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Category: History
Book Review: Warriors of God by James Reston, Jr.
20px”> Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade by James Reston Jr. My rating: 5 of 5 stars James Reston Jr. has shown his expertise as an author in pulling together a plethora of factual information about the third… Continue Reading “Book Review: Warriors of God by James Reston, Jr.”
Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars An absolutely amazing book! Here we have a three part well written book that gives one of the best pictures of… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson”
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”
Book Review: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over one hundred years before the Revolutionary War, the pilgrims and the other settlers along the Massechusets colony along with the Puritans were just finishing up with… Continue Reading “Book Review: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick”
Book Review of Sea Cobra by Buckner F. Melton Jr.
An Amazing Description of the power of a Pacific Ocean Typhoon on Adminal Halsey’s Naval Taskforce in WW2.
Reminder! Free Kindle Giveaway of “Rough Enough” Ends Tomorrow, Nov. 29, 2022 at Midnight! Some Highlights!
Here’s Richard Headley Clow. At 17 years of age he enlisted in the Union Army to fight at Petersburg and the final battles of the Civil War. Stationed at Fort Hayes outside of Petersburg, Richard Clow was in the first troops to enter Petersburg… Continue Reading “Reminder! Free Kindle Giveaway of “Rough Enough” Ends Tomorrow, Nov. 29, 2022 at Midnight! Some Highlights!”
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””
Body Counts -Vietnam -Guns -Children
The Statistics are pretty clear – More guns, More killings. Rules apply to every other toy we have so why not guns. This ain’t play when kids get killed!
Book Review: Coming Back Alive! by Spike Walker
Battling against nature’s most fierce storms, Coastguard rescue operations face daunting odds to bring drowning fisherman back safely to their families.
Varied Pandemic Response is not new! Look at National Geographic’s 1918 – 1920 Spanish Flue information – Revealing!
We always tend to think of ourselves being on the cutting edge of innovation and change as we move forward in our human endeavors around the world. In fact, History and Geography can tell us as far back as written history goes, that we… Continue Reading “Varied Pandemic Response is not new! Look at National Geographic’s 1918 – 1920 Spanish Flue information – Revealing!”
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