Category Archives: Military History

Roads To Glory For The Political General

Posted on April 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

In reading a couple of books about Nathaniel Banks, and having previously read books about other Civil War political generals like Benjamin Butler, I was struck by the thought of how it was that political generals ended up receiving a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fighting Politician: Major General N.P. Banks

Posted on April 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

Fighting Politician: Major General N.P. Banks, by Fred Harvey Harrington This book is an interesting and not particularly sympathetic biography of Nathaniel Prentice Banks, who is largely remembered only by students of Civil War history, although Banks had a lengthy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Campaigning With Banks In Louisiana, ’63 And ’64, And With Sheridan In The Shenandoah Valley In ’64 And ’65

Posted on April 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

Campaigning With Banks In Louisiana, ’63 And ’64, And With Sheridan In The Shenandoah Valley In ’64 And ’65, by Frank M. Flinn One of the more interesting aspects of this book to me as a reader is that the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Guam 1941 & 1944

Posted on March 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Guam 1941 & 1944: Loss And Reconquest, by Gordon L Rottman One would not normally think of Guam as one of the most obvious military strongpoints of the world, but it has indeed proven to be so in the 20th … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Civil War Command & Strategy

Posted on March 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Civil War Command & Strategy: The Process Of Victory And Defeat, by Archer Jones This book is an interesting one, and it has an interesting approach in that it looks at the campaigns of the Civil War with an eye … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Politics Of Command

Posted on March 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Politics Of Command: Factions And Ideas In Confederate Strategy, by Thomas Lawrence Connolly and Archer Jones There are a few people at least who will read this book and miss what I think is the worth and enjoyment of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Retreat To Victory?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Retreat To Victory?: Confederate Strategy Reconsidered, by Robert G. Tanner Would a Fabian strategy have served the Confederacy well? This is a question that is commonly asked by students of the Civil War as the size of the Confederacy and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: History Of The Sioux War And Massacres Of 1862 And 1863

Posted on February 10, 2021 by nathanalbright

History Of The Sioux War And Massacres Of 1862 And 1863, by Isaac Heard Around the time of the Sioux Wars there was at least some demand for books that brought news of the conflict to far-off corners of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Outpost In The North Atlantic: Marines In The Defense Of Iceland

Posted on January 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Outpost In The North Atlantic: Marines In The Defense Of Iceland, by James A. Donovan This book is essentially the other side of the story to a post I wrote earlier about the long-term sense of embarrassment that Iceland suffered … Continue reading →

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Winners At A Losing Game

Posted on January 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more momentous wars in the 19th century was fought mostly in the Crimean Peninsula in the southern portion of Ukraine. Since time immemorial this constricted space has proven to be the location of ferocious conflict, and it … Continue reading →

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