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5 reviews
Anthony Mockler

Olive Branch Press, 2002

Too Bad It's Out Of Print
This is probably one of the best war histories ever written. Mockler's superb book outlines the causes, actions and consequences of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict from Italy's first (foiled) attempt at conquest in 1896 at Adowa to Haile Selassie's final overthrow in the early 1970s by a military junta. Mockler was exceedingly fortunate to have interviewed some of the people who appear in his book. ...

The Courtship of Julian and Frieda

2 reviews
Krista, Perry Dunn

Xlibris Corporation, 2006

A wonderful book.
This is an utterly facinating story that is treated fairly and presented with immense talent by the author. As it is both a historical record and a love story, it will prove interesting to a variety of readers. Although many people toss the phrase around, this is truly a book that is hard to put down.

The Coming of the New Deal, 1933-1935 (The Age of Roosevelt, Vol. 2)

2 reviews
Jr.", Arthur M. "Schlesinger

Mariner Books, 2003

Franklin Roosevelt: A Great Man
Arthur M. Schlesinger wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning series on "The Age of Roosevelt" almost a half-century ago. This volume is the middle volume of that trilogy, covering the period 1933-1935. In assessing Roosevelt's role only a generation removed from the activity itself, Schlesinger chose to utilize Plutarch's approach of evaluating the man and his character to see how history developed. ...

Elvis Presley, Richard Nixon, and the American Dream

4 reviews
Connie Kirchberg, Marc Hendrickx

McFarland & Company, 1999

This is a fun book!
Although my mom wrote this book, don't take my review as biased. It is just a really good book! Anyone who wants to know more about Elvis and Nixon should read this book. Although I am not much of a non-fiction reader, I found this book to be informative, enlightening, and a little bit amusing. The reason I say "amusing" is because picturing either of these so-call "distiguished" men doing the ...

On the Home Front: Growing Up in Wartime England

5 reviews
Ann Stalcup

Linnet Books, 1998

An author reads us her book.
As I listened to Mrs. Stalcup's book, "On the Home Front," I was sucked into a world of Spitfires, Hurricane Bombers, and the Little Ships bringing soldiers from Dunkirk to Dover. Tears were shed when soldiers were lost in battle, and there was rejoicing when a major battle was won. I saw blood, I saw tears, and I saw glory. It was quite an experience for my classmates and me. We had an author ...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude (Portfolio (Taschen))

3 reviews

Taschen, 2005

The Gates of Heaven
The images in this book are all that remain of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Central Park outdoor art exhibit, The Gates, a massive, stunning and unforgettable project that was dismantled forever on Sunday, February 27, 2005, after a two-week run. This photographic chronicle is interspersed with prototype drawings and designs as well as reflections of the artists as they brought their project to ...

Growing Up Before the Bomb: The Innocent Years 1935-1945

5 reviews
PH. D. Richard W. Rohrbacher

1st Books Library, 2002

Fun to read and informative
An amusing and heart-warming book about the author's adventures while growing up in a mid-sized farming community in Northern California in the years 1935-1945. The author presents a nostalgic and true-to-life picture of life in an American community in those "innocent years," while at the same time showing the impact outside events had on his and his family's life and on the community.

Dance of the Panther: A Memoir

2 reviews
Ingeborg Glasser

Book Republic Press, 2007

engrossing and fulfilling
I started reading this book just a few days ago and have'nt even finished reading it. After reading just a few pages I became thoroughly engrossed. It is exellent! I want to get extra copies to pass on to family members who will enjoy it also. I could'nt wait to finish this book before writing a review because I am so enthusiastic about it. The book is about a mother who was Jewish and ...

Wings to the Orient: Pan American Clipper Planes, 1935-1945 : A Pictorial History

4 reviews
Stan Cohen

Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1985

An Excellent Collection
This book is one of the finest collections on information regarding Pan-Am's famous flying boats. Loaded with old photos, classic ads, maps and much more, this book details the building of the reknown yet short lived Pacific air route. I read it from cover to cover in two days and enjoyed every page of it.

Weegee's New York: Photographs, 1935-1960

3 reviews

Schirmer Art Books, 2006

The best of Mister Speed Graphic
With 335 photos, this large size paperback is one of the better books you'll find of Weegee's work. Divided into eighteen photographic chapters (with one image per page) it really is an impressive selection, especially as it covers his output from 1935 to 1960. The chapter on crime has the largest selection (thirty-one) with the predictable dead and bloodied bodies surrounded by police and ...

Japan, the Ambiguous, and Myself: The Nobel Prize Speech and Other Lectures

2 reviews
Kenzaburo Oe

Kodansha International (JPN), 1995

A beautiful experience
I discovered this book thanks to Orson Scott Card, who speaks of it in "Children of mind". It is a powerful book, but hard to read. You can't feel the same way before and after havieng read this book. Oe writes with his heart, each word is a part of his mind. He's a very smart person, but seems so nice! I can't describe my true feelings about this book. The vision and explications of the ...

The Avoidable War: Lord Cecil and the Policy of Principle, 1933-1935

1 review
J. Kenneth Brody

Transaction Publishers, 1999

The avodable war:Lord Cecil and the Policy of Principle,1932
An intelligent and exiting analysis, a valuable experience about the importance of making difficult decisions with opportunity to avoid much difficult and costly decisions in the future.This history teaches also how important is to face the facts and take responsability and avoid the apparent easy solutions that have proven to be devastating.A very valuable and applicable lesson from History

African-American Reactions to War in Ethiopia 1936-1941

1 review
Joseph E. Harris

Louisiana State University Press, 1994

EXCEPTIONALLY EXCELLENT BOOK TO READ
Joseph E. Harris' best selling book "African-American Reaction to War in Ethiopia 1936-1941" prevail vividly the historical facts and the African-Americans and other Africans reactions. Mr. Harris dedicated his research to bring the strong relationship between Ethiopians and African Americans. You will read more in detail about the aggressive movement of the African-American to defend Ethiopia ...

German Navy at War 1935-1945: The Battleships

2 reviews
Siegfried Breyer

Schiffer Publishing, 1989

German Navy : Amazing History
When we talk of the history of German military during WWII, most part crosses our mind is about German Blitzkrieg in which the Panzer and Luftwaffe took the leading role. But few told us about German Navy, except U-Boat, which has planted an incorrect impreesion in our mind that it seems that Germany had no force on the surface of water. And few of us are acquainted with the once famous ...

German Aircraft Interiors Vol 1, 1935-1945

2 reviews
Kenneth A. Merrick

Monogram Aviation Publications, 1996

Outstanding "One Stop" source on German aircraft cockpits.
A great book for the casual enthusiast or serious modeler. This book contains photos from recent restorations, vintage technical manuals and personal collections of WW II Luftwaffe fighter aircraft cockpits. Detail includes descriptions and photos of individual aircraft instruments, life suppport equipment and even subtle differences between aircraft cockpit variants. The usual suspects ...

The Politics of Upheaval: 1935-1936, The Age of Roosevelt, Volume III (The Age of Roosevelt)

2 reviews
Jr.", Arthur M. "Schlesinger

Mariner Books, 2003

Absolutely Amazing - Stunning in scope and detail of research
The history of politics in the 20th century is found in these volumes on the life and times of FDR from - populists to the progressives. Rich in analysis with the perspective of distance and time. A must read for any student of 20th century U.S. history.

Elvis, the New Rage: A Radio History from 1945 to 1955

2 reviews
Aaron Webster

Republic of Texas, 2002

The Most Informative Elvis Book This Year!
I happened on to this book by just browsing through ..., a great way to find books I would not ordinarily run across. Unfortunately most of the Elvis books I find are very disappointing such as that recent (2001) travesty of a bibliography on Elvis that basically imparts very little information about each entry. Then again, I sometimes luck out and run into a book so fabulous and well done, I ...

American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers During the Reuther Years, 1935-1970

1 review
John Barnard

Wayne State University Press, 2004

American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers During the Reuther years
Well written book about an often neglected area in our history, the Reuther family and the emergence of the UAW as a factor in the economic, social and political life of America. For anyone interested in a primer of American labor unions, this is a great start concerning the rise of Americas middle class.

The Origins of the Greek Civil War (Origins of Modern Wars)

2 reviews
David Close

Longman Pub Group, 1995

Masterpiece
The only way to understand modern greek history is to provide the social and political background of the civil war which took place in the maountainous regions of Northern Greece.David close examines this and gives us a unique portrait of a divided country.Historiography must rely on such works. In conclusion , a total masterpiece.

British Intervention in Greece: From Varkiza to Civil War February 1945 to August 1946

1 review
Heinz Richter

Merlin Press, 1986

A very good book on the Greek civil war.
The Greek civil war (1946-1950) completed the destruction of the German invasion. The civil war ended in 1950 and left behind a totaly destroyed (socialy and economically) country . The book covers the period between the Varkiza peace agreement of February 1945 and the outbreak of the Civil War in the summer of 1946. With the Spanish civil war Europe enters in the second world war. With the ...

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