Praise for A Woman at War: “There was no one quite like Marlene Dietrich, and no book I’ve seen has done a more fascinating job in covering her in such exquisite, well-rounded, and sober but enthusiastic detail. It’s going to please, entertain, and educate everyone who reads it.” —Robert Osborne, Hollywood Reporter columnist-critic and host of Turner Classic Movies “Thanks to Turner Classic Movies, Dietrich’s films are always here to be seen. This book is the perfect complement: the earthy real woman beneath the beads and glitter, the Prussian soldier who was nothing like the artificial sexual phantom onscreen. She was a better actress and a greater person than she has been given credit for. It is time to re-evaluate Miss Dietrich. A Woman at War begins the process.” —Liz Smith, New York Post columnist

Wayne State University Press is pleased to announce that A Woman at War: Marlene Dietrich Remembered edited by J. David Riva has won The Eric Hoffer Award (formerly the Writers’ Notes Award)! The Hoffer Award for short prose and books was established at the start of the 21st century as a means of opening a door to writing of significant merit. It honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer by highlighting salient writing. The winning stories and essays are awarded prizes and published annually in the anthology, Best New Writing, along with the results of the book awards.

A Woman at War has also been named as a finalist for the ForeWord Book of the Year Award in the biography category. The ForeWordBook of the Year Awards were established to bring increased attention from librarians and booksellers to the literary achievements of independent publishers and their authors. ForeWord is the only review trade journal devoted exclusively to covering books from independent houses. Winners will be announced in early June at the BookExpo America Conference.

A Woman at War offers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at Marlene Dietrich from those who knew her best. This collection of interviews and photographs recounts the many facets of Dietrich’s personality and of her life during World War II, with contributions from those whose lives she touched, including Rosemary Clooney, Burt Bacharach, Cher, Hildegard Knef, and Maria Riva.