Cuban Missile Crisis – Two New Television Documentaries
On Oct. 23, 2012, PBS presents back-to-back programs on the Cuban Missile Crisis, "Cuban Missile Crisis - Three Men Go To War" and "Secrets of the Dead: The Man Who Saved the World."
Read MoreThe Burma Campaign – Book Review
'The Burma Campaign: Disaster into Triumph 1942 - 1945' by Frank McLynn shows the author's skill as a writer but might have been better served by a narrower focus.
Read MoreWellington’s Wars – Book Review
'Wellington's Wars: The Making of a Military Genius' explores how Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, became not only a great military commander but also a political general.
Read MoreCode Talker – Book Review
A review of 'Code Talker,' the only book about the Navajo code talkers to be written by one of the actual code talkers.
Read MoreWe Have the War Upon Us – Book Review
'We Have the War Upon Us,' by William J. Cooper, examines the role played by moderates and conservatives, in addition to the extremists, in starting the Civil War. It reads more like a political thriller than a historical textbook and excels as both.
Read MoreJoshua L. Chamberlain: A Life in Letters – Book Review
'Joshua L. Chamberlain: A Life in Letters' examines letters written by Chamberlain or his wife. Much of the information is mundane, but his descriptions of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg are especially vivid.
Read MoreThe Boys of ’67: Charlie Company’s War in Vietnam – Book Review
'The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam' tells the story of a unique military company from its training through its time in Vietnam to its return home and the experiences of the veterans and their families in the years since.
Read MoreFor the Common Defense – Book Review
This third edition of 'For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from 1607-2012' includes new chapters on the Korean and Vietnam wars, reflecting new research since the 1994 edition, and adds wars of the last 18 years.
Read MoreShiloh 1862 – Book Review
In 'Shiloh 1862' Winston Groom brings the battle to life with telling anecdotes from a variety of participants and viewpoints, taken from primary accounts.
Read MoreTarnished Victory: Finishing Lincoln’s War – Book Review
In 'Tarnished Victory: Finishing Lincoln's War' William Marvel uses contemporary to describe events from May 1864 to June 1865 as current events - which they were for the soldiers and civilians of the time.
Read MoreTrue Crime in the Civil War – Book Review
'True Crime in the Civil War' by Tobin T. Buhk covers a wide range of criminal activities related to the war, some well known and some that are not. The author examines multiple original sources and tries to mediate conflicting accounts.
Read MoreThe German Aces Speak – Book Review
'The German Aces Speak' presents interviews with four of the Luftwaffe's most important commanders of World War II: Walter Krupinski, Adolf Galland, Eduard Newmann, Wolfgang Falck.
Read More‘Edge of War’ TV Series Departs from Traditional Documentary Style
The new Military Channel series 'Edge of War' takes a different approach, using extensive dramatic re-enactments to enhance the narrative as it explores the reasons behind the decisions to go to war in conflicts from 1939 to the 1980s. General Wesley K. Clark, (Ret.) hosts.
Read MoreThe Battle of First Bull Run – Manassas Campaign July 16-22, 1861: Illustrated Atlas and Battlefield Guide – Book Review
The Battle of First Bull Run–Manassas Campaign July 16–22, 1861: An Illustrated Atlas and Battlefield Guide. Blaikie Hines. American Patriot Press, 2011. 225 pages. 82 maps, 500+ photographs, bibliography, index. Paperback: $39.95. As a volunteer at Virginia’s Manassas National Battlefield Park, you can probably imagine that I have quite a collection of reference books on the two battles fought on the hills outside Manassas in 1861 and 1862. You can also imagine that I begged ArmchairGeneral.com for a chance to review The Battle of First Bull Run–Manassas Campaign: July 16–22, 1861 – an Illustrated Atlas and Battlefield Guide. Prostration before my editor was well worth the effort. In his introduction, Blaikie Hines, Connecticut native and author of Civil War Volunteer Sons of Connecticut (American Patriot Press, 2002), relates how he became enthralled with the iconic battlefield of Manassas (Bull Run) during a visit in 2003. Hines then spent the next seven years collecting photographs and researching the battle. The result of his passion is the impressive The Battle of...
Read MoreCain at Gettysburg – Book Review
Armchair General Editor in Chief Jerry Morelock reviews Cain at Gettysburg by Ralph Peters.
Read MoreGreat Civil War Heroes and Their Battles – Book Review
'Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles' takes its information from a work that was the source for biographies of Civil War officers that were printed on 19th-century tobacco trading cards. Reproductions of artwork from the cards are included.
Read MoreThe Rogue Republic – Book Review
"The Rogue Republic," by William C. Davis, gives a detailed account of a little-known event in the history of North America, the brief life of the independent Republic of West Florida and the colorful characters behind its creation.
Read MoreWar in Pacific Skies: Featuring the Aviation Art of Jack Fellows – Book Review
War in the Pacific Skies, by Charlie and Ann Cooper, features the aviation art of Jack Fellows as it tells the story of the fights in the skies wherever Allied and Japanese aircraft clashed in World War II.
Read MoreGreeks and Parthians in Mesopotamia and Beyond: 331 BC – 224 AD – Book Review
Wolfram Grajetzki's book "Greeks and Parthians in Mesopotamia and Beyond: 331 BC – 224 AD" examines a part of history that is all too often overlooked, when the eastern territories that had been conquered by Alexander the Great were losing ground to a new power, the Parthians.
Read MoreBattlefield Angels: Saving Lives Under Enemy Fire from Valley Forge to Afghanistan – Book Review
The book "Battlefield Angels: Saving Lives under Enemy Fire from Valley Forge to Afghanistan" shines a much-needed light on the all-too-often overlooked service of military corpsmen and medics and the evolution of battlefield medical care.
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