Category: Recommended Reading
Anatomy of Failure – Historian Explains Why America Loses Every War It Starts
“Every war the United States has started, and every time it employed military force without just cause, it has lost or failed.” By Dr. Harlan Ullman DOES HISTORY MATTER? If it does, why is it…
Meet the Kempeitai – The Gestapo of Imperial Japan
“Kempeitai officers had sweeping powers, including the right to arrest, condemn, and execute suspects as well as defiant prisoners of war who refused orders or tried to escape.” By Neil Kagan and Stephen G. Hyslop…
‘Nam Lit — Five Landmark Books About America’s War in Southeast Asia
“The Vietnam War produced a remarkable record of thousands of works of fiction and nonfiction, significantly more books than about any other American conflict in history.” By Mark H. Massé WARRIOR VOICES have resonated through…
‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Meets ‘Master & Commander’ – A Conversation with the Author of ‘Fort Enterprize’
“I’m drawn to obscure but important historical events, which is why I became interested in Eaton’s ‘enterprise.’” THE YEAR IS 1803. The American frigate USS Philadelphia runs aground on a reef while chasing pirates off…
Butcher’s Bill — Filmmaker Counts the Bloody Cost of World War Two
“Halloran tabulates the death toll suffered by the conflict’s many warring nations in a way that brings sobering new perspective to the war.” JOSEPH STALIN ONCE remarked that the death of one man is a tragedy…
A Holiday to Remember — Soldier’s Letter From Front Recounts 1914 Christmas Truce
“We were just going to fire on them when we saw they had no rifles, so one of our men went to meet them.” (Originally published in MilitaryHistoryNow.com on Dec. 24, 2014) BRITAIN’S ROYAL MAIL…
