'Normandy: A Graphic History of D-Day; The Allied Invasion of Fortress Europe' uses the graphic novel format to tell a story that is engaging and informative for adults and can provide an excellent introduction to the subject for teens and older pre-teens.
Read More'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 More'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 MoreA review of 'Code Talker,' the only book about the Navajo code talkers to be written by one of the actual code talkers.
Read More'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.
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