Comments on: What is the last history book you read?

By: Elijah

Elijah — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:10:15 +0000

The Heart of a Soldier: As Revealed in the Intimate Letters of General George E. Pickett CSA (1913)
An excellent read for any interested in the War Between the States. General Pickett was a great writer and his thoughts and feelings really come through and are amazing to read in this book.

By: John R.

John R. — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:36:24 +0000

I'd like to list the last 4 history books I've read in recent weeks for, I believe they're all great.
1. An Army At Dawn, the War in North Africa, 1942-1943 – volume 1 of the Liberation Trilogy and
2. The Day of Battle, the War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 – volume 2 of the Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson.
3. Command of Honor which is about General Lucian King Truscott, Jr. A general who was neither arrogant nor a prima donna as some of his counterparts were. The author is H. Paul Jeffers.
4. Heinrich Himmler: The Sinister Life of the Head of the SS and Gestapo. One gets a very good picture of this idiotic lunatic.
I highly recommend them.

By: thethar

thethar — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:35:09 +0000

May not exactly qualify as a history book but Flags of our Fathers

By: Steve Wyett

Steve Wyett — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:33:17 +0000

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway shattered quite a few of my preconceptions. This exacting study demolishes many myths that heretofore were regarded as fact.

By: Ed Hamilton

Ed Hamilton — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:45:14 +0000

While not exactly a history book, I just finished 'The Great North-Western Conspiracy In All Its Startling Details', the memoirs of Doctor I. Winslow Ayer, a minor spy of General Sweet, Commander of Camp Douglas in Chicago, combating the efforts of Thomas Hines, his Confederate officers from Canada, and the Knights of the Golden Circle (sic) to raze the city. It is very self-serving and overly flowery (even for those days), but a great read.

By: Darryl Raby

Darryl Raby — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:29:15 +0000

Look Away-a History of the Conderate States of America. by William Davis

By: Mike H.

Mike H. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:15:25 +0000

The Pacific, by Hugh Ambrose. better than the HBO mini-series.