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Tag Archives: World War I
He Kept Us Out Of War
One of the more strange electoral campaigns of American political history took place in 1916, as World War I waged in Europe and other parts of the world, and the United States vainly thought that it would be able to … Continue reading
Posted in American History, History, Military History, Musings
Tagged legitimacy, politics, World War I, World War II
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Book Review: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict, by Edward J. Erickson An online stranger asked me what I thought about the founder of the Turkish republic, and my response to the immediate query was that I did not know enough about … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged Kemal Ataturk, Turkey, World War I
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Book Review: Very, Very, Very Dreadful
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic Of 1918, by Albert Marrin Reading a book like this, and I have read at least a few [1], is a frustrating but also enlightening experience. As someone who is familiar with the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History
Tagged death, health, legitimacy, World War I
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Book Review: Hero: The Life And Legend Of Lawrence Of Arabia
Hero: The Life And Legend Of Lawrence Of Arabia, by Michael Korda This book, a sprawling effort of about 700 pages, sufficiently demonstrates the difficulty of writing about its subject. There are a variety of reasons for that–the subject remains … Continue reading
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Tagged imperialism, World War I
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Book Review: Seven Pillars Of Wisdom: A Triumph
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom: A Triumph, by T.E. Lawrence This sprawling book of more than 650 pages is evidence simultaneously of the reason why autobiographies cannot be trusted and also why they cannot be rejected out of hand either. As … Continue reading
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Tagged imperialism, memoir, World War I
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Book Review: Lawrence In Arabia
Lawrence In Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, And The Making Of The Modern Middle East, by Scott Anderson It is probably best not to know how the modern Middle East was made. This book focuses on a small set of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, International Relations, Middle East, Military History
Tagged diplomacy, imperialism, World War I
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Book Review: Potential Influenza Effects On Military Populations
Potential Influenza Effects On Military Populations, by John Bombardt Jr. & Heidi Brown It is striking to think of the relevance of the 1918 Influenza pandemic and our own current situation. Even though it appears at present that both the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged health, World War I
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Book Review: World War I: The African Front
World War I: The African Front: An Imperial War On The African Continent, by Edward Paice In a way, this book does not quite live up to its title. To be sure, it is a very good book about World … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, imperialism, Tanzania, World War I
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Book Review: World War I: Opposing Viewpoints
World War I: Opposing Viewpoints, edited by William Dudley I must say that I like the Opposing Viewpoints series as a whole, and have often enjoyed its takes on various subjects of personal interest [1], and this book is no … Continue reading
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Tagged debate, political history, politics, World War I
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Book Review: World War I: The Western Front
World War I: The Western Front, by Nicola Barber It is intriguing to see just how many relatively basic books exist about World War I. In my experience World War I is not generally well known or well-remembered, and yet … Continue reading
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Tagged European History, World War I
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