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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War by the Phillip Jennings

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Jeff Grim

My latest read on the Vietnam War was The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War (The Politically Incorrect Guides) by Phillip Jennings.  After reading this book, I had to evaluate many of the points made by Jennings.  After much thought, … Continue reading →

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The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope by Andrew Delbanco

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry

Picked up The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope at Half Price Books awhile ago as I had heard good things about it.  It turned out to be an interesting short work on the larger trends of American history – … Continue reading →

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Road of 10,000 Pains: The Destruction of the 2nd NVA Division by the U.S. Marines, 1967 by Otto J. Lehrack

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Jeff Grim

I don’t know about any of you, but I find myself reading military history books on various time periods.  I have many interests in military history.  One of my favorite topics is the Vietnam War.  I just read the second … Continue reading →

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Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War by Ted Morgan

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Jeff Grim

I recently finished reading Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War by Ted Morgan.  Morgan comprehensively examines the Battle of Dien Bien Phu from the fighting in the trenches to the … Continue reading →

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Corydon & The Island of Monsters by Tobias Druitt

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry

Corydon and the Island of Monsters (Corydon Trilogy) is another young adult book I picked up in the discount section of Half-Price Books. It too deals with mythology and offers a non-traditional take (are you noticing a pattern?). Here is … Continue reading →

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