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Tales From a Tin Can: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Michael Keith Olson

Many people would argue that the destroyer was the unsung hero of the Pacific Theater in World War II.  Destroyers did not have the gun power of cruisers or battleships or the public fascination of aircraft carriers.  However, destroyers were … Continue reading

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The Barbarian Way by Erwin Raphael McManus

Cover via Amazon During the summer our church has a Sunday school class that consists of various members presenting book reviews.  It is a good way to deal with vacations and yet still present good material and engender discussion. One … Continue reading

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Outnumbered: Incredible Stories of History’s Most Surprising Battlefield Upsets by Cormac O’Brien

I love a good underdog story.  Outnumbered: Incredible Stories of History’s Most Surprising Battlefield Upsets by Cormac O’Brien chronicles 14 underdog stories throughout history.  The victors were normally two or three times smaller than their opponents.   O’Brien writes about … Continue reading

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The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History by Thomas J. Craughwell and Edwin Kiester Jr.

The Buck Stops Here: The 28 Toughest Presidential Decisions and How They Changed History by Thomas J. Craughwell and Edwin Kiester Jr. is composed of twenty-eight accounts of the most influential and pivotal United States presidential decisions in history.  These … Continue reading

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Search and Destroy: The Story of an Armored Cavalry Squadron in Vietnam: 1-1 Cav, 1967-1968 by Keith W. Nolan

Keith W. Nolan’s Search and Destroy: The Story of an Armored Cavalry Squadron in Vietnam: 1-1 Cav, 1967-1968 is a wonderful narrative of the exploits of the common soldier.  Nolan brings his gift of writing about history to an area of … Continue reading

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