About Helena P. Schrader
Dr. Helena P. Schrader is the author of five critically acclaimed non-fiction history books and twenty historical novels, eleven of which have earned one or more literary awards. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Hamburg, which she earned with a ground-breaking biography of a leader of the German Resistance to Hitler, and served as an American diplomat in Europe and Africa.
Her best-selling non-fiction work, “The Blockade Breakers,” published with The History Press of the UK, shows how a massive airlift enabled the West to overcome a Soviet blockade that cut off 2.2 million German civilians from food, fuel and other necessities. This dramatic and bloodless victory laid the foundation for the post-war world, but at the cost of the division of Europe.
Her novels set in the 20th century include a novel based her dissertation, “Traitors for the Sake of Humanity: A Novel of the German Resistance to Hitler,” a novel about the Battle of Britain (“Where Eagles Never Flew”), and a novel on the stresses of flying for Bomber Command (“Moral Fibre”). Battle of Britain RAF fighter ace Wing Commander Bob Doe called “Where Eagles Never Flew” “the best book on the life of us fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain that I have ever seen.”
Schrader has accumulated more than forty literary accolades over the last decade, including a prestigious Book Excellence Award for “Envoy of Jerusalem” as Best Biography 2017, a Gold (1st Place) in the category Historical Fiction 2020 from Feathered Quill Award for “The Emperor Strikes Back,” and a Hemingway Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction from Chanticleer International Book Awards for “Where Eagles Never Flew” in 2021 and for “Moral Fibre” in 2022. In addition, “Traitors for the Sake of Humanity” was a finalist for the highly competitive Foreword INDIES awards in the category Military History, and “Cold Peace” took Silver in the 2023 Readers Favorites Book Awards in the category “Political Thriller.”
In summary, according to highly respected Feathered Quill Reviews: “Helena Schrader’s in-depth stories, fantastic characters, and ability to write an unforgettable tale makes her one of the best authors out there!”
