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.”
The Gunner and the Grunt: Two Boston Boys in Vietnam with the First Cavalry Division Airmobile Review
“The Gunner and the Grunt is easy to read and difficult to put down. As a Vietnam veteran, this reviewer found their accounts accurate in describing the challenges and dangers of combat, as well as life as a field soldier.”
Patton’s Tactician: The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes Review
“In the end, except by Patton, Keyes was often overlooked and sidelined. He felt—and wrote about—being passed over keenly. Holsinger remarkable editorial work helps bring those critical contributions to greater light and life.”