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(More customer reviews)Patriotism is a key ingredient of many books on the subject of World War II. A devotion to one's country, and the courage and willingness to risk one's life in an effort to protect it, have been the core of many a great read. But what about humanity? What about risking one's life to protect a country to which one does not belong, simply because the injustices against them are too great to be ignored? In Passport Not Required the reader is introduced to 22 U.S. citizens who went to England and volunteered with the Royal Navy, some more than two years before the U.S. entered the war. Risking loss of their United States citizenship, each of these men committed themselves to fighting beside their British compatriots during some of the darkest hours of World War II. The book introduces us to each of them, gives us insight into why they felt so strongly about the cause, tells us what they did to impact the war effort (quite a bit), and ultimately what became of them. It's a moving, oftentimes overwhelming account of what it means to risk everything just to fight for what you believe in. In 2001, Winston Churchill's grandson said of these volunteers, "Their numbers may not have been great, but the fact that they came, at a moment when Britain stood alone, meant so much. They proved to be the harbingers of the millions that were to come later." Bravo, to an account of true humanity, and in the end, I guess, quite an example of patriotism.
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