Category Archives: Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW – The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King – The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

By Walter R. Borneman, Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY (2012). Reviewed by Captain Scott Mobley, U.S. Navy (Retired) Millions of men and women have served in the U.S. Navy since its founding more than two centuries ago, but … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – The Twilight War: The Secret History of America’s Thirty Year Conflict with Iran

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

By David Crist, Ph.D. Penquin Press, New York, NY (2012) Reviewed by Stephen Phillips The Cold War by definition gave birth to several proxy wars. Concern over the Soviet Union’s potential impact on the oil producing Middle East led the … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEWS – A Dog Before A Soldier: Almost-lost Episodes in the U.S. Navy’s Civil War

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

By Chuck Veit, Self-Published, United States (2010) Reviewed by Nathan Albright Chuck Veit, the President of the Naval & Marine Living History Association and founder of the U.S. Naval Landing Party, has managed an impressive feat in A Dog Before … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Pass Me The Rice

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

By Robert G. Kay, Author House, Bloomington, IN (2011). Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart In 1966, the author, as a Navy Lt. (JG) with his marriage collapsing in divorce, volunteered for duty as a Naval Advisor in Vietnam to allow … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Isaiah’s Eagles Rising: A Generation of Airmen (Second Edition)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

By Bernard Thomas Nolan, Xlibris Corporation, Bloomington, IN (2012). Reviewed by Richard P. Hallion, Ph.D. Privately published memoirs constitute a mixed-bag of literature, with many generally offering more opinion than substance. However, bomber pilot Bernard Thomas Nolan’s Isaiah’s Eagles Rising … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Normandy: A Graphic History of D-Day

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

Written and Illustrated by Wayne Vansant. Zenith Press, Minneapolis, MN. (2012) Reviewed by John R. Satterfield, DBA. Scholars, writers, history buffs, movie producers and participants have minutely explored D-Day and the Normandy campaign. Thanks to thousands of books, articles and … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

By Robert Gardiner, Seaforth Publishing (distributed by Naval Institute Press in the United States), (2013). Reviewed by Mark Lardas Robert Gardiner’s latest book, The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models, illustrates why he is so highly-regarded. He has previously … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America’s Longest War

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

By Joshus Welle, John Ennis, Katherine Kranz, and Graham Plaster, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD (2012) Reviewed by Stephen Phillips All midshipmen realize that they have volunteered for service. However, as they started the fall semester of their senior year, … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – My Heroes

Posted on March 22, 2013 by admin

By Jack Ferrell, edited by Megan Burns, Waldenhouse Publishers, Athens, TN, (2010). Reviewed by Charles Bogart This is a nicely written account of one man’s life: service in the Navy as a regular and reserve officer, a pilot for United … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge: Cherbourg 1864

Posted on March 22, 2013 by admin

By Mark Lardas, Osprey Publishing, (2011) Reviewed by Thomas P. Ostrom The author, Mark Lardas, brings a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering to his analysis of this epic American Civil War naval battle; as well as experience in … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Three Splendid Little Wars: The Diary of Joseph K. Taussig 1898-1901

Posted on March 21, 2013 by admin

Evelyn Cherpak, Ed. Newport, RI: Naval War College Press, (2009). Reviewed by Kenneth J. Blume, Ph.D. This fascinating volume offers an inside look at a young naval officer’s encounters with several of the signature moments of American military and diplomatic … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – The United States Coast Guard and National Defense: A History from World War I to the Present

Posted on March 18, 2013 by admin

By Thomas P. Ostrom., McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC. (2012). Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart Anyone interested in the United States Coast Guard will want to read this well-written and researched book. The book consists of fifteen chapters and three … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – The Navy in Norco

Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin

By Kevin Bash and Brigitte Louxtel. Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant SC. (2011) Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart This book is part of the Images of America series. Norco, California, is located some 50 miles east of Long Beach. On 8 … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: A History of Weapons and Delivery Systems Since 1945

Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin

By Norman Polmar and Robert S. Norris, Naval Institute Press, 2009. Reviewed by Captain James B. Bryant. U.S. Navy (Retired) This is more than a well-written and researched reference book, but also an examination by experts of the evolution of … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – British Light Cruisers 1939-45

Posted on February 26, 2013 by admin

By Angus Konstam, illus. by Paul Wright, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK. (2012). Reviewed by Richard P. Hallion, Ph.D. Generally speaking, light cruisers have not received as much attention from historians and novelists as have other vessels, though they have figured … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW – The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King – The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea

BOOK REVIEW – The Twilight War: The Secret History of America’s Thirty Year Conflict with Iran

BOOK REVIEWS – A Dog Before A Soldier: Almost-lost Episodes in the U.S. Navy’s Civil War

BOOK REVIEW – Pass Me The Rice

BOOK REVIEW – Isaiah’s Eagles Rising: A Generation of Airmen (Second Edition)

BOOK REVIEW – Normandy: A Graphic History of D-Day

BOOK REVIEW – The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models

BOOK REVIEW – In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America’s Longest War

BOOK REVIEW – My Heroes

BOOK REVIEW – CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge: Cherbourg 1864

BOOK REVIEW – Three Splendid Little Wars: The Diary of Joseph K. Taussig 1898-1901

BOOK REVIEW – The United States Coast Guard and National Defense: A History from World War I to the Present

BOOK REVIEW – The Navy in Norco

BOOK REVIEW – The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: A History of Weapons and Delivery Systems Since 1945

BOOK REVIEW – British Light Cruisers 1939-45

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