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Armchair General gets a truckload of books for our perusual each year. Sometimes we publish a review of the book, while other times we may opt to interview the author to learn something new and interesting about their field of study.


War Stories of the Battle of the Bulge – Book Review

Neal West | Published: May 19, 2010 at 3:10 pm

Fifty-six American veterans tell stories of their experiences in the Battle of the Bulge in a book this review finds interesting but disappointing in its organization.

New Dawn – Remembering the Fight for Fallujah

Richard S. Lowry | Published: May 12, 2010 at 5:49 pm

A preliminary look at New Dawn, Richard S. Lowry’s new book about the Battle for Fallujah, Operation Phantom Fury, in Iraq.

The Last Stand – Book Review

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: May 05, 2010 at 10:33 am

Armchair General review The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by New York Times best selling author Nathaniel Philbrick.

Theodore Roosevelt’s History of the United States – Book Review

Gerald D. Swick | Published: May 03, 2010 at 3:23 pm

Theodore Roosevelt’s History of the United States: His own words selected and arranged by Daniel Ruddy. Smithsonian Books, 2010. Hardback, 318 pages plus foreword, introduction, and source notes. No photographs. $27.99.

It unabashedly, unstintingly reflects a man whose love …

Highlander – Book Review

Steve Schultz | Published: April 21, 2010 at 9:58 am

A book review of ‘Highlander: The History of the Legendary Highland Soldier’ praises the book as ‘not only a pleasurable read but also a great starting point for further scholarly study of the Highland soldier.’

For This Marvelous Country – Book Review

Steve Schultz | Published: April 15, 2010 at 10:22 am

A review of This Marvelous Country, a collection of WWII letters between a B-17 combat pilot and instructor and his future wife plus details from an unpublished memoir.

366 Days in Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency – Book Review

Gerald D. Swick | Published: April 08, 2010 at 4:20 pm

This review of 366 Days in Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency says the book succeeds in presenting a picture of the public and personal issues Lincoln faced during his presidency, using bite-sized anecdotes and explanatory asides.

Dr. Mark Moyar Interview – Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954 – 1965

stephane moutin-luyat | Published: March 22, 2010 at 3:14 pm

In an exclusive interview for ArmchairGeneral.com, professor, historian and counterinsurgency expert Dr. Mark Moyar talks about his book ‘Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965,’ a reassessment of prevailing wisdom about that war.

Endless War: Middle Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization – Book Review

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: March 08, 2010 at 7:06 pm

A review of Endless War: Middle Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization by Ralph Peters offers insight on one of today’s most vitally important issues – the assault of militant Islam on Western civilization, values and culture.

The World’s Bloodiest History – Book Review

Richard N Story | Published: February 03, 2010 at 9:06 am

A review of The World’s Bloodiest History: Massacre, Genocide, and the Scars They Left on Civilization says the book is almost unrelentingly grim but should be in the library of every military and political leader for what it teaches.

Empress Zenobia: Palmyra’s Rebel Queen – Book Review

Richard Tada | Published: January 13, 2010 at 4:11 pm

A review of Empress Zenobia: Palmyra’s Rebel Queen says Pat Southern’s book is a comprehensive yet readable attempt to pick through the meager evidence that is available on the woman who led an army against the Roman Empire-and nearly won.

The Immortals – Book Review

Richard N Story | Published: December 28, 2009 at 1:47 pm

This review of Nigel Cawthorne’s The Immortals: History’s Fighting Elites praises the book for its accuracy and choices of elite units.

The Clausewitz Delusion – Book Review

Rick Baillergeon | Published: December 22, 2009 at 7:54 pm

A review of Steven L. Melton’s The Clausewitz Delusion, a book that maintains the U.S. Army’s infatuation with the writings of 19th-century military theoretician Carl von Clausewitz led to many of the problems in the Irag and Afghanistan wars.

Blood and Rage – Book Review

Nick Kaminsky | Published: September 18, 2009 at 11:57 am

In his work Blood & Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism, Burleigh unabashedly shows terrorism as the atrocity it really is. An Armchair General review.

The War After Armageddon – Book Review

Jerry D. Morelock | Published: September 15, 2009 at 10:05 am

The War After Armageddon is Ralph Peters’ vision of what might happen in a world where mankind’s oldest motivators – faith and blood – have succeeded in trumping reason and good will. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.

Shadow of the Sword: A Marine’s Journey – Jeremiah Workman Interview

Published: September 09, 2009 at 5:35 pm

Interview with USMC Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Workman, author of Shadow of the Sword, who won the Navy Cross in Fallujah, then battled PTSD after returning home and is active in the Marines’ suicide prevention program.

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