by Mitch Kaidy | 07 Jul 2007
By Danny S. Parker
Combined Books, Philadelphia
LARGE-PAGE HISTORY LACKS UNDERSTANDING OF BATTLE OF THE BULGE
A striking feature of this book is its size — 8×12 inches and copiously illustrated. And its title, “Battle of the Bulge” promises a comprehensive picture of the month-long battle — the largest in American history.
On illustrative grounds the book delivers. Author [more...]
ⓘby Mitch Kaidy | 08 May 2007
By Suzanne Mettler
252 pp.
Oxford University Press
Whether they had been urban or rural residents, millions of World War II ’s GIs deeply absorbed values during their military service that shaped their lives after the war.
They learned discipline; discipline day and night; discipline under fire, discipline in mud and snow; discipline under the most dire and dangerous conditions. They learned, no matter [more...]
ⓘby Mitch Kaidy | 22 Sep 2006
By David D. Lowman
391 pp.
Athena Press
Seldom” writes David D. Lowman, “has any major event in U.S. history been as misrepresented as has US intelligence about the evacuation” of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
On the evidence of hard-documentation produced in this book, Lowman proves his assertion. Reproducing a massive amount of evidence available to government authorities both in [more...]
ⓘby Mitch Kaidy | 22 Sep 2006
By Barbara Anderson Strang
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