Soldiers of a Different Cloth by John Wukovits
Military chaplains—if the person does their job correctly, they are some of the most underappreciated people in the military. John Wukovits brings his superb Wo...
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Tin Can Titans by John Wukovits
An excellent narrative of the blue-collar destroyers. Destroyers did not have the firepower of battleships or cruisers or the glamour of the aircraft carriers, ...
The Chosen Few by Gregg Zoroya
Zoroya, like so many great authors in the past, perfectly describes the fighting spirit of America's warriors. He chronicles the different firefights and battle...
Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
Kleiss's account of the battle from his perspective is riveting. His detailed analysis of how everything transpired is a testament to the professionalism and ex...
Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America by Michael C. Harris
The book thrives in the details. Harris in many instances lists the names of those who are killed or wounded in a particular part of the battle. That example an...
Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack by Steve Twomey
In Countdown to Pearl Harbor Steve Twomey revisits the reasons why the Americans were so caught off-guard by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Still to this ...
The Swamp Fox by John Oller
Although at first blush the title of John Oller's The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution seems a bit hyperbolic, but after reading it, ...
Dawn of Infamy by Stephen Harding
Harding brings his expert skills as a researcher and writer to this little known subject. An excellent look at a long-forgotten story that occurred at the begi...
Honor Before Glory by Scott McGaugh
Honor Before Glory is the story of the 442nd, a segregated unit of Japanese American citizens, commanded by white officers, that finally rescued the "lost batta...
The Last Battle by Scott C. Patchan
A wonderful look at a pivotal battle for control of the Shenandoah Valley. The book gives an excellent account of the battle and all of the participants. Patcha...