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A review by beejai
Six Graves to Munich by Mario Puzo
4.0
I am surprised at the number of poor reviews for this book. I mean, it is no Godfather, but it is still a decent read. There are definitely holes and Rogan's early life is just horribly written, but once you get into the main story, it moves well.
In this book, Michael Rogan was a child prodigy who put his brilliance to use for the US Intelligence services during WW2. He works with the French underground right up until DDay where he is caught, along with his newlywed French wife. Rogan is then subjected to horrible torture by seven individuals. Just minutes before Allied troops would liberate him, Rogan is shot and left for dead... but he doesn't die.
Many years later, Rogan stumbles across some information that would allow him to finally discover the identity of those seven men. He then goes on a mission of vengeance, with the goal of killing each of them in turn in the hope that finally, he would have peace.
One thing to keep in mind when reading this is that it was first written in 1967. At that time, most of the WW2 generation was still alive. There were still war crimes trials going on right into the mid-'60s. There is nothing in our generation that can even begin to compare with how this war affected that generation. Through Rogan, the American CIA agents, and the seven criminals themselves, Puzzo gives us a complex look from many angles at how different people chose to respond both to the atrocities they suffered and those they committed.
In this book, Michael Rogan was a child prodigy who put his brilliance to use for the US Intelligence services during WW2. He works with the French underground right up until DDay where he is caught, along with his newlywed French wife. Rogan is then subjected to horrible torture by seven individuals. Just minutes before Allied troops would liberate him, Rogan is shot and left for dead... but he doesn't die.
Many years later, Rogan stumbles across some information that would allow him to finally discover the identity of those seven men. He then goes on a mission of vengeance, with the goal of killing each of them in turn in the hope that finally, he would have peace.
One thing to keep in mind when reading this is that it was first written in 1967. At that time, most of the WW2 generation was still alive. There were still war crimes trials going on right into the mid-'60s. There is nothing in our generation that can even begin to compare with how this war affected that generation. Through Rogan, the American CIA agents, and the seven criminals themselves, Puzzo gives us a complex look from many angles at how different people chose to respond both to the atrocities they suffered and those they committed.