John R. Vallely

Alternative Gettysburgs

By Brian Thomsen (Ed.) - By Martin H. Greenberg (ed.) - Published 2002

Genres:

Alternate HistoryMilitary

The three-day Battle of Gettysburg continues to hold occupy pride of place among those interested in the American Civil War. While other campaigns ...Read Review

The Reel Civil War: Mythmaking in American Film

By Bruce Chadwick - Published 2001

Genres:

Nonfiction

Grappling with America’s checkered racial past continues to be a wrenching experience for citizens of all colors. While few would argue that ...Read Review

A Press of Canvas, A Fine Tops’l Breeze, The Evening Gun

By William H. White - Published 2000Published 2001

Genres:

Nautical

William H. White has spent a lifetime nurturing a love for the sea and for the intrepid sailors who faced the challenges of ...Read Review

Gettysburg

By James Reasoner - Published 2001

Genres:

MilitarySaga

This is the sixth in a continuing series of ten novels chronicling the battles of the Civil War and their effect on the ...Read Review

Gunman’s Rhapsody

By Robert B. Parker - Published 2001

Genres:

Biographical FictionWestern

Best known for his Spenser detective series, Robert Parker changes his focus from a private eye in contemporary Boston to a late 19th ...Read Review

Over the Wine-Dark Sea

By H.N. Turteltaub - Published 2001

Genres:

AdventureNautical

With all due respect to Homer, nautical adventure tales have studiously ignored the Ancients in favor of a prolonged love affair with the ...Read Review

The Boxer Rebellion

By Diana Preston - Published 2001

Genres:

Nonfiction

China’s experiences with foreign powers have traditionally been acrimonious and have ended in war more often than not. The Chinese state in 1900 ...Read Review

The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeShort Stories

The name Arthur Conan Doyle is inextricably linked with Sherlock Holmes, yet Doyle created another character who, while not as polished and insightful ...Read Review

Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events that Shaped the Modern South

By Curtis Wilkie - Published 2001

Genres:

Nonfiction

The history of the American South in the modern Civil Rights era is a fascinating example of America’s enduring racial tension amid ...Read Review

1688: A Global History

By John E. Wills - Published 2001

Genres:

Nonfiction

The year 1688 is chiefly remembered by students of British and European history as the time of the Glorious Revolution. Wills, a historian at ...Read Review