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Grunt
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War© 2016 Mary Roach285 pages I’ve never given much thought to the idea of military science. What might it involve? The chemistry of better weapons, the psychology behind successful strategy gambits? The science encountered … Continue reading
Lockout
Lockout© 2016 John J. Nance412 pages Something very strange is happening at 35,000 feet. A lost and unresponsive Airbus is feeding false data to its pilots, assuring them that they’re halfway over the Atlantic and nearing New York, but any … Continue reading
The Age of Napoleon
The Age of Napoleon© 1975 will Durant870 pages Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me – or didn’t. Will and Ariel Durant intended for Rousseau and Revolution to be the final volume in their epic … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, France, French Revolution, Germany, military, music, Russia, Spain, Story of Civilization, Will Durant
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The Irish Soldiers of Mexico
The Irish Soldiers of Mexico© 1997 Michael Hogan298 pages And it was there in the pueblos and the hillsidesThat I saw the mistake I had madePart of a conquering army, with the morals of a bayonet brigadeAnd amidst all these … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged America, Catholicism, history, Ireland, Mexico, military
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Revolutionary Summer – Independence Kickoff
288 pages © 2014 Joseph J. Ellis Earlier in the week I read Joseph Ellis’ Revolutionary Summer to kick off my yearly tribute to American Independence. Ellis should be familiar to readers here, as I enjoy his narrative histories … Continue reading
Countdown to Zero Day
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon© 2014 Kim Zetter448 pages A couple of years ago I created a new label, ‘digital world’, in recognition of the fact that the Internet is no … Continue reading
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Tagged Cybersecurity, digital world, military, Persia-Iran, technology, Technology and Society
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1066: A New History
1066: A New History© 2009 Peter Rex The list of English kings begins with William the Conqueror, but such a list is really a thing of propaganda; although England’s patchwork of ancient kingdoms were slow to be united against threats … Continue reading
The Armada
The Armada© 1959 Garrett Mattingly443 pages In the late summer of 1588, all of Europe held its breath as an enormous Spanish fleet, consisting of a hundred and fifty vessels of varying sizes, set sail for the English channel. Their … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, history, military, naval, Spain, Tudor England
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The Other War of 1812
The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War© 2007 James Cusick398 pages If the War of 1812 rings any bells for most Americans, they may associate it with the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem whose lyrics no … Continue reading
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Tagged American Frontier, American South, Colonial America, Florida, history, military, Spain
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Drone
Drone© 2013432 pages In El Paso, Texas, the raging narco-wars between drug trafficking gangs in Mexico has bled over into American streets — claiming the life of the American president’s son. Having run on a platform of balancing the budget … Continue reading
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Tagged Mexico, military, robots, technology, Technology and Society, thriller
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