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The Miracle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans 2017 Brian Kilmeade256 pages I know precious little about the war of 1812, saved that it involved the United States invading Canada, D.C. being burned, and….something about New Orleans? That ….something is … Continue reading
Shiloh 1862
Shiloh 1862 © 2012 Winston Groom 448 pages Although I’ve been aware of the small Winston Groom collection of Civil War books in my home library for years, I’ve never thought to read them because I invariably associate Groom with … Continue reading
The Bright Blue Sky
© 1983 Max Hennessy 250 pages High above was a layer of stratus, ice-white so that the sky seemed full of light, and Dicken knew against it they were silhouetted perfectly, a wonderful target for the ground gunners. Dicken Quinney … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged aviation, historical fiction, Max Hennessy, military, The Great War
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An English shield-maiden and England’s army
Time for two mini-reviews! First up, The Making of the British Army. Retired brigadier Allan Mallinson traces the history of Britain’s army to the creation of the New Model Army during the English civil war. Unlike armies of old, the … Continue reading
Bonaparte’s Sons
Bonaparte’s Sons © 1998 Richard Howard 400 pages This is the second (of three) posts published during Read of England which have nothing to do with England. I’m trying to get them out of the way before the English stuff … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged historical fiction, military, The Napoleonic Wars
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American Rifle
American Rifle: A Biography © 2008 Alexander Rose 512 pages The quintessential American firearm is the rifle, which through centuries of colonization and growth, has served in both myth and fact. I use myth not in the modern disparaging sense, … Continue reading
The Scarlet Thief
The Scarlet Thief © 2013 Paul Fraser Collard352 pages Captain Arthur Sloames stepped off the boat with a terrible secret. He wore on his shoulders the coat of a dead man. When his transport left England, he was but Jack … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged historical fiction, military, Paul Fraser Collard
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Old Man’s War
Old Man’s War© 2005 John Scalzi320 pages Boot camps on Earth may promise to make a new man out of you, but the intake camps of the Colonial Defense Forces do it for real. At the tender age of seventy-five, … Continue reading
Rifleman Dodd and The Gun
The Gun, and Rifleman Dodd© 1933 C.S. Forester311 pages “There was sorrow in Dodd’s heart as he looked down on the pitiful scene, but it did not prevent him from turning away and setting himself to survey the next adventurous … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged CS Forester, espionage and commandos, historical fiction, military, The Napoleonic Wars
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Fool’s Errand
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan© 2017 Scott Horton318 pages Incredible as it sounds, it is nearly possible for a child conceived in the first week of the US invasion of Afghanistan to have come of age … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged Middle East, military, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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