Tag Archives: World War II

Book Review: Retribution

Posted on October 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

Retribution: The Battle For Japan, 1944-45, by Max Hastings How much you appreciate this book will depend in large part upon the extent to which you appreciate the author’s editorializing as he talks about the last year or so of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Killing The Rising Sun

Posted on October 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

Killing The Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan, by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard If you are familiar with this series already [1], you know how this one works. We have a popular history and not a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Engineers Of Victory

Posted on October 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

Engineers Of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide In The Second World War, by Paul Kennedy This book is not only a history of World War II of a sort, but it is also the sort of book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Pacific Air

Posted on October 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

Pacific Air: How Fearless Flyboys, Peerless Aircraft, And Fast Flattops Conquered The Skies In The War With Japan, by David Sears As far as World War II books go, this is a gripping one that seems tailor-made for a film … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Building For War

Posted on October 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

Building For War: The Epic Saga Of The Civilian Contractors And Marines Of Wake Island In World War II, by Bonita Gilbert This book reads in many ways like a Greek tragedy. The reader likely comes into a work like … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fire And Fortitude

Posted on September 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

Fire And Fortitude: The US Army In The Pacific War, 1941-1943, by John C. McManus Sometimes one proves a point by trying to prove the contrary. Such is the case here, as this book deals with the general trend to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Conquering Tide

Posted on September 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Conquering Tide: War In The Pacific Islands, 1942-1944, by Ian W. Toll This book is part of a trilogy on the Pacific War, which I have come to understand is a popular subject to write about. Historians of World … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Midnight In The Pacific

Posted on September 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

Midnight In The Pacific: Guadalcanal: The World War II Battle That Turned The Tide Of War, by Joseph Wheelan This book gives a good case for studying the battle of Guadalcanal and its significance in World War II. The author … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Short History Of World War II

Posted on September 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Short History Of World War II, by DK Publishing This book is not really a short history. Its original title was World War II: The Definitive Visual History, and if that is not a perfect title either (it is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tower Of Skulls

Posted on September 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

Tower Of Skulls: A History Of The Asia-Pacific War July 1937-May 1942, by Richard B. Frank This book, a weighty work of more than 500 pages of text, to say nothing of its massive endnotes, is a revisionist history, but … Continue reading →

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