Samurai and Ninja – Book Review
'Samurai and Ninja: The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth that Shatters the Bushido Mystique' lives up to its title's promise, using in-depth research and a wealth of illustrations.
Read More'Samurai and Ninja: The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth that Shatters the Bushido Mystique' lives up to its title's promise, using in-depth research and a wealth of illustrations.
Read MoreBruce Henderson's 'Rescue at Los Baños' is a can't-put-it-down story of the most daring POW raid of WWII, deftly interweaving the stories of the POWs, their guards, and the rescuers.
Read MoreBernard Cornwell's 'Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles' is a highly readable historic novel of the Waterloo campaign, rich with small details.
Read MoreEight recommended books on the Battle of Waterloo, a list compiled by Col. (RET) Jerry D. Morelock, PhD, HISTORYNET Editor at Large
Read More'Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck' is the first English language edition of the memoirs of Germany’s best panzer division commander in World War II.
Read More'iGuerilla: The New Face of War in the 21st Century' by John R. Sutherland is a “must read†book to all who want to understand the chilling facts behind today’s grim headlines.
Read More'As I Saw It in the Trenches' is the vivid, first-person account of an American doughboy in WW1. His recollections of the horrors of combat are staggering.
Read More'Aachen: The U.S. Army’s Battle for Charlemagne’s City in World War II' is an outstanding new examination of “Bloody Aachen,†the first major German city captured by American G.I.s in World War II’s European Theater.
Read MoreJonathan W. Jordan’s 'American Warlords' accomplishes for FDR and World War II what Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 'Team of Rivals' achieved for Lincoln and the Civil War.
Read MoreIn 'The Longest Afternoon: 400 Men Who Decided the Battle of Waterloo,' Brendan Simms presents the story of the 2nd Light Battalion of the King’s German Legion and their defense of La Haye Sainte.
Read MoreTaylor Downing's 'Secret Warriors: The Spies, Scientists, and Code Breakers of World War I' effectively challenges the widely held belief that the scientific advances of WWI were only 'murderous, destructive and entirely negative.'
Read MoreA review of William C. Davis' 'Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee' finds it compares favorably with previous dual biographies of these men and, indeed, surpasses earlier books in some respects.
Read MoreA review of Ralph Peters' historic novel 'Valley of the Shadow,' about the personalities and battles of the 1864 campaign for control of the Shenandoah Valley.
Read MoreMichael Haskew's "West Point 1915" examines the "Class the Stars Fell On," which produced 59 graduates who attained the rank of brigadier general or higher.
Read More"Flying Warbirds" is a coffee-table book for people who hate coffee-table books. It includes beautiful photos of WWII aircraft, the history and unique features of each model represented, and stories of individual planes within the Flying Heritage Collection.
Read MoreIn 'American Reckoning' Christian Appy argues that the Vietnam War shattered the central tenet of American identity, the belief in 'American Exceptionalism."
Read MoreDaniel P. Bolger's 'Why We Lost' is a great read, but never really manages to tie its vignettes of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the author's larger argument.
Read MoreAn excerpt from Capt. Dale Dye's novel 'Run Between the Raindrops,' set in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
Read MoreDan Jones' "War of the Roses" breathes life and meaning into events that occurred six centuries before, adding a rich layer of detail to the central storyline.
Read MoreIt took 17 years to bring to the big screen the movie 'Unbroken,' about the life of Olympic runner Louis Zamperini's experiences in a Japanese prison camp during WWII.
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