LATEST BOOK REVIEWS
Find your next great read or dive further into your newest favorite topic.
LATEST BOOK REVIEWS
Find your next great read or dive further into your newest favorite topic.
Flawed Commanders and Strategy: In the Battles for Italy, 1943-45 Review
“Flawed Commanders and Strategy provides an insightful perspective into the human elements of military leadership during the Italian Campaign.”
Clearing the Way: U.S. Army Engineers in World War II Review
“The exploits of U.S. Army engineers during World War II are certainly worthy of serious examination and praise.”
Civil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine Warfare Review
“Hess provides an unvarnished perspective of what went right and what lessons were learned from the mistakes encountered in using landmine warfare.”
The Cassville Affairs: Johnston, Hood, and the Failed Confederate Strategy in the Atlanta Campaign, 19 May 1864 Review
“The Cassville Affairs is highly recommended to anyone interested in the Atlanta Campaign.”
The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service During World War I Review
“[Leeke’s] smooth-flowing narrative touches on various aspects of the World War I era that probably are not generally known either to baseball fans or to casual readers of history.”
Real Soldiering: The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815-1980 Review
“Linn presents a timely and masterful study focused on the challenges the Army faced in the decade following each major conflict from the War of 1812 to Vietnam.”
Patton’s Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II Review
“Alex Kershaw’s Pattons’s Prayer expertly weaves the military leadership and successes of Patton with his deep faith.”
An Army Afire: How the US Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era Review
“Beth Bailey has provided her readers with an exemplary analysis of the U.S. Army’s attempts to address the racial crisis that challenged its very capacity to effectively fight a major war.”
Every Weapon I Had: A Vietnam Vet’s Long Road to the Medal of Honor Review
“Colonel Paris Davis’s account of his life is much more than the story of the Medal of Honor alone.”
The Soldier’s Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II Review
“The soldier’s truth, as Chrisinger explains in closing, is that war is hell. Yet, the hell Pyle witnessed was also the salve he needed to exist and to treat his own demons, a drug without which he could not survive, and one that eventually killed him.”
Urban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern Era Review
“Urban Battlefields serves as a timely reminder that war is by nature a human endeavor where technology, no matter how sophisticated, serves as the means, rather than as the panacea to solving complex military problems.”
Super Slick: Life and Death in a Huey Helicopter in Vietnam Review
“Authors Tom Feigel and Larry Weill do a commendable job of documenting the lives of the aircrews of the Huey helicopter, the workhorse of the Vietnam war.”
Flawed Commanders and Strategy: In the Battles for Italy, 1943-45 Review
“Flawed Commanders and Strategy provides an insightful perspective into the human elements of military leadership during the Italian Campaign.”
Clearing the Way: U.S. Army Engineers in World War II Review
“The exploits of U.S. Army engineers during World War II are certainly worthy of serious examination and praise.”
Civil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine Warfare Review
“Hess provides an unvarnished perspective of what went right and what lessons were learned from the mistakes encountered in using landmine warfare.”
The Cassville Affairs: Johnston, Hood, and the Failed Confederate Strategy in the Atlanta Campaign, 19 May 1864 Review
“The Cassville Affairs is highly recommended to anyone interested in the Atlanta Campaign.”
The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service During World War I Review
“[Leeke’s] smooth-flowing narrative touches on various aspects of the World War I era that probably are not generally known either to baseball fans or to casual readers of history.”
Real Soldiering: The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815-1980 Review
“Linn presents a timely and masterful study focused on the challenges the Army faced in the decade following each major conflict from the War of 1812 to Vietnam.”
Patton’s Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II Review
“Alex Kershaw’s Pattons’s Prayer expertly weaves the military leadership and successes of Patton with his deep faith.”
An Army Afire: How the US Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era Review
“Beth Bailey has provided her readers with an exemplary analysis of the U.S. Army’s attempts to address the racial crisis that challenged its very capacity to effectively fight a major war.”
Every Weapon I Had: A Vietnam Vet’s Long Road to the Medal of Honor Review
“Colonel Paris Davis’s account of his life is much more than the story of the Medal of Honor alone.”
The Soldier’s Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II Review
“The soldier’s truth, as Chrisinger explains in closing, is that war is hell. Yet, the hell Pyle witnessed was also the salve he needed to exist and to treat his own demons, a drug without which he could not survive, and one that eventually killed him.”
Urban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern Era Review
“Urban Battlefields serves as a timely reminder that war is by nature a human endeavor where technology, no matter how sophisticated, serves as the means, rather than as the panacea to solving complex military problems.”
Super Slick: Life and Death in a Huey Helicopter in Vietnam Review
“Authors Tom Feigel and Larry Weill do a commendable job of documenting the lives of the aircrews of the Huey helicopter, the workhorse of the Vietnam war.”
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Dranesville: A Northern Virginia Town in the Crossfire of a Forgotten Battle, December 20, 1861 Review
“As Dranesville is a little-known battle, this book is probably best suited for readers who have an interest in the specific individuals or units that were involved in the events described here, or those with an interest in the Civil War in northern Virginia.”
George Washington’s Momentous Year: Twelve Months that Transformed the American Revolution Review
“George Washington’s Momentous Year is a detailed and fascinating look at the oft-neglected but crucial disciplines of command, control, and logistics.”
SOG Codename Dynamite: A MACV-SOG 1-0’s Personal Journal, Book One Review
“The sheer amount of detail put into examining each mission makes it a must-read for those interested in the nitty-gritty of SOG operations in the Vietnam War.”
From the Shadows: A Tribute to the 1968 West Point Graduates Who Gave Their Lives in Vietnam Review
“A well-written and moving book about service and sacrifice during the Vietnam War era, and the brotherhood of a West Point class.”
Suicide Jockeys: The Making of the WWII Combat Glider Pilot Review
“[For] anyone who wants to learn more about the young men who fly their gliders into great danger on silent wings, this book tells their story very well indeed, and certainly deserves a place in the records of American airborne operations in World War II.”
Approach to Final Victory: America’s Rainbow Division in the Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives Review
“[Thompson] brings us a history of the [42d Division’s] contributions during the final two major battles of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF).”
At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse Review
“An extremely compelling and very readable history of his father’s heroic World War II service fighting in the oft overlooked southern European theater, slogging through Italy and northward through France and into Germany during 1944-45.”
Arming America through the Centuries: War, Business, and Building the National Security State Review
“Dr. Benjamin Franklin Cooling, a retired professor from the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University, has written an authoritative academic work on the complicated history of the U.S. military and the civilian business sector that provides the support necessary for both war and security beginning before the American Revolution to present.”
Military Architecture at Fort Clark: A Guide to the Texas Historic Landmark Review
Fort Clark, Texas, is a little-known outpost crucial to the defense of the west Texas border as well as a staging and training area for troops deploying to the two World Wars. First established in 1852, the fort became the home of some of the finest military architecture preserved in the United States.
Smashing Hitler’s Gun’s: The Rangers at Pointe-Du-Hoc, D-Day, 1944 Review
One of the biggest threats to Allied forces landing in Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the German gun emplacements on the strategic bluffs named Pointe-du-Hoc.
The Delaware Bay at War! The Coastal Defenses of the Delaware Bay during World War Two Review
Coastal defense has always been important to the security of the United States, and by the 1940s and the advent of World War II, coastal security became vital.
Death and Life in the Big Red One: A Soldier’s World War II Journey from North Africa to Germany Review
As part of Operation TORCH in November 1942, the division shares one of the longest journeys of any Army combat unit in that war.
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