt was so much fun writing the 1950s chapters of The Golden Doves especially the…Martha Hall KellyMarch 19, 2023
General The Bizarre Nazi Colony That Inspired the Orphanage in The Golden Doves: Colonia DignidadMany of the things about the Nazis post-WWII seem too bizarre to be true, including…Martha Hall KellyMarch 16, 2023
General Mother Elisabeth Sacrificed herself at Ravensbruck So a Young Mother Could LiveWhile researching my first novel Lilac Girls I discovered the story of Sister Elise Rivet…Martha Hall KellyFebruary 28, 2023
General The Ravensbruck Kinderzimmer: A Horrible Experiment My latest novel The Golden Doves features a scene set…Martha Hall KellyFebruary 19, 2023