Quote of the day
The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.
Frederic Morton

Born: October 5, 1924
Died: April 20, 2015 (aged 90)
Bio: Frederic Morton was an Austrian-born American writer. Born Fritz Mandelbaum in Vienna, Morton was the son of a blacksmith who specialized in forging imperial medals. In the wake of the Anschluss of 1938, his father was arrested, but later released.
Known for:
- A nervous splendor (1979)
- The Rothschilds (1962)
- Thunder at Twilight
- The forever street






