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Seven Days Battles 1862 (Campaign 133) 1 review
Angus Konstam
Osprey Publishing, 2003
An Excellent Summary
Angus Konstam, a very prolific and efficient Osprey author, follows up his campaign title Fair Oaks 1862 with its sequel, Seven Days Battles 1862. This campaign title is significantly different from the earlier volume in several respects. Konstam's pro-Confederate bias is somewhat less evident than the earlier volume and he lays fair criticism against Confederate mistakes that robbed them of ...
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Paper War: Nazi Propaganda In One Battle, On A Single Day Cassino, Italy, May 11, 1944 1 review
Mark Batty Publisher, 2005
Rarely seen propaganda.
Having searched for some time after good examples of German propaganda aimed at Allied forces fighting at Cassino (particularly the Polish forces), this book promised much. And it delivered.
These fascinating examples are reproduced clearly, in full colour and at 'life size', each has also been translated into English.
If you're expecting a hefty tome packed with lengthy discourse, then ...
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OVERLORD D-DAY AND THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY 1944
Max Hastings
Pan Books, 1985
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Epic Battles of the Last Days2 reviews
Rick Joyner
MorningStar Fellowship Church, 2006
Epic Battles of the Last Days
The book displays the spiritual insight that I have come to expect from Rick Joyner's Books. I can read the book over and over and still find fresh guidance in its content. The book is like a cool splash of truth to counter today's delusions.
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A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 3 reviews
Carl Shilleto, Mike Tolhurst
Interlink, 2004
Fascinating read
What makes this book stand out for me is the eyewitness reports, which are dotted throughout as you read this account of the D-Day landings. They bring alive the personal experiences of those who fought and help the reader appreciate the scarifices made. The book is a nice mix of the history of this particular military campaign, and what the traveller to Normandy can hope to see today. This ...
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Tools and Tactics for the Master DayTrader: Battle-Tested Techniques for Day, Swing, and Position Traders 126 reviews
Oliver Velez, Greg Capra
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Excellent Learning Tool!
This book is by far the most informative that I have read in a very long time. Most other books on the subject of trading offer only so much. However, O.V. goes much further in that he gives actual methods by which one can enhance his trading techniques many fold. I recommend this book to any and all - beginners and experienced traders. I only wish I had come upon this book years ago!
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The Day Is Ours!: An Inside View of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, November 1776-January 17773 reviews
William M. Dwyer
Rutgers University Press, 1998
Fascinating account of a critical time in our nations birth
"The Day Is Ours" using actual historical letters, diaries, etc. is a real eye-opener to how close our "revolution" came to failing. The chance turn of the weather one evening, allowing Washington's army to escape certain doom, the heroism of a single soldier, turning the tide of battle come to life in this book. Well written, well worth your time to read.
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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-194483 reviews
Rick Atkinson
Holt Paperbacks, 2008
Another forgotten corner of the war
This is the first book I have read by the author Rick Atkinson it will not be the last. A very compressive look at the Italian campaign of World War Two a bloody mindless war of grueling conflict; that if you are unfamiliar with the Italian campaign reads more like an account of the Vietnam War. From the Rapido to Monte Cassino you will not be able to put the book down.
A masterful job the ...
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The Seven Days: The Emergence of Lee4 reviews
Clifford Dowdey
University of Nebraska Press, 2004
An easy read with tough judgements and sharp insights
A wonderful break from the usual, with Dowdey displaying an absolute mastery of the material. McClellan (heroically) dominates the early parts, with Johnston and Magruder as fools and Lincoln and Stanton as MacBeth's witches. The author's appreciation of the North's and South's politics is outstanding and adds a livid dimension to this oft-told tale. His single failure is in the matter of ...
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Extraordinary Circumstances: The Seven Days Battles4 reviews
Brian K. Burton
Indiana University Press, 2001
Worthy companion to Clifford Dowdey's Masterwork
This is, by far, the best treatment of the Seven Days since Clifford Dowdey's best book, "THE SEVEN DAYS: THE EMERGENCE OF LEE" (1964)...since re-released under a different title, "LEE TAKES COMMAND." Considering that these two titles are separated by almost 40 years, that says volumes about how Dowdey's book has stood the test of time and how Burton's modernizes the scholarship of this most ...
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D-Day in the Pacific: The Battle of Saipan (Twentieth-Century Battles)4 reviews
Harold J. Goldberg
Indiana University Press, 2007
Saipan as the Turning Point for Japan
The importance of the capture of Saipan is two-fold. First, to most Japanese military strategists, Saipan represented the outermost reaches of the defenses of the Japanese Empire itself. Thus, its loss meant that it would only be a question of time before Japan itself was invaded and all was lost. Second, to the Allies, Saipan represented air bases from which the new B-29 planes could reach ...
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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-44
Rick Atkinson
Little, Brown, 2007
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199 Days: The Battle of Stalingrad 1 review
Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Tor Books, 1993
The readers digest guide to stalingrad
Reading the publishers review of this book I thought it would be a interesting addition to the Stalingrad literature: it is not. It tries to be a "as they saw it" picture of stalingrad with largely unsubtantiated quotes from anonymous soldiers but has annoying factual errors. Eg page 89 after discussing the intial superioty of the t-34 says "and when they introduced the Tiger and panther tanks ...
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Battle for Budapest: One Hundred Days in World War II 5 reviews
Krisztian Ungvary
I. B. Tauris & Company, 2004
A well researched, much needed book
"Battle For Budapest, 100 Days in World War II" by Krisztian Ungvary, is by far the best book in English about the decisive battle in Hungary in the closing months of WWII. Mr. Ungvary covers the political as well as the military situation leading up to the battle, as well as chapters on the plight of the civilian population and the atrocities against the Jewish population during the siege. This ...
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The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire11 reviews
Alessandro Barbero
Walker & Company, 2008
Ancient Roman History at its Best
This fascinating book focuses on the Roman Empire near the end of the fourth century AD. In particular, it is centered on a battle that occurred in 378 AD between the Romans and the Goths. The author has eloquently described the cultural, religious, military and political climate in and around the Roman Empire for the years leading up to this battle and well as in its aftermath. The importance of ...
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The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth (Civil War America)11 reviews
Peter Cozzens
The University of North Carolina Press, 2006
Another Winner from Cozzens
Cozzens has written many fine books about the less well known Western Theater campaigns. The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth is perhaps the finest yet. It goes into great detail about 2 obscure, but ultimately important battles in the western theater. It manages to describe the battles in clear terms, set out convincing portraits of the key players and place these ...
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Battle Of Britain Day-Softbound (Greenhill Military Paperback)
Alfred Price
Greenhill Books, 2006
Battle of Britain Day is the only full-scale work on the events of this pivotal day in the Battle of Britain. The text is based on eyewitness testimony and official records.
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The Bloodiest Day: Battle of Antietam (Graphic History)1 review
Larry Hama
Osprey Publishing, 2006
For My Nephew
So far I am very happy with the graphic history book. My nephew loves them and he especially loves the posters in the back of the book. Thank you very much.
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