Most books reviewed on War History Network are exclusively war orientated. Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast reveals a facet of the America Civil War in its history and tourist guide to Georgia lighthouses.
Part One, which constitutes about half o
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War History members seeking a deeper understanding of the War of 1812 are well advised to look to “Don’t Give Up The Ship”. Unlike histories arranged chronologically or limited to a particular individual or events, this one is arranged into six t
Read more…Many War History Network members may have a deep understanding of a particular war or era of history and a more general knowledge of others. The Philadelphia Campaign is a detailed study for those with a general familiarity with the Revolutionary
Read more…In the minds of many War History Network readers, Indian Wars occurred out west and to the extent that they think of it at all, the War of 1812 occurred in Washington, Fort McHenry and New Orleans. “A Brutal Reckoning” tells of another related war
Read more…“Lost Civil War” is treasure trove of period photos and text depicting and describing locations and artifacts associated with the Civil War that have not survived the test of time. The Civil War was the first war delivered to home and farms far from
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This tome may have been written with War History Readers in mind. The title of “A Soldier to the Last” is very descriptive, as it is a biography of Major General Joseph Wheeler with his military career the focal point. His personal and political
Read more…SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969 by Joe Parnar and Robert Dumont is an outstanding account of the classified and daring missions conducted by the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations
Read more…War History Network readers often seek guidance to contemporary events in historical precedent. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History is real-time account written by an historian possessing a deep appreciation of Ukrainian history and cul
Read more…Most war literature focuses on battles, armies, navies, soldiers, sailors, ships, planes or ordinance. War History Network members know there is much more. “Ways and Means” documents the crucial role economics played in the Civil War, particularly
Read more…To many War History Network readers, the American Revolution is summed up by the Boston Tea Party, the Declaration of Independence, the cold winter at Valley Forge and victory at Yorktown. History buffs might even remember Lexington and Concord an
Read more…Book Review: The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Rick Atkinson, author. Henry Holt & Company, 2013. Reviewed by Scott Lyons
☆☆☆☆☆ Highly Recommended | Buy on Amazon
Rick Atkinson’s The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western
Read more…Civil War literature frequently focuses on the dashing Confederate guerillas and cavalry who took the war to the Unionists. “Guerrilla Hunters In Civil War Missouri” is the story of the soldiers and militia who hunted and put them down. Their story
Read more…14-18: Understanding The Great War is a re-issue of a 15 year-old work written by two French historians who specialize in that war that brought so much suffering on their homeland. This translation from the French by Catherine Temerson provides En
Read more…Letters from the Front: 1898-1945 is a collection of letters home from the Spanish American War to World War II. They were written to Wisconsin but they could have been sent to anywhere USA. They bring us the observations, worries, hopes and drea
Read more…In Appomattox: The Last Days Of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia Historian Michael E. Haskew has chronicled the final campaign that led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. The narrative begins with Gen. Grant being unrecogn
Read more…If asked to name the blackest day in American military history, War History Network readers might suggest the reduction of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, the destruction of the Seventh Cavalry at the Little Big Horn on June 26, 1876 or the Japanese at
Read more…Civil War on the Western Border: 1854-1865 is the classical history on the War in the Missouri-Kansas region. First note the years covered, not the traditional 1861-1865, for it postulates that the War on the Western border began long before then.
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War History is not limited to the exploits of generals, admirals and GI Joes. As von Clausewitz remarked “War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.” As War History Readers know, war is admixed with domestic
Read more…Book review: Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow
Reviewed by Scott Lyons
Stanley Karnow's Vietnam: A History--first published in 1983 and still in print today--is a compelling and informative work that provides an in-depth analysis of one of the m
Read more…By Saul David, author
Publication date: 13 September 2022 by Pegasus Books. 604 pages, hardcover.
Highly recommended: ☆☆☆☆☆
Reviewed by Scott Lyons
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