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The Fishing Fleet by Anne De Courcy

From 1671 until the fall of the Raj and the independence of India, many thousands…

A Macanudo Tasting

I recently received a gift pack of four different Macanudo cigars and it provided an…

Dr. Mengele I Presume?

The other day I was in a liquor store purchasing some liquid refreshment for a…

The German War by Nicholas Stargardt

 I seldom read any books on WWII any longer (as my library is chuck full…

Junk Science

When is science not science?  Apparently when you read about science in a “scientific” journal….

Independent People by Halldor Laxness

After visiting Iceland, I was eager to read this book which won the Nobel Prize…

The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution, 1945-1957 by Frank Dikotter

Following on the publication of the prize-winning history, Mao’s Great Famine, Dr. Dikotter’s history of…

Europe’s Long-Delayed Reckoning

Decades of social welfare, heavy regulation, and falling birth rates have left Europe facing its…

The Forsaken Army by Heinrich Gerlach

One of the great battles of World War II, Stalingrad consumed the lives of an…