Military History Book Reviews
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage, by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew, Public Affairs/Perseus Book Group, New York, 1998, $25.The submarine is usually considered in its offensive (torpedo attack) or defensive (strategic missile deterrence) roles. …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Cantankerous, eccentric and brilliant, the Duke of Wellington was honored by his troops and his political enemies. By Blaine Taylor
"He was in the thick of the action the whole time," wrote Colin Campbell about his commander, General Sir Arthur …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Lakota Noon, edited by Gregory F. Michno, Mountain Press, Missoula, Mont., $36.The Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most extensively covered fights on American soil, but many books about Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's defeat at …
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Admiral Dan Gallery: The Life and Wit of a Navy Original, by C. Herbert Gilliland and Robert Shenk, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 1999, $36.95.On June 30, 1815, the U.S. Navy sloop Peacock boarded and captured the British brig …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Napoleon's Army, 18071814, as Depicted in the Prints of Aaron Martinet, by Guy C. Dempsey, Jr., Arms and Armour Press, London, distributed through Sterling Publishers, Inc., New York, 1997, $29.95.Military uniforms and regimental esprit de corps were not new …
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The First Punic Warby J.F. Lazenby, Stanford University Press, Palo Alto,Calif., 1996, $45 (hardcover), $17.95 (softcover).The First Punic War was Rome's first overseas war. It was also history's first "world war," lasting a quarter century (264-241 bc) and involving …
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MONGOLS AND MAMLUKS: THE MAMLUK ILKHANID WAR, 1260-1281 During the Middle Ages, a human hurricane roared across Asia from the Sea of Japan to Europe and the Middle East–theMongol army of Genghis Khan and his successors. In 1260, However, that …
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Manning a variety of vessels, the British submarine service performed superbly in several wars.By Robert Guttman
The very nature of a submarine's operational environment, beneath the surface of the ocean, renders it extraordinarily hazardous to its crew, even in …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Battles of the Greek & Roman Worlds: A Chronological Compendium of 667 Battles to 31 bc, by John Drogo Montagu, Greenhill Press (Stackpole Books), Mechanicsburg, Pa., 2000, $49.95.In the preface to Battles of the Greek & Roman Worlds, author …
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The Spotsylvania Campaign, edited by Gary W. Gallagher, Univ. of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1998, $29.95.After having taken one another's measure in the Wilderness on May 5 and 6, 1864, Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate …
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In The Battle for History: Re-fighting WorldWar II by John Keegan, Vintage Books, New York, 1996, $10
Fifty-one years after World War II officially ended, historians still struggle to define it.
More than 50 years have passed since the surrenders …
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Tales of a War Pilot, by Richard C. Kirkland, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1999, $21.95. Lieutenant Richard C. Kirkland flew Lockheed P-38 Lightnings in New Guinea during World War II and Sikorsky rescue helicopters in Korea. In the course …
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Winfield Scott's long and illustrious career was tarnished by incessant political infighting. By Kevin M. Hymel
From the opening shots of the War of 1812 to the outbreak of the Civil War, Winfield Scott's name was synonymous with the United …
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Forward, March! Memoirs of a German Officer, by Lieutenant Ernst Rosenhainer, translated and edited by Ilse R. Hanse, White Mane Publishing Company, Inc., Shippensburg, Pa., 2000, $24.95.An enduring image of World War I is that of the "beastly Hun," …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
Doughboy's Diary, by Chester Baker, Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, Pa., 1998, $24.95.World War I was Corporal Chester Baker's war, fought as a soldier of Company F, 112th Infantry Regiment, of the 28th Division. In Doughboy's Diary, Baker chronicles his …
Published: August 12, 2001 at 1:01 am
A Prisoner's Duty: Great Escapes in U.S. Military History, by Robert C. Doyle, Bantam Books, New York, 1999, paperback, $6.50.Soldiers' duties do not end when they become prisoners of war. In A Prisoner's Duty: Great Escapes in U.S. Military …
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