Author Archives: Jeff Grim
Islands of Hell: The U.S. Marines in the Western Pacific by Eric Hammel
In my third review of a book on World War II, I read Islands of Hell: The U.S. Marines in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945by Eric Hammel. The book is a pictorial history of the Marines’ advance across the Pacific beginning with the Saipan … Continue reading
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781 – 1997 by Piers Brendon
Cover via Amazon The title of the most recent book I read, The Decline and Fall of the British Empire (Vintage) by Piers Brendon, intrigued me because of its similarity in title to Edward Gibbons’ The History of the Decline … Continue reading
Surviving the Reich: The World War II Saga of a Jewish-American GI by Ivan Goldstein
In my second of three reviews I am doing on books about World War II, I decided to read about the experiences of Ivan Goldstein as a tanker in the 11th U.S. Armored Division in the European Theater. Goldstein writes about his experiences … Continue reading
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor
In the next several weeks I will be looking at several books about World War II – possibly the most studied war in American history (with the possible exception of the Civil War, but only because it is older). The first … Continue reading
Conspirata by Robert Harris
Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Robert Harris is the second in a trilogy that chronicles the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero – the great orator and writer from ancient Rome. Harris writes from the perspective of Tiro – Cicero’s … Continue reading
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