Determined to Persist by Mark A. Viney is more than just a biography of General Earle Wheeler’s time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; it is a detailed analysis of the prosecution of the Vietnam War during that crucial time for the United...

Diary of a Woman's Misadventures in Iraq is a work of non-fiction in the military, autobiography, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Melia Meichelbock, this candid and interesting work provides an unfiltered and authentic account...

I love reading about history’s mysteries, especially those that connect seemingly disparate people and events from the past. That’s one of the reasons why I enjoyed Death of an Assassin: The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee by Ann...

Down From The Mountain: The Path of a Baby Boomer by Brian Vickery is the memoir of a man who has seen it all when it comes to facing life and career challenges. Born without privilege in 1945 to banana growers Catherine May and Norman...

The war in the Pacific is usually associated with the attack on Pearl Harbour and the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In writing Death and Deliverance in the Pacific, author Kevin Timothy O’Kane views the conflict from a wider perspective. The roots...

With layers of intrigue and deep background of the Nazi 1930s on through WWII, Jo Sorochinsky reveals the poignant reality of her father’s hidden past and her own heritage in Dancing With My Father. The title evokes the delicate process that Jo focuses on to...

Darling: Love Letters from WWII by Peggy O’Toole Lamb is an unusual hybrid of fact-based fiction and first-person letters from the front during World War II. The soul of the story revolves around the letters sent from First Lieutenant Frank J Foster, a member of...

When we think of World War II what most often comes to mind are vicious battles, concentration camps, bombs raining down from the sky, Pearl Harbor and the like. Rarely do we give more than a passing thought to the more mundane aspects of wartime...

Henry Montherlant (1895-1972) published his war memoir, Dirge for the Dead of Verdun, in 1924. In this book, the author bluntly portrays the post traumatic stress syndrome that in our day is frequently mentioned, yet not fully understood by those who have never been in...

"Destiny Made Them Brothers" is about the unlikely friendship between U.S. Grant, G.A. Custer and Johnny Yuma, two Union soldiers and a rebel. Their friendship started during the war between the States and continued. The book follows the three men through the war and then...