History

"John Harte, a former playwright and freelance writer . . . has written a very uneven book about Churchill and the First World War."

Although many consider that the modernist period of literature began just prior to the start of the 20th century and continued into the 1960s, and included many familiar names, it is the year 1922

“The author’s assertion that Guadalcanal, not Midway, was the turning point of the Pacific War is hard to dispute . . .”

“a solid introductory volume to anyone wishing to learn about America’s airborne forces in World War II . . .”

“The Vaccine Race shines a light over the transitional period of vaccine research.”

For the non-aficionado, war stories can be dry and slow reading, buried in the minutiae of fact, but Bill Sloan’s approach with Their Backs Against the Sea does not fall in that category.

“disturbing, revealing, and vitally important.”

Anyone interested in gender equality is by now used to Rwanda coming very high on the international gender scoreboards.

“a magnificent book that really fills in an overlooked period of World War II.”

War is never pretty, and in the case of Vietnam less so for a variety of reasons. Those who served there deserved better than we gave them when and since they came home.

“demonstrate[s] the war’s sheer and utter waste of life and resources even as the old mainland Europe monarchical order brought about its own demise.”

The world should be well aware of the sacrifices made and losses suffered by the Soviet Union in World War II.