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Book Review: Yellow Smoke

Posted on October 9, 2016 by nathanalbright

Yellow Smoke:  The Future Of Land Warfare For America’s Military, by Major General Robert H. Scales Jr. Seeking to provide vision to the U.S. Army in a way that allows for the most effectiveness in future military conflicts, Scales provides … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Solutions: 2016

Posted on April 2, 2016 by nathanalbright

Solutions: 2016, by The Heritage Foundation [Note: I received this book freely from The Heritage Foundation, without obligation to post a review on it.] As a fairly wonkish person of generally conservative political inclinations, this wonkish book from conservative think-tank … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Master Of War

Posted on March 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

Master Of War, by Benson Bobrick Known mostly for his works on the history of the English Bible as well as a history of astrology, in this book historian Benson Bobrick writes about an unjustly obscure Union General [1] whose … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How The North Won

Posted on March 14, 2016 by nathanalbright

How The North Won: A Military History Of The Civil War, by Herman Hattaway & Archer Jones Undaunted by the book’s more than 700 pages of main text and explanatory and statistical appendices, which make use of fundamental insights about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Friend & Foe

Posted on November 18, 2015 by nathanalbright

Friend & Foe: When To Cooperate, When To Compete, And How To Succeed At Both, by Adam Galinsky & Maurice Schweitzer [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Crown Business in exchange for an honest review.] … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Outnumbered

Posted on September 19, 2015 by nathanalbright

Outnumbered: Incredible Stories of History’s Most Surprising Battlefield Upsets, by Cormac O’Brien In this reasonably short book there are some puzzles. It is, in the main, a book that provides an easy-to-read summary of the prelude, conduct, and aftermath of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: War At Sea In The Age Of Sail

Posted on June 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

War At Sea In The Age Of Sail, By Andrew Lambert This book makes for an interesting conundrum. When one examines the reading material that is focused for naval professionals, it is issues like strategy and logistics and politics that … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: The U.S. Naval Institute On Naval Tactics

Posted on May 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

The U.S. Naval Institute On Naval Tactics, edited by Captain Wayne P. Hughes Jr. USN (Ret.) This is the first book from the Naval Historical Institute I have received that is designated as a Wheel Book. According to the book … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On December 26, 1944, The Siege Of Bastogne Was Broken

Posted on December 27, 2014 by nathanalbright

As it happens, in reading a book about the Battle For Bastogne [1], I was struck by the fortuitous circumstance of reading about a battle on the anniversary of the beginning of its denouement, which does not often happen even … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Ways Of War

Posted on June 13, 2014 by nathanalbright

Ways Of War: American Military History from the Colonial Era to the Twenty-First Century, by Matthew S. Muehlbauer and David J. Ulbrich About a week and a half ago or so, I happened by chance to catch a call by … Continue reading →

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