As combat veterans and high commanders know logic is often a stranger in wartime. --William B. Breuer in The annals of World War II are mined with captivating cases of strange coincidences ominous premonitions and baffling mysteries. Now William Breuer s painstaking research has yielded over 100 fascinating historical accounts including: The mysterious fire on the Normandie . . . Who really was behind the eerily efficient destruction of the famed ocean liner? The ominous Deadly Double advertisement in The New Yorker . . . Was it a coded leak to Japanese and German spies announcing the upcoming bombing of Pearl Harbor? The botched Nazi kidnapping of the Duke of Windsor . . . How did a serendipitous series of events save the duke from Hitler s grasp (and the Allied forces from a crippling strategic setback)? The curious sinking of the Tang . . . How did this deadliest of U.S. submarines come to meet such an unexpected and mysterious end? Anyone interested in twists of fate should find this book fascinating. --Library Journal While away a few hours or spend a few minutes at a time enjoying this collection of inexplicable mysterious and strange tales. --Nashville Banner