Reviewed by David J. Marcou By Bill Nasson Tempus Publishing, Gloucestershire, 254 pages Sir […]
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David Livingstone: Mission and Empire (Book Review)
Reviewed by Richard Laribee By Andrew C. Ross Hambledon and London, London, 288 pages […]
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Where to Take Tea (Book Review)
Reviewed by Allyson Patton By Susan Cohen Published by Interlink Books, Northampton, Massachusetts, 95 […]
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Ivanhoe (Book Review)
Reviewed by David J. Marcou By Sir Walter Scott Available in many editions, both […]
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The Struggle for Mastery: The Penguin History of Britain, 1066-1284 (Book Review)
Reviewed by David McLaughlan By David Carpenter Penguin History, New York, 562 pages Think […]
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Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher
Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher, the colorful leader of the Irish Brigade, fought many battles–not all of them with the enemy.
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Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The doomed assault on Fort Wagner won the 54th Massachusetts a place in history, but did not win the battle for the North. No regiment could have carried the fort that day.
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Powhatan Uprising of 1622
Indian warriors killed hundreds of Virginia colonists during the Powhatan Uprising of 1622. Also among the victims were 20 women whose stories will never be fully told.
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Tokyo Rose: They Called Her a Traitor
American GIs talked of a Japanese radio broadcaster they knew as Tokyo Rose, and the U.S. government said the sultry voice belonged to an American citizen named Iva Toguri d’Aquino. But did it?
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Jimmy Doolittle: Commander of the Doolittle Raid During World War II
Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders carried out some historic firsts when their B-25s dropped the first bombs on Tokyo.