by Erik Larson, 2020, Crown, sold by Random House This book basically highlights the first year of Winston Churchill’s rule as prime minister from May of 1941. Like Larson’s other books, he contrasts what is going on in one venue … Continue reading →
by Adam Higginbotham, 2019, Simon & Schuster Excellent book although somewhat difficult to digest due to all the individual characters involved and their Russian names which make it hard to follow. I was not aware of the causes of the … Continue reading →
by Richard M. Watt, 1968, Barnes and Noble Books. Quite a few years ago my son showed me a box of books that he had been assigned to read when he was studying for his master’s degree in Eastern European … Continue reading →
By John U. Bacon, audiobook narrated by Johnny Heller, 2017, Harper Collins Publisher This is a detailed account of the disaster that occurred in 1917 when a ship, loaded with ammunition to be sent to Europe, blew up in Halifax … Continue reading →
by Will and Ariel Durant, 1968, Simon and Schuster, New York This is a wonderful 102 page book that the Durants published in 1968 after publishing their ten volume set, The Story of Civilization beginning in 1944. The book attempts … Continue reading →
by Jay Winek, 2001, Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., New York This was a great book to read, primarily because the author used, in his own words, “vivid writing.” I’m not sure what he meant by this, but his prose is … Continue reading →
by Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali, 1997, W.W. Norton & Company, New York This book is a detailes account of the events that led up to and took place during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The research that went into the … Continue reading →
by Douglas L. Wilson, 1998, Alfred A. Knopf, New York I had always eyed this book as it surely targeted a subject that I was interested in: the transformation of Abrahams Lincoln from a backwoods youth to the person who had … Continue reading →
by Ron Chernow, 2005, Penguin Books This is a fantastic book that is chock-full of information about Alexander Hamilton, but, more importantly, his imprint on the structure of our federal government. It also provides a lot of insight regarding the … Continue reading →
Origins of a Catastrophe, by Warren Zimmerman, 1999, Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York Warren Zimmerman was the last U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia and the Balkan War broke out in the 1990’s. The book relates his … Continue reading →