Monthly Archives: December 2023

Book Review: The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, And Caliphs

Posted on December 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, And Caliphs, by Marc David Baer This book is a classic case of a mixed book that both benefits and suffers from the author’s historical interests and perspective. It is also a book that it is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Infidel’s Guide To Iran

Posted on December 6, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Complete Infidel’s Guide To Iran, by Robert Spencer In examining a book like this, one has to think of the time it was made and the purpose it was made for. Some books are timeless classics which can be … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Story Of Russia

Posted on December 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Story Of Russia, by Orlando Figues How do you write a concise book about Russian history that seeks to be relevant to a Western audience in explaining Russia’s own perspective while not making the book unreadable in its length? … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Napoleon

Posted on December 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

Napoleon was a bad movie, but it was a bad movie of a specific kind that is quite rare. It is probably a disadvantage when it comes to enjoying this film to come to it with a high degree of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln’s Code

Posted on December 3, 2023 by nathanalbright

Lincoln’s Code: The Laws Of War In American History, by John Fabian Witt There are tens of thousands of books about Abraham Lincoln, and while this book is not entirely unique in its interest in the Lieber Code that was … Continue reading →

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Conflicts Under Every Rock

Posted on December 2, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the characteristic aspects of a life that has been spent as a student of military history is that one tends to find conflicts under rock. Military history is closely related to other disciplines of history, such as diplomatic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Portuguese: A Modern History

Posted on December 2, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Portuguese: A Modern History, by Barry Hatton This book is a book in English about the Portuguese, a people whom it is said that it is difficult to know, and this book is full of a great deal of … Continue reading →

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On Comity

Posted on December 1, 2023 by nathanalbright

I would like to take as my starting point for discussion the following text from noted Civil War historian Richard Hofstadter on the subject of comity: “Comity exists in a society to the degree that those enlisted in its contending … Continue reading →

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