As a former Spearhead Tanker myself, I really enjoyed this book. Adam Makos is a great storyteller. He follows American 3rd Armored Division Soldiers across Germany during WWII and includes the story of some German Tankers. One part of this book deta
Warbird Factory: North American Aviation in World War II by John M. Frederickson is a fascinating and well-researched examination of one of the most significant players in the United States' war production industry during World War II. The book del
This book holds a special interest for me. My ancestor fought and died under Vaughn's command. Not much is known about Vaughn's 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, the unit he initially formed. I hoped to learn more about why the men from his part of T
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War first published in 1999, is a riveting and harrowing account of the Battle of Mogadishu, which took place in Somalia in October 1993. This book was written by Mark Bowden, in it he brings to life the chaos, co
In most war histories the characters are the warriors, but we only know about them because of the journalists tell their stories. American Journalists In The Great War: Rewriting the Rules of Reporting is the story tellers’ story. Beginning as ci
A friend brought The Longest Winter to my attention. It documents the exploits of World War II’s most decorated American platoon, the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division. When the Battle of th
World War I impacted all segments of societies. Many tomes chronicle the battles, the mounds of dead, the armies of the disabled, reshaped topography and ecology and economic and social disruption. Faith In Conflict examines the Impact Of The Gre
In 2015, John Fogerty's autobiography Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music was published by Back Bay Books (2016 paperback edition) an imprint of Little, Brown and Company. Fogerty's literary magnum opus is well written, and more importantly a richly e
Set in the Southwest Pacific during World War II Lucky 666: The impossible Mission is really three stories in one book. The first story is a history of the Fifth
North American images of the Great War focus on pictures of trenches scaring the French countryside, aircraft swirling above No Man’s Land and reports of the sinking of the Lusitan
It could be argued that there might be no more horrific event in modern history than the extermination of more than six million Jews by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Of those who
The Splendid and The Vile tells the story of Winston Churchill’s first year in office, 1940-1941, from the perspectives of its main characters. Winston Churchill is seen in his public, political, personal and familial personae. Clementine Churchill
