And On The Other Hand

And On The Other Hand

Book Reviews

Murderous Science: Elimination by Scientific Selection of Jews, Gypsies & Others, Germany 1933-45 by Benno Miller-Hill

The belief that certain people(s) are inherently superior to others and that “lesser” peoples need…

Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer

There are a few novels that I will read more than once, for the simple…

The Day Will Pass Away, the Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard, 1935-36 by Ivan Chistyakov

A few years ago, I was in St. Petersburg and on a tour to the…

The British are Coming, the War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson

I have always found it interesting that some of the very best histories are written…

The Adventures of General Marbot edited and illustrated by John W. Thompson, Jr.

One of the joys of visiting New Orleans is the ability to wander in wonderful…

The Politics of the Prussian Army, 1640-1945 by Gordon A. Craig

It is difficult to write an interesting book on politics when 1) the national politics…

Natasha’s Dance, A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes

There is one great question that courses through this amazing book and that is, “Is…

The Centurions by Jean Larteguy

In graduate school, one of my top professors was Dr. Samuel Sarkesian.  Before becoming a…

Dancing Under the Red Star; the Extraordinary Story of the Only American Woman to Survive Stalin’s Gulag by Karl Tobien

In 2008, Tim Tzouiadis wrote a book entitled, The Forsaken, An American Tragedy in Stalin’s…

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

Mary Beard first went to Rome over 40 years ago and immediately fell in love…