All that is needed for evil men to triumph is for good men to do nothing. It Would Have Been Enough , Book 2 of Manny's War & Peace , is a novel combining truth with fiction about people living through a brutal war where normal human beings can become cold-blooded killers. In Vienna, 1938, sixteen-year-old Manny Grenfeldt's life changes dramatically. In response to the persecution of Jews, who live with the ever-present threat of being beaten or killed, he attends self-defence classes on how to use everyday items like pens and keys as weapons. But all the self-defence in the world cannot stop the brutal torture and murder of his father or his mother's suicide. From this moment on, Manny is intent on revenge, not just for his parents, or even for every Jew, but for every human being destroyed by a terrible evil... will keep you riveted to the last page.