Category: Book Review

Stonewall Jackson

Stonewall Jackson was the most compelling figure of the Civil War and James Robertson has found, and accepted, the key to understanding Jackson.

Lee

Freeman's achievement is the full portrait of a great American - a distinguished, scholarly, yet eminently readable classic.

Ghost Soldiers

A tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II - the rescue of American and British POWs behind enemy lines in the Philippines.

Grant

A complete understanding of General and President Grant whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.

A Peace to End All Peace

All of the conflicts and challenges in the Middle East are rooted in the arrangements, unities, and divisions imposed by the Allies after the First World War.

The Nanjing Massacre

The subject is the notorious Japanese occupation of Nanjing, China, in 1937. Wing Tek Lum's poems capture all perspectives of the tragedy—from the weary, casually cruel Japanese soldiers.

The Last Full Measure

In the Pulitzer prize–winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. A novel that brings to life the final two years of the Civil War.

Hawaii

James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959.

The Killer Angels

In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle.

Gods and Generals

In this brilliantly written epic novel, Jeff Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War.