Charles Ota Heller

                                                                                      In my book, Prague: My Long Journey Home, I write about Czech collaborators with the Nazis and the Svejks–those who simply stood by and did nothing. But there were also many Czechs who resisted and who provided assistance to the Allies via clandestine activities. One doesn’t often hear about such resistance coming from those Czechs who…

I feel a personal connection to this year’s two anniversaries of the Heisman trophy–the award presented to the season’s best collegiate football player. Fifty years ago, I was a young, first-year, professor at the U. S. Naval Academy. One of my students was a midshipman named Roger Staubach, the recipient of the 1963 Heisman for his…

What a week this has been for Oklahoma State athletics! On Tuesday, our top-ten men’s basketball team ripped through #11-ranked Memphis by 21 points–putting up 101 points against them. On Friday, our nationally-ranked Cowgirls’ basketball squad demolished the University of Southern California by 31 points. Then came last night. We faced the third-ranked Baylor Bears, with…

I feel honored to have been asked to speak about my book and my experiences as one of Europe’s “hidden children” at the commemoration of that horrible event known as “Krystallnacht,” or “Night of Broken Glass.” The following is the announcement of the event–an invitation to all readers to come and join us. ANNAPOLIS —…

Charles Ota Heller: “Name-droppings: Close Encounters with the Famous …: I’m happy to announce that my newest book is now available, both as a soft-cover (list: $11.99) and an e-book ($2.99), directly from t…

I’m happy to announce that my newest book is now available, both as a soft-cover (list: $11.99) and an e-book ($2.99), directly from the publisher, Abbott Press-www.abbottpress.com, or Amazon-www.amazon.com. It’s a short read (128 pages), and I hope you will spend an evening or two reading it and enjoying it. You’ll find it a departure…

I have been a subscriber and loyal reader of Sports Illustrated since its first year of publication, many years ago. This, despite the fact that I’ve long resented the magazine’s bias against my alma mater, Oklahoma State University. I’ve written SI many letters to the editors about this bias–some of which they have published. My…

Over the weekend, the European team destroyed the U. S. squad in the Solheim Cup. In the past, there had never been any doubt about my rooting interests — I pulled for the American team. This time, it was a bit difficult. For one thing, Europe’s captain was Liselotte Neumann. Lotte had always been my…

I just finished reading Patrick O’Donnell’s THEY DARED RETURN, and I feel obliged to tell everyone about the book. It is an amazing story of five Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany who joined the U.S. Armed Forces and volunteered for incredibly dangerous work, even while their families were being rounded up for death camps. After intensive OSS…

Penny Sansevieri (penny@marketingexpert.com), an expert on book marketing, sent out a message to readers, advising them how they can assist authors. As the author of PRAGUE: MY LONG JOURNEY HOME, and one whose next book–a short one, titled NAME-DROPPINGS–will be coming out this summer, I’m copying Penny’s suggestions in the hope that my readers will…