Tag Archives: World War I

Book Review: The Waste Land And Other Poems

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

The Waste Land And Other Poems, by T.S. Eliot Like many booksellers and publishers, Barnes & Noble enjoys repackaging and relabeling works previously published into new collections to give them a new commercial length.  This is not necessarily a bad … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Germany Since 1740

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

Germany Since 1740, by George Madison Priest As soon as I saw the title of this particular book I viewed it with a great deal of interest.  Upon reading the book I found that it had been written in 1915, … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Forty-Seven Days

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

Forty-Seven Days:  How Pershing’s Warriors Came Of Age To Defeat The German Army In World War I, by Mitchell Yockelson This is the fourth of the books on World War I [1], and it is pretty plain to see that … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Thunder And Flames

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

Thunder And Flames:  Americans In The Crucible Of Combat, 1917-1918 by Edward G. Lengel This is the third World War I book I received as part of an epic book review project [1].  So far there has been an overall … Continue reading →

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A Stab In The Guts: A Logistics Story

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

They said it was a stab in the back, but it was more like a stab in the guts.  In early 1918, the German Imperial Army, fresh off its victory on the Eastern front and its able support of its … Continue reading →

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Game Review: Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Although I do not get the chance to review many games, from time to time I play a game and figure it is worthy of at least some commentary [1].  Some months ago I downloaded a set of games as … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Pershing’s Crusaders

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Pershing’s Crusaders:  The American Soldier In World War I, by Richard S. Faulkner So this book is one of four books that I am reading and reviewing for an epic multi-book review on World War I history [1].  And speaking … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Doughboys On The Great War

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Doughboys On The Great War:  How American Soldiers Viewed Their Military Experience, by Edward A. Gutierrez A couple of months ago or so I volunteered to review books for another military history journal that was edited by an acquaintance of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The German Army In War

Posted on March 21, 2017 by

The German Army In War, by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge From time to time I enjoy reading about the German military because of its importance to 19th and 20th century history [1], and I must say that this book is among the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Short Time To Stay Here

Posted on November 17, 2016 by

A Short Time To Stay Here:  A Novel, by Terry Roberts [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Turner Publishing Company through Edelweiss.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] If you have an interest in Appalachian North … Continue reading →

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