For me, the Vietnam War was something that I read about and watched on television during my high school and college years, but had never studied it in depth. Against that backdrop “Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam” is a stark eye-opener.
In “Men of War” author Alexander Roe undertakes to produce an American version of John Keegan’s “The Face of Battle”. This book examines the experience of the American combat soldier at three iconic battles: Bunker Hill, Gettysburg and Iwo Jima.
Some stories are just too good to be true, but they are. Some figures are too wild, too undisciplined, too out of the mold to achieve greatly, but they do. Such is the story of Pappy Gunn, World War II pilot, a knight of the air who fought his ow
This book is a collection of essays and excerpts from books by authors who have experienced or studied the Russian Revolution, its antecedents and aftermath. Among the writers are George Keenan, Leon Trotsky and the Communist Party of the Soviet Uni
“Alamein and the Desert War” is a collection of articles by participants in and students of the 1942-3 War in the North African Desert. Anchored by a memoir by Field Marshal Montgomery, it provides the reader with a view of the North African theatre
"Corregidor: The Rock Force Assault" is the story of the island by that name which has played a prominent role in the defense of Manila Harbor. This book gives a good history of the island and the troops who recaptured it in 1945.
“Retaking The Philippines” is an account of this crucial campaign that redeemed America’s honor and brought its forces a step closer to the conquest of Japan. It begins with the crucial conference in Hawaii in which President Roosevelt arbitrated t
John Fremont’s 100 Days: Clashes and Convictions in Civil War Missouri is a brief (216 pages) work that chronicles events that were critical in decisive days in a Border State, and reflect how political influences that are representative of other s
“Fighting Back” is the martial biogrreadersaphy of Stan Andrews, a pilot who risked his life that the Star Spangled Banner wave above the land of the free and gave his life to see the Star of David in the sky, imbedded in a history of the birth of
Some War History Network members are familiar with the theatres and lore of World War I, but The First World War in the Baltic Sea: Volume 1: Essen’s triumph, 1914 to February 1915 is likely to expand the ken of even the most seasoned. Contrary t
The Russian Revolution is one of—and arguably the most significant—sequels of World War I. Russia In Revolution is the 38-year story of an empire whose chronic state of crisis led to a series of revolutions that transformed its country and shook th
Attention directed toward the environment in recent decades has motivated scholars to examine how earlier history has impacted the environment. War History Network readers will appreciate the fourteen essays of “Environmental Histories of the Firs
Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy is a biographical account of the Josephine Baker, entertainer, spy and activist. Born to poverty in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906 and escaped its racial and economic constraints when she emi
I really wanted to like this new book but did not--I loved it. For those who have read and reread Eugene Sledge’s classic With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa, published in 1981, W. Henry Sledge’s The Old Breed: The Complete Story Revealed is
“Red Arrow Across The Pacific” is a detailed, but engaging account of the Thirty-Second Division’s World War II service, featuring training in the United States and Australia followed by intense combat in New Guinea and the Philippines and occupation
War history’s tales include not only those of the warriors, but also those of the peacemakers. “Blue Helmet: My Year As A UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan” is cuch a tale.
The scene is South Sudan, a country torn by civil war, ethnic violence and crush
Watching the 1968 film Where Eagles Dare, with Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton, stoked my interest as a young boy in a subset of World War II that has seldom seen inclusion as a part of popular culture…mountain warfare. For those who have seen Whe
Far From Suitable? Haig, Gough and Passchendaele: A Reappraisal is an in-depth study of responsibility for the battle of Passchendaele and its legacy in Great War memory. The principal contenders are Field Marshall, Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of
