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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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
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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
Read more…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
Read more…GENERAL JAN SMUTS AND HIS FIRST WORLD WAR IN AFRICA, 1914-1917
By David Brock Katz
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
War History Network members with an interest in World War I may be familiar with the Western Front, like Gallipoli and the Russian or Italian
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LUCKY 666: THE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION
By Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
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
Read more…Curse of the Narrows
By Laura M. Mac Donald
Reviewed by James M. Gallen
Walker Publishing Company, Inc. New York, 2005
As most War History Network readers know, the trenches, barbed wire and No Man’s Land were Over There, but on December 6, 1917 T
Read more…The Fighters: Americans In Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq
By C. J. Chivers
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
The Fighters” presents War History Network readers with a through the gunsights views. This is “little history”, as seen through the eyes of individu
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The Great Halifax Explosion
By John U. Bacon
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
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
Read more…Future Peace: Technology, Aggression, And The Rush To War
By Robert H. Latiff
University of Notre Dame Press, 2022
978-0-268-20189-0
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
War History Network readers usually focus on past wars, but our interests also encompass con
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How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions
By Susan Eisenhower
Thomas Dunne Books, 2020
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
I was motivated to read How Ike Led by a coming book club featuring the author sponsored by the Eisenhower Preside
Read more…Book review: Night by Elie Wiesel
Reviewed by Scott Lyons
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
Read more…MAKE WAY FOR LIBERTY: WISCONSIN AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CIVIL WAR
By Jeff Kannel
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
War History Network members will enjoy this recent Civil War publication of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press focusing on the African Amer
Read more…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
Read more…THIS WICKED REBELLION:WISCONSIN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS WRITE HOME
Edited by John Zimm
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
We are confronted with thousands, of Civil War books, the fruits of historical research by historians, both renowned and unknown. What is new
Read more…Wisconsin Women in the War between the States
By Ethel Alice Hurn
Reviewed by Jim Gallen
“Wisconsin Women in the War between the States” a facsimile of a 1911 edition by Ethel Alice Hurn published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. It has
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