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The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson
May 29, 2022Niall Ferguson is hot—about as hot as a historian can get.
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Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman by Walter Brian Cisco
May 29, 2022Biography, if it serves the reader, is best written not only with the exploits of the...
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The Union: England, Scotland And the Treaty of 1707 – by Michael Fry
May 27, 2022The story of modern Britain – at least one of the stories – begins some three...
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The Uncivil War: Irregular Warfare in the Upper South 1861-1865 by Robert R. Mackey
May 27, 2022Army Major Robert R. Mackey, currently assigned to the Pentagon, has written a much-needed study of...
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The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic – by Chalmers Johnson
May 25, 2022Back in 2008 the United States had what was called a “California style” referendum. Empire or...
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In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran – by Christopher de Bellaigue
May 24, 2022Americans would be well advised to learn about Iran’s culture and tragic recent history before our...
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Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means – by William T. Vollmann
May 24, 2022With the exceptions of several of his earlier works, every time I take on a book...
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Recovering the Past: A Historian’s Memoir by Forrest McDonald
May 23, 2022McDonald’s memoir is very good because Professor McDonald writes for those of us who delight in...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History – by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., PhD.
May 22, 2022The good news is that the assault on fortress academe has had initial success; the walls...
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The Orientalist: Solving The Mystery of A Strange and Dangerous Life – by Tom Reiss
May 21, 2022Admirers of a haunting gem of a novel called, ALI & NINO, a work that seemed...