Book Review: Carthage Must Be Destroyed by Richard Miles
September 3, 2025Carthage, however, was not merely conquered by Rome. As the title of Miles' book asserts, Carthage...
Book Review: Mightier Than The Sword: Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle for America by David S. Reynolds
August 14, 2025The escalating one-upmanship led to some truly bizarre innovations, such as casting famous boxers in the...
Book Review: Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great’s Empire by Robin Waterfield
August 4, 2025It did not take long before most of the Diadochi were gripped by a lust for...
Book Review: From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847-1928 by Julie P. Gelardi
July 23, 2025Following this betrayal, the Romanov dynasty was swept off the stage of history. Many of the...
A Watchful Eye On… Winston Churchill
July 21, 2025Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, known best as the wartime Prime Minister, held in his distinguished...
Book Review: The New York Times Complete Civil War 1861-1865
July 13, 2025This collection of the Times' news coverage during the war is a must-have for Civil War...
The Civil War Begins: An Exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia
July 11, 2025These are not merely newspapers, letters, transcripts of speeches and official reports from the 1850's through...
The Weekly Listicle: Ballad Of The Soldier
July 9, 2025This weekend, Peter Weir graces us with The Way Back, a tale of daring escape by...
Book Review: The Big Policeman by J. North Conway
July 9, 2025J. North Conway's new account of the law enforcement career of Thomas Byrnes, The Big Policeman,...
Book Review: Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
June 21, 2025Nevertheless, it is a considerable shock to read indictments of Washington in the letters of Patriot...




