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The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell – A Book Review
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars How big of bombs, and how many of them are necessary to win a war? Will Bombing civilian populations… Continue Reading “The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell – A Book Review”
Don’t Forget – Starts Today! 25 Nov. 2022! Free – Civil War and Frontier History – “Rough Enough”
Are you a history buff? Like the Period 1860 – 1885? Montana Indian Wars? Dakota Territory Gold Rush? Ordinary Soldier Tales from the Civil War? ” Rough Enough” It’s free – 25 Nov. 2022 to 29 Nov. 2022 Get the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HCQNBB0?tag=sa-sym-new-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1 “Rough Enough”… Continue Reading “Don’t Forget – Starts Today! 25 Nov. 2022! Free – Civil War and Frontier History – “Rough Enough””
Book Review: The Last Horseman, by David Gilman
The Last Horseman by David Gilman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sometimes historical fiction can give a more keen and concise picture of what happened during a war than hours of pouring over the reports and comments made by field commanders or looking… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Last Horseman, by David Gilman”
Remembering My brother Christopher A. McBee and his Silver Star
A remembrances of my younger brother on Memorial day 2020.
Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith, with Tom Harper: Book Review
Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars I enjoyed the book thoroughly! It surprised me in being a novel about India and the American French and Indian War, but as usual, the master of historical fiction brings it all together… Continue Reading “Ghost Fire by Wilbur Smith, with Tom Harper: Book Review”
Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg: Book review
Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an excellent book for the post-Vietnam conflict era reader to gain insight into a very complex 30-year war that dragged the French and then the Americans into a conflict that… Continue Reading “Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg: Book review”
Choosers of the Slain by James H. Cobb: a book you’ll want to read!
Choosers of the Slain by James H. Cobb My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here’s to the US Navy’s response to G.I.Jane and a techy introduction to twenty-first century naval warfare. In an environment more hostile than outer space, America’s Amanda Garrett, Commander of… Continue Reading “Choosers of the Slain by James H. Cobb: a book you’ll want to read!”
War Monuments: History – Who We Are and What We Believe
Dear Readers, As a Civil War book writer, “Rough Enough” Richard Clow’s Civil War and Frontier Experiences, 1864 – 1885 with letters I have a number of qualms about the blanket removal of a number of Civil War historic statues and monuments. Yes, there… Continue Reading “War Monuments: History – Who We Are and What We Believe”
See you At Northwest Book Festival!
It’s here this weekend! The Northwest Book Festival in Portland, OR 30th of July, Pioneer Courthouse Square! Check it out! I’ll be there! With three books to sign for buyers! Here’s my author site! What time???? 3:30 – 5:00PM What books??? 1. “The Ghosts… Continue Reading “See you At Northwest Book Festival!”
Book Review! “All Brave Sailors” by J. R. Carr
Just when you thought you knew everything about the 1st and 2nd WW’s. Here’s a book that opens our eyes to the terrors of the deep for marine merchant sailors during the First and Second World Wars! It also bares the horrors of war… Continue Reading “Book Review! “All Brave Sailors” by J. R. Carr”
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