Military History Book Reviews
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
The Sea Hawks: With the PT Boats at War, by Edgar D. Hoagland, Presidio Press, Novato, Calif., 1999, $24.95."Devil Boats," the Japanese called them, and well they might have been, for the patrol torpedo, or PT-boats, of World War …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Two new books focus on different cross sections of Americans who received the Medal of Honor. By Cheryl Stringer
Heroism, like cowardice, has always been colorblind and ob-livious not only to race but also to class, gender, creed, nationality and …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Declared a century ago, the brief Spanish-American War made the United States a recognized power for the first time.By Blaine Taylor
Images of the Spanish-American War, AprilAugust 1898 (Pictorial Histories Publishing, Inc., Missoula, Mont., 1997, $29.95), by Stan Cohen, …
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The Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson, edited by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Chatham Publishing, London, 1997-98, available in the United States from Barnes & Noble in September, $129.98 for all seven volumes.The republishing of The Dispatches and Letters …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Global in scope and multifaceted in nature, World War I remains defined in memory by the trenches. By Michael D. Hull
World War I shaped the history of the 20th century, and it left political consequences that are still being …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Naval Aviation in the First World War: Its Impact and Influence, by R.D. Layman, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 1996, $36.95.The first naval engagement involving an airplane occurred before World War I. During the Balkan War in February 1913, …
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We Were Innocents: An Infantryman in Korea, by William D. Dannenmaier, University of Illinois Press, Champaign, 1999, $26.95.For many Americans below a certain age, their impressions of the Korean War have been formed primarily by the popular television series …
Gary W. Gallagher |
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Major General George E. Pickett is widely recognized because of his association with a single event.
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lt. Franz Joseph Hausmann, 7th Bavarian Infantry, edited by John H. Gill, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, Pa., 1999, $24.95.A Soldier for Napoleon fills a very noticeable gap in the history of the Napoleonic …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
The Wars of Independence in Spanish America, edited by Christon I. Archer, Jaguar Books (Scholarly Resources, Inc.), Wilmington, Del., 2000, paperback, $18.95.Author and professor Christon I. Archer states in the preface of his latest work that "many historians today, …
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Underwater Warriorsby Paul Kemp, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md.,1996, $32.95. Part of the appeal of this book is the image of the lone warrior setting out to engage superior enemy forces–the archetypal story of David and Goliath repeated in terms …
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On Wellington: The Duke and His Art of War, by Jac Weller, edited by Andrew Uffindell, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, Pa., 1998, $34.95. When Arthur Wellesley arrived in India in February 1797, he was an obscure 28-year-old colonel commanding the 33rd …
Michael D. Hull |
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In his 50 years as a war correspondent, Frederick Palmer showed his preference for truth over glorification.
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Thomas ap Catesby Jones: Commodore of Manifest Destiny, by Gene A. Smith, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 2000, $34.95.Author Gene A. Smith describes the life he chronicles in Thomas ap Catesby Jones: Commodore of Manifest Destiny as providing "a …
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The Korean War: The West Confronts Communism, by Michael Hickey, Overland Press, New York, N.Y., 2000, $24.95.Although relatively neglected by historians, the Korean War was the first test of Western military resolve against a Communist nation and the first …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Defiance at Sea: Stories of Dramatic Naval Warfare, by Jon Guttman (Arms & Armour Press, London, and Sterling Books, N.Y., 1995, $24.95). Marking the hardcover solo debut by the editor of Military History Magazine, Jon Guttman's Defiance at Sea: Stories …
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