John R. Vallely
The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush
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One of the underappreciated joys of studying history lies in tapping into the lives and times of some of the very curious people ...Read Review
1861: The Civil War Awakening
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The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is certain to contribute an avalanche of histories and biographies to bookshelves already groaning under ...Read Review
Jedediah Smith: No Ordinary Mountain Man
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The term “mountain man” conjures up visions of doggedly independent and fiercely combative men more than capable of adapting and thriving in areas ...Read Review
With Fire and Sword
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General Sir William Howe commanded a British assault force against a ragtag collection of ill-trained rebels at the Battle of Bunker Hill on ...Read Review
The Katyn Order
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Poland’s dilemma has always been based on geography. Located between Germany and Russia, Poland and its people have time and again been ...Read Review
The Emperor’s Body
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Even in his lonely tomb in far away St. Helena, Napoleon and the empire he created played a critical role in French political ...Read Review
The Invasion Year
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Captain Alan Lewrie sets sail for the seventeenth time as part of Britain’s war against Napoleon. Lewrie is a stunning contrast to ...Read Review
Pacific Glory
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P. T. Deutermann, a retired U.S. Navy officer, offers a memorial to his late father and other American veterans of the 1944 Battle ...Read Review
Gentleman Captain
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Fictional accounts of the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail, while exciting, tend to follow a predictable storyline of a tough and ...Read Review
Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America’s Founding Fathers
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The Founding Fathers of the United States (or The Founders, to use a more contemporary term) and their religious values continue to play ...Read Review
