Review:I was very disappointed in this book. It cam with great hype and being a Lincoln buff I bought it. I have a rule with books. Very simple. If it moves and easy to read it's great. This did neither. I struggled to finish it . It was too verbose and went into different tangents all the time. Definitely not up to the standards of Ron Chernow and Grant which was a breeze to read. Read more

Review:Having long been a fan of Hanson's clear, focused political columns, often linked in my Old Jarhead blog, I was delighted to stumble across one of his history books. In Carnage and Culture, Hanson considers European and American battles against non-western forces from Salamis to Tet. He links western military success to our institutions and culture, including the rights afforded citizens no where but the west, and the ability of free markets to create, innovate and build weapon systems. Some of ... Read more