And On The Other Hand

And On The Other Hand

Book Reviews

Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville by Winston Groom

Winston Groom is best known for his book (and the hugely successful movie), Forrest Gump. …

Stalinism as a Way of Life by Lewis Siegelbaum and Andrei Sololov

After the fall of the Soviet Union, many archives were temporarily opened, and historians and…

The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes

It is the time of the Belle Epoque in France and during the summer of…

Cataclysm 90 B.C., the Forgotten War by Philip Matyszak

A short book, well written that breaks into three parts: 1) how the people of…

No Simple Victory by Norman Davies

Davies is in my opinion, the foremost living historian on Eastern Europe; his books on…

Citizen Soldiers: the U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany by Stephen E. Ambrose

This is Stephen Ambrose at his best; after conducting interviews with over 1000 veterans, on…

The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes

“As soon as A observes something which seems to him to be wrong, from which…

All the Way to Berlin by James Megellas

James Megellas was the most decorated officer in the 82nd Airborne division in World War…

Why Air Forces Fail, edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris

An excellent little book which reviews why various military air forces have failed since WWI….

Churchill and the Dardalnelles

On a recent voyage, I had a discussion with some Brits about their history history. …