7 Questions for John Antal on ‘7 Leadership Lessons of the American Revolution’
ArmchairGeneral.com asks Col. (ret) John Antal 7 questions about his new book, "7 Leadership Lessons of the American Revolution."
Read MoreArmchairGeneral.com asks Col. (ret) John Antal 7 questions about his new book, "7 Leadership Lessons of the American Revolution."
Read MoreThe author of "Wargaming World War II" doesn't lack for enthusiasm about both WW2 and wargaming, and parts of the book are useful even for grognards, but it suffers from too much generality.
Read More"The Guns at Last Light" concludes Rick Atkinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II trilogy. It will appeal to anyone looking to understand not just the grand advances of the Allied forces, but the human side of war.
Read More"Lee's Army during the Overland Campaign: A Numerical Study" by Alfred C. Young III taps previously unused period sources to re-examine the strength of Lee's army in the summer of 1864 and finds that some long-accepted numbers are seriously skewed.
Read More"Civil War Battlegrounds – The Illustrated History of the War’s Pivotal Battles and Campaigns" covers 18 key battles. Clearly written and easy to follow, t is a good starting point for readers just beginning to study the war, but serious Civil War historians are unlikely to find new information here.
Read MoreIn "The Hard Slog: Australians in the Bougainville Campaign, 1944-45," Karl James, Senior Historian at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, takes a fresh evaluation of the role and effectiveness of Australian troops as WW2 ground toward its end.
Read MoreIn "Voices of the Pacific," authors Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton take readers through the wartime experiences of fifteen Marines who fought in the Pacific Theater.
Read More"Riders of the Apocalypse" by David Dorondo provides useful information on German cavalry's roles and influence. Though covering the period 1870 to 1945, the bulk of the book is devoted to World War II.
Read MoreIn 'Civil War Pittsburgh' author Len Barcousky weaves selected articles from the city's Civil War-era newspapers to let readers see the course of the war through the eyes of the people in a single Northern city, one that was a major weapons manufacturer for the Union cause.
Read MoreAn excerpt from Nathaniel Philbrick's book "Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
Read MoreAmong the new publications on the Battle of Gettysburg are two that deserve special attention: "Gettysburg: Turning Point of the Civil War" and "Gettysburg: Three Days of Courage and Sacrifice."
Read More"The Civil War: The Third Year" is the third in a series edited by Brooks D. Simpson. This one contains 149 excerpts from letters and diaries of people both famous and unknown, written at the time the Civil War was in its third year.
Read MoreBrian M. Sobel's book "The Fighting Pattons" isn't about the Patton family as much as it is a biography of George S. Patton III, son of the famous World War II general. As such, it fills an important role in examining this overlooked Patton.
Read MoreIn "The Hunt for Hitler's Warship" Patrick Bishop tells not only of the sinking of the Tirpitz but of how the hunt for the German battleship took on such significance that it diverted badly needed resources that could have been better used elsewhere.
Read MoreThe 'hook' in 'WWII from Space' - images shot from space, on which information overlaid - sounds good but isn't particularly impressive; however, the content and the other visuals make this DVD of a program from HISTORY well worth owning.
Read MoreDespite its nautical title, 'Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron,' covers both the naval and ground war of the War of 1812 and is a fantastic addition to the scholarship that is shedding new light on this 'forgotten' war.
Read More'I saw planes dropping torpedoes. They dropped three at one time and knocked me to the deck' This excerpt is from one of many veterans' stories found in 'War Stories: The Pacific, Volume Two: The Solomons to Saipan.'
Read More"The Graphic History of Gettysburg," which used a graphic-novel format, is an excellent choice for introducing younger readers to the battle, with enough meat in its fast-paced, accurate narrative to satisfy grown-ups.
Read More"Those Angry Days – Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941" examines an interesting, if overlooked, era of American history; more significantly, it explores questions America may face in the near future.
Read MoreNot a simple repackaging of commonly known facts and Eurocentric military biographies, R.G. Grant's "Commanders - History's Greatest Military Leaders" is a cornucopia of information on military leaders from across the span of recorded history.
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