“The Americans in the Bulge” DVD tells the story of the battle that was to take place in the coldest winter in living memory, at the one place none of the Allies expected an attack. Highly recommended.
Read MoreA review of The World’s Bloodiest History: Massacre, Genocide, and the Scars They Left on Civilization says the book is almost unrelentingly grim but should be in the library of every military and political leader for what it teaches.
Read MoreThis review of Nigel Cawthorne’s The Immortals: History’s Fighting Elites praises the book for its accuracy and choices of elite units.
Read MoreTriumvirate is the story of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison, and their achievement of collaborating on The Federalist Papers, the most famous series of essays on the need for adopting the U.S. Constitution.
Read MorePoetry and war may seem to be at opposite extremes but in truth are very closely related, as shown in Survivors’ Songs, a book of World War One poetry and prose. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.
Read MoreIn Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, David Cannadine has selected various speeches to show how Winston Churchill’s ability to communicate and inspire grew over the years.
Read MoreThe Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima that Inspired Flags of Our Fathers. Richard Wheeler, author. Skyhorse Publishing 2007. List price $12.95. ISBN 978-1-60239-180-2. This is a revised version of this title, with a new introduction by the author and the addition of recently discovered photographs. The new subtitle reflects the publisher’s statement that "this book served as invaluable source material both for James Bradley’s bestseller Flags of Our Fathers as well as Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed film of the same name." Iwo Jima was one of the most costly battles for the United States during World War II. The casualties were staggering for such a small island. The United States lost 6,821 killed and 19,217 wounded, plus 2,648 cases of "combat fatigue." The full extent of Japanese losses will never be known, but more than 95% – at least 20,000 men – lost their lives. An unknown number chose suicide rather than dishonoring themselves, their family and their ancestors by surrendering. Was Iwo Jima...
Read MoreTo ease the longings for a chance to sit in the cockpit of a World War II fighter or bomber; experts have teamed up to produce a ten DVD set of noted aircraft still flying from the war.
Read MoreWere the ‘Good King Richard’ and the ‘Evil Prince/King John’ personas created for Robin Hood a creation of the modern day media?
Read MoreContrary to popular belief; the United States Army has had experience with Iraq since before Operation Desert Storm or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Read MoreSailors did not spring out of the waves fully formed and ready for battle like Aphrodite and David Sears takes careful pains to show how they reached the battle.
Read MoreNo matter where you stand politically or how you feel about the war in Iraq if you want to see an unabashed and unapologetic look at the war in Iraq as seen by the grunts on the sharp end of the stick then this book is for you.
Read MorePrior to the formation of the armored forces, tanks were deployed by the infantry and cavalry as organic parts of their organization. Therefore the American tanks were designed for two separate doctrines.
Read MoreThe Vanguard line of Osprey Publishing is limited to subjects of a technical nature.
Read MoreThis book is highly recommended for anybody who is interested in a good espionage thriller or just wants to learn what makes the Muslim extremist tick.
Read MoreThe F4U Corsair is undoubtedly one of the greatest warplanes ever created. To the Japanese it was known as the ‘Whistling Death’ because of the unique sounds created by this plane making attack runs
Read MoreThe German Wehrmacht (Armed Forces) suffered tremendous casualties during World War II. This was especially true of the soldiers who made up the prewar Heer or Army.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered what it would be like to be an Army Ranger? Have you ever wondered what equipment the modern Ranger goes into battle with?
Read MoreWar blights everything it touches, laying waste to whatever fall into its path. It is pervasive in its destructiveness, indiscriminate in its cruelty, random in its brutality.
Read MoreLavishly illustrated with black and white and color photography the text comes alive through the use of interviews with the various pilots who have flown for the Blue Angels.
Read MoreWar elephants are the shock troops of the ancient world. Using his mahout training, John Kistler brings a depth and understanding to the role of elephants in warfare.
Read MoreRelying on testimony from the pilots and crews freshly returned from Iraq gives the book the feeling of being written then and there by those involved.
Read MoreWilliam “Wild Bill†Donovan was given the task to create single handedly this new intelligence and action arm of the American Government.
Read MoreZinni has had a remarkable career that spanned from the Vietnam War to Commander of Central Command (Centcom) during Operation Desert Fox to being designated a ‘Wise Man’ whose ability as a diplomat can open doors.
Read MoreThe Eagles were pilots recruited for their ability and for many it was for a mixture of adventure and a chance to do something to strike a blow at Nazi Germany.
Read MoreThe first to die at Pearl Harbor were not Americans, but the two man crew of a Japanese minisub sunk by the USS Ward.
Read MoreFlying is an inherently dangerous business. Flying for the military is even more dangerous than civilian flying due to the fact that you have people trying to actively shoot you down.
Read MoreThe Mexican-American War saw the United States in the grips of both xenophobia and a fear and loathing of the Catholic Church. Both of these factors came together to create one of the world’s most unique military organization: The Saint Patrick’s Battalion of the Mexican Army.
Read MoreWar has been described as 90 percent boredom and 10 percent terror, and the war for Jim was no different. What did stand out for Jim were not the rigors of combat, but the deliberate brutality of the Japanese.
Read MoreLearn the story behind the U-boat pens which were high value targets for bombers, commandos, the Free French, and allied ground forces.
Read MoreOne bit of military wisdom states that there are no atheists in the foxhole. Religion and warfare have been intertwined since the dawn of humanity; yet the role of the Chaplain in modern combat has largely been unexplored.
Read MoreSome people are born to greatness. Others have greatness shoved upon them. Still others reinvent their self into greatness. John A. “Black Jack†Logan reinvented himself not once, but twice into greatness, and nearly within a cat’s whiskers distance from the White House when he died prematurely from what was described as cerebral rheumatism.
Read MoreHis Skyraider was hit by fifty-caliber machine gun bullets fired by communist gunners and crashed, to be rescued by an American Marine flying with the Marine Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) who had airlifted the South Vietnamese Army troops into the battle.
Read MoreInterpreting signs is more science than art. The book gives you details on how to determine speed, direction, a solid guestimate on the number of people in the party, and how to determine the generalized health of and equipment in the chase.
Read MoreThe author understands that a ship is more than a collection of steel, and, in this case, teak and canvas. The crew was the family aboard the ship, but the Captain was her heart and soul.
Read MoreThe first black officers in the United States Navy were commissioned under the “V†program. Still confined to shore billets or all black small units, they proved they had all the tools to be successful officers.
Read MoreSorties into Hell is a true life horror tale of how a civilized nation's soldiers can sink into the lowest depths of depravity. It not only recounts the tales of the 22 airmen who were captured by the Japanese, but of the amazing detective work by the occupation forces sent by the United States to demilitarize the island.
Read MoreNearly everybody knows that Clark Gable was a commissioned aerial gunner during World War II, but few knew he was not granted the title as a courtesy for being a famous actor and, in fact, if he had not stayed up late at night in the latrines memorizing the manuals, he would have flunked out of Gunners School.
Read MoreAdolf Hitler is now considered one of the world’s most ruthless madmen. Yet this was not always the case. In fact, Hitler was idolized by the German people and with the aid of Josef Goebbels, he was deified by the German youth. Not even the death and destruction in Germany during the closing days of World War II could shake the faith of these young fanatics.
Read MoreMany people consider the American Civil War to be the last true romantic war where soldiers on both sides fought with gallantry and extended every courtesy to his opponent and the civilians caught up in the war. This was true in many instances, but like all wars, the American Civil War could be as brutish for the combatants as any modern conflict.
Read MoreMany people, myself included, consider the World War II generation to be one of the best and brightest generations of humanity to have ever existed. They watched and drove the technology change that saw humanity go from biplanes to jets to space travel. They created the modern medical marvels that have helped calm a raging planet. This generation stood up and said that evil under any guise would not be tolerated.
Read MoreKorea; saying the word out loud conjures up mental images of two countries that are dichotomous in extremes. One is economically vibrant, politically free and a player on the world stage. The other is economically stagnant and politically repressed and isolationist. Now mention the Korean War and totally different mental pictures are conjured up. The waves and waves of Chinese soldiers attacking outnumbered United Nations soldiers; freezing cold winters and unmercifully hot summers compounded by the intransigence of the leadership of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea to reach an armistice.
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