Book Review: Winston’s War: Churchill, 1940-1945 by Max Hastings
February 15, 2024
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Book Review: At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union by Robert V. Remini
February 10, 2024In 1850, the best that Clay could do was to coax Southern politicians to agree to...
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Book Review: Kaboom by Matt Gallagher
January 28, 2024Gallagher has a lot of conversations with his platoon’s interpreter (“tarp”), a man his men call...
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Book Review: Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War by Ted Morgan
January 21, 2024Giap had lost several family members to the rigors of French colonial rule, including his wife...
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Book Review: Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History by David Aaronovitch
January 20, 2024Voodoo Histories isn’t an attempt to tell everyone to chill out and stop worrying about what...
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The Thirty Years War: Europe’s Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson
January 7, 2024In some respects, the Thirty Years War resembles the Great War of 1914-1918. Political friction in...
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The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War by James Bradley
January 7, 2024James Bradley doesn't like Theodore Roosevelt. Let's get that clear from the get-go. Nor does he...
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Churchill by Paul Johnson
January 6, 2024And Johnson reminds us of the memorable words he spoke after France capitulated: “Let us therefore...