John R. Vallely
The Fog of Gettysburg: The Myths and Mysteries of the Battle
Another book on Gettysburg? Fortunately, the answer is “yes.” While the battle of Gettysburg is indeed the most analyzed three…
Rommel and the Rebel/Rommel’s Peace
Erwin Rommel occupies a special place in the historical and fictional accounts of World War II. The praise awarded him…
Napoleon in Egypt
Paul Strathern is a rare example of an intellectual who is eminently qualified in diverse fields. An award-winning novelist, Strathern…
From Guns to Gavels: How Justice Grew Up in the Outlaw West
Lost in the Western frontier tales of steely-eyed gunfighters, crafty cattle thieves, and daring bank robbers is the slow but…
The Baltic Gambit
The Royal Navy’s incorrigible Alan Lewrie has been outsmarting and outfighting Britain’s enemies while simultaneously practicing adultery on a Herculean…
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
Christian Europe’s fate in the struggle against an aggressive and powerful Ottoman Empire was settled in the Mediterranean between the…
The Privateer’s Revenge
Naval adventure series seem to have a periodic need to depart from rousing tales of oceangoing drama in favor of…
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J.E.B. Stuart
“Jeb” Stuart was one of the most brilliant and colorful personalities in U.S. military history. Jeffrey Wert is one of…
The Man with the Iron Heart
SS Obergruppenfürher Reinhard Heydrich easily qualifies as one of the leading sociopaths produced by a Third Reich, which possessed them…
Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
The large and heavily armed “ship of the line” or “battleship” played a central role in naval history from early…
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