Review:An incredible story about a battle that was almost totally obsure as far as the American public is aware. A story of great courage and hardship for our soldiers, who never got enough praise for what they endured! Read more

Review:Boys for Men shows the daily grind and sameness of the life of a Vietnam soldier mixed with daily fear all the while getting closer to the Zone . Always ready for the inevitable horrors of war. Nice juxtaposition with the journal of a soldier from long ago. Read more

Review:Not just forgotten. In many ways unknown. I know more than most about American history but this book filled in many gaps. I genuinely learned a great deal. I wonder what American and Chinese relations might have been if.... Read more

Review:A well researched book about a powerful dictator who controls his country and its people with propaganda and manipulation. A well written and fascinating read. You will better understand North Korea's government after reading this book. Read more

Review:Excellent, insightful, perceptive. Now if only we can get the politicians in DC to read, discuss, and think about the implications of dealing with a rising China then there is hope of avoiding war. I am not optimistic in view of the rampant dysfunction in the current administration and the Congress.
It should be required reading for both the President, his cabinet, and the Congress. I am sure it is a must read for our military and the Defense Department. Read more

Review:Defiance by Nechama Tec is a well researched, well documented look at the hitory of the Jewish people living in Western Belarus during the events leading up to and during World War II.

Painting a vivid picture of the chaos of war, the fight for survival and the plight of a people who were nearly wiped out by the germans during their occupation of Poland through the return of the russian army at the end of the war. A Compelling look at those who refused to set quietly await death.

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Review:In Strong Men Armed, author Robert Leckie provides us with a narrative of the Marine Corps action throughout all their major campaigns of the Pacific War. Leckie was a journalist and author from Philadelphia who wrote many works of military history, the best known being the memoir of his own time serving as a Marine infantryman in WW2 entitled, "Helmet for My Pillow."

Strong Men Armed is not a scholarly work. It can best be described as a narrative, instead of a history. The author rev... Read more