Fighters Over the Fleet: Naval Air Defence from Biplanes to the Cold War by Norman Friedman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fighters Over the Fleet: Naval Air Defence from Biplanes to the Cold War by Norman Friedman is not… Read More ›
Books
Book Review: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson is one of the volumes of the Oxford History of… Read More ›
Book Review: What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe My rating: 5 of 5 stars Having already read The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 by Robert Middlekauff and Empire of Liberty: A History of the… Read More ›
My Reading List is Set, Probably for the Rest of the Year
After listening to a few recent podcasts that have influenced my reading list, I’ve got it set and it will probably take me the rest of the year to finish it. The book I’m currently reading is on medieval maritime… Read More ›
Book Review: Longstreet at Gettysburg: A Critical Reassessment by Cory M. Pfarr
Longstreet at Gettysburg: A Critical Reassessment by Cory M. Pfarr My rating: 5 of 5 stars Longstreet at Gettysburg: A Critical Reassessment by Cory M. Pfarr is indeed a critical reassessment and an impassioned defense of General James Longstreet’s performance… Read More ›
Book Review: Death in Ten Minutes: The Forgotten Life of Radical Suffragette Kitty Marion by Dr. Fern Riddell
Death in Ten Minutes: The Forgotten Life of Radical Suffragette Kitty Marion by Fern Riddell My rating: 5 of 5 stars The History of the Suffrage Movement or the Birth Control Movement is not a topic that I read a… Read More ›
Book Review: Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret MacMillan My rating: 5 of 5 stars The second of two books I chose to read about the end of the World War on its 100th anniversary, Paris 1919: Six… Read More ›
Book Review: 1919 Versailles: The End of the War to End All Wars
1919 Versailles: The End of the War to End All Wars by Charles L. Mee Jr. My rating: 3 of 5 stars As the centennial of World War I passed, I decided I wanted to read up on the Treaty… Read More ›
Book Review: The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President by Noah Feldman
The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President by Noah Feldman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I didn’t realize when I bought Noah Feldman’s The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President what a timely read it… Read More ›
Book Review: Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas by John Buchanan
Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas by John Buchanan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I decided to read Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas by John Buchanan as preparation for a… Read More ›
