Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Buldge to the Surrender of Germany Jun 7, ...1 review Stephen E. Ambrose Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2002 Good History This Book Shows How Unready, We Were For WW2. How Soldiers Couldn't Speak With Air Cover Or Tanks In Combat Not Because Of The Technology Wasn't There,Just Wasn't Thought Out. How The Men On The Ground Had To Figure Out How To Attack. Germany Had The Best Leadership At The Time. What Won The War ...             War and Remembrance63 reviews Herman Wouk Back Bay Books, 2002 No words + War & Remembrance hard cover + The Best Book You Will Read On Any Subject + 1,382 pages worth of continuing monumental saga! + Winds of War/War & Remembrance Great Reads             Colditz: The Definitive History: The Untold Story of World War II's Great Escapes2 reviews Henry Chancellor Harper Perennial, 2003 Exciting Read + The truly greatest escapes! Well written, fast paced, an exciting tale of human endurance, perseverance and ingeniuty. Hard to put down.             East of the Sun the Conquest and Settlem1 review Benson Bobrick Trafalgar Square, 1993 From conquest to GULag - What a book! If you want to know about Siberia and its history, this is really the book to go for! You'll get a very clear picture of the Russian expantion to the East as well as the epiq stories of bold and daring people who made the first expeditions into this hostile and giant land. They were true heroes, ...             October Sky (The Coalwood Series #1)536 reviews Homer Hickam Dell, 1999 Amazing True Story + escape via rocket + Charming and inspirational + Rockets in West Virginia             Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain13 reviews Len Deighton Book Sales, 2000 More facts with less bias, this book has more meat & potatos + The Decisive Battle of Britain + good history + Technology + A Must-Have Book for Aerial History Buffs             The Hawk and the Dove Trilogy13 reviews Penelope Wilcock Crossway Books, 2000 Beloved, essential + A very substantial piece of Christian fiction + A true Blessing + Soon to become my favorite book + Wonderful book             The Triangle Fire11 reviews Leon Stein ILR Press, 2001 Great historical account of a true American disaster + Life changing book + This book takes you "into" the fire!! Great! + Gripping account of a horrific and completely preventable event             Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage392 reviews Alfred Lansing Basic Books, 1999 Just Incredible Account ,Absolutely Incredible + Great! + Good delivery and quality + Remedy + Amazing Testament into the Power of Leadership             Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China353 reviews Jung Chang Touchstone, 2003 Excellent presentation + Rather tedious + eye-opening, couldn't put it down; everyone should read this book. + A must read non-fiction account of Cultural Revolution + memoire extraordinaire             Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War10 reviews W. Bruce Lincoln Simon & Schuster, 1989 Very engaging history on a very complex subject + The big picture + Excellent book about a difficult topic + Good History             Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)213 reviews Simon Winchester Harper Perennial, 2005 Fascinating, interesting, but wordy. + Thorough and interesting + Exceptionally interesting, detailed account of the worst volcanic eruption in recorded history This is a generally well-written account of the famous volcanic eruption which was one of the first such major events to take place after the development of worldwide communication technology. The author has been criticized for including details - many details - about not only geology, but also ...             Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster34 reviews Richard F. Newcomb Harper Paperbacks, 2002 Damn That Torpedo + How Could This Have Happened? + Riveting nonfiction + Tragic Disaster Written With Finesse + Some of the best reading this year             The Winds of War96 reviews Herman Wouk Back Bay Books, 2002 Historical fiction at its finest + Tolstoyan + More epic than classic + Wonderful book, would recommend to anyone             The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War (Modern Library)19 reviews Michael Shaara Modern Library, 2004 Great read even if you're not a history buff! + a book for the ages! + The Spy of Gettysburg + The Three Days that Decided the War. + Exquisite model for historical fiction             The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad27 reviews Harrison Salisbury Da Capo Press, 2003 Superb example of how history should be written + Informative, Readable, Superb + Surviving the Deadliest Battle in Human History Salisbury gave us a monumental work of history: not just in scope, but in depth. This is a book which entwines the epic story with the human story, basing both on the kind of scholarship too few writers are dedicated enough to accomplish. I wrote a well-received history on the early satellites ...             The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary ...412 reviews Simon Winchester Harper Perennial, 2005 the madness of scholarship + Supplement, Addendum, Prequel, Sequel, Corollary + Three-and-a-half stars, really. + Psychological thriller that can't be put down + A fun, informative piece of history             The River at the Center of the World, Revised: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time35 reviews Simon Winchester Picador, 2004 A Fascinating Collection of Historic Details Traveling Up a River + The River at the Center of the World + Winchester on the Yangszi + Following the Yangtze and learning about China -- one man's perspective. + Permit for Entry to China             Peter the Great102 reviews Robert K. Massie Ballantine Books, 1981 The best history book ever + A masterpiece of Russian history + A Detailed but Infinitely Readable Biography of a fascinating Man. + Massie's best book + History comes alive             Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 178728 reviews Catherine Drinker Bowen Back Bay Books, 1986 Miracle at Philadelphia is a good popular history of the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787 + Excellent mixture of people, places and events + LAYMAN'S GUIDE OF MOST SIGNIFICANT DOCUEMENT IN POLITICAL HISTORY + The Story Of The Miracle