Book Reviews
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Siân Ellis By A.A. MilneAvailable in many editions, both soft and hardcover
Strange to say, I never read A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh as a child. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, yes. But …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Katherine Bailey By Lynda MugglestoneYale University Press, New Haven, 221 pages
In Lost for Words, her third book on English-language subjects, Lynda Mugglestone portrays the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). In 1879 …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Dana Huntley By Christopher DaviesHoughton Mifflin, New York
"I don't know what you mean by 'glory,'" Alice said.
Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. "Of course you don't — till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knock-down …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Katherine BaileyBy Geoffrey ChaucerAvailable in many editions, both soft and hardcover
How does one visualize medieval England without reference to the gallery of vivid portraits in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales? It is virtually impossible. The Canterbury …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Paul NurseBy Miri RubinPenguin Books, New York
Late medieval Britain is often considered a transitional time, an era wedged uncomfortably between feudalism's peak years and the rise of the modern age. Many observers focus on the …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Dana Huntley By Brenda Ralph LewisReader's Digest, New York
"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Perry D. Jamieson, Air Force Historical Studies OfficeBy Earl J. HessUniversity of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill and London, 2005
Many books describe Civil War military operations in remarkable detail, but prove disappointing when it comes …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Robert K. KrickBy Stephen ChicoineMcFarland & Company, www.mcfarlandpub.com, Jefferson, N.C.
Chappell Hill, Texas, lies a few dozen miles northwest of Houston, in Washington County. The 1850s brought thriving prosperity to the region, generated by slavery-based cotton …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Eric J. MinkBy Peter S. CarmichaelUniversity of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2005
Many of the Virginia men who came of age during the 1850s served conspicuously as secondary officers in the Army of Northern Virginia. …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Reviewed by Robert K. KrickBy Thomas K. TateAuthorHouse, www.authorhouse.com, Bloomington, Ind., 2005
Keeping ordnance supplied to its soldiers in the field must rank among the most amazing achievements of the nascent Confederate military establishment. The genius, efficiency and …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Robert CitinoBy Danny S. ParkerDa Capo Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2004
On December 16, 1944, a great force of three German armies (Sixth SS Panzer, Fifth Panzer and Seventh Army)— some 24 divisions in all, including no …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by David R. Stone By Marius BroekmeyerUniversity of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wis., 2004
Stalin, the Russians, and Their War, the English translation of Marius Broekmeyer's Dutch original, attempts to portray the human side of the Soviet experience of …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Robert CitinoBy Gerald L. Duskin and Ralph SegmanNaval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 2004
This seems to be a good time for tales of heroic naval action. First came James L. Hornfisher's very successful The Last Stand …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Robert CitinoBy Donald A. DavisSt. Martin's, New York, 2005
Donald Davis' book will appeal to general readers, but as a work of history it is sadly lacking in many respects. The book covers an interesting episode …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Dennis ShowalterBy Richard TregaskisUniversity of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2004
Writer and correspondent Richard Tregaskis covered World War II, Korea and Vietnam from a frontline perspective. He remains best known for his first book, Guadalcanal Diary. …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Bruce HeydtBy Danny Danziger and John GillinghamTouchstone Books, New York, 312 pages
Half a decade ago, the groundswell of anticipation leading up to the arrival of a new millennium spurred author Danny Danziger to take a …
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