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A review by stacyroth
The Indomitable Florence Finch: The Untold Story of a War Widow Turned Resistance Fighter and Savior of American POWs by Robert J. Mrazek
5.0
I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.
Florence Finch was the daughter of an American serviceman and a Filipina woman, raised in the Philippines. In the days leading up to World War II, she fell in love with an American serviceman, Flip Smith, and married him. When he died shortly after the US joined the war, Florence used her wartime job to sneak help to the American soldiers being held as Prisoners of War by the Japanese on the island, getting them food and medicine that saved hundreds of American lives. Her story has largely been unknown until now.
Most of the stories we hear about World War II are what happened on the Western front, fighting the Germans. I learned a lot about what happened in the Philippines during World War II from this book. Florence's bravery is astounding; she is a true heroine! I listened to this as an audiobook, and the narrator did a great job reading the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes learning more about World War II.
Florence Finch was the daughter of an American serviceman and a Filipina woman, raised in the Philippines. In the days leading up to World War II, she fell in love with an American serviceman, Flip Smith, and married him. When he died shortly after the US joined the war, Florence used her wartime job to sneak help to the American soldiers being held as Prisoners of War by the Japanese on the island, getting them food and medicine that saved hundreds of American lives. Her story has largely been unknown until now.
Most of the stories we hear about World War II are what happened on the Western front, fighting the Germans. I learned a lot about what happened in the Philippines during World War II from this book. Florence's bravery is astounding; she is a true heroine! I listened to this as an audiobook, and the narrator did a great job reading the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes learning more about World War II.