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In Review: Spring 2012

Jennifer Berry — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:42:18 +0000

Two new books on the history of war in Afghanistan; Ralph Peters's latest Civil War novel

MHQ Reviews: Notable Books, Spring 2012

ehoward — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:41:32 +0000

Mr. and Mrs. Madison's War: America's First Couple and the Second War of Independence, by Hugh Howard (Bloomsbury, $30). An entertaining look at the forgotten war, the burning of Washington, and the fourth president's none-too-effective efforts …

MHQ Reviews: The Heroes of David Petraeus

ehoward — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:36:01 +0000

Who are David Petraeus's heroes?

MHQ Reviews: Cain at Gettysburg

ehoward — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:35:01 +0000

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Cain at Gettysburg
By Ralph Peters. 432 pp. Forge, 2012. $25.99.

Reviewed by Noah Andre Trudeau

I confess to being a fan of Civil War fiction involving real battles. Over the years I've come to …

MHQ Reviews: Histories of Conflict in Afghanistan

ehoward — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:03:01 +0000

Frank Ledwidge reviews two books the history of war in Afghanistan

MHQ Reviews: Storm of War, Inferno

ehoward — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:15:01 +0000

Andrew Roberts and Max Hastings both try to put all of World War II in one book.

MHQ Reviews: Napoleon's Grande Armée vs. Everybody Else

ehoward — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:52:38 +0000

A new book breaks down the seven major armies of the Napoleonic era.

MHQ Reviews: Colin Woodard's American Nations

ehoward — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:52:09 +0000

An excerpt from a new book about the clashing "nations" within America.

Holiday Shopping? Best Books of 2011

ehoward — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:51:27 +0000

MHQ highlights the year's great reads in military history.

MHQ Reviews: Last Men Out by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

ehoward — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:37:57 +0000

Vietnam journalist David Lamb reviews Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's book, Last Men Out.