Category: Military

Twelve American Wars: Nine of Them Avoidable – Eugene G. Windchy’s new book is a true “must read” – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Twelve American Wars: Nine of Them Avoidable Eugene G. Windchy (iUniverse – paperback, Kindle) You may not agree with every opinion, conclusion or finding expressed in this book, but it is a remarkable work that definitely should be read and given thoughtful consideration. Twelve American Wars: Nine of Them Avoidable offers eye-opening looks at how the … Continue reading Twelve American Wars: Nine of Them Avoidable – Eugene G. Windchy’s new book is a true “must read” – #bookreview

BOOK BRIEFS: Movie Stunts, Famous Bandits and a World War I Regiment – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Cowboy Stuntman From Olympic Gold to the Silver Screen Dean Smith with Mike Cox (Texas Tech University Press – hardback, Kindle) Dean Smith won an Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter relays at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Then the 20-year-old returned home to Northwest Texas, where he had been a rodeo cowboy. Later, … Continue reading BOOK BRIEFS: Movie Stunts, Famous Bandits and a World War I Regiment – #bookreview

The Last Camel Charge – An intriguing look at America’s pre-Civil War desert military experiment – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The Last Camel Charge: The Untold Story of America’s Desert Military Experiment Forrest Bryant Johnson (Berkley Caliber, hardback – Kindle) The U.S. Army employed camels as transportation and pack animals in the American West during the mid-19th century and tried to create “a U.S. camel cavalry, a true camel corps,” the author of this fascinating … Continue reading The Last Camel Charge – An intriguing look at America’s pre-Civil War desert military experiment – #bookreview

Undefeated – A well-written new WWII combat narrative by military historian Bill Sloan – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Undefeated: America’s Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor By Bill Sloan (Simon & Schuster, hardback, list price $28.00; Kindle edition, $14.99) Japan wanted to attack the Philippines on the same day as Pearl Harbor. But bad weather kept its planes grounded on Formosa until December 8. Yet even with a day’s warning that war had … Continue reading Undefeated – A well-written new WWII combat narrative by military historian Bill Sloan – #bookreview

Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific – #bookreview #in

by Si Dunn

Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific By Phil Scearce (University of North Texas, hardback, list price $29.95) This excellent work of military history focuses on the B-24 Liberator’s role in the Pacific theater of World War II and on the combat experiences of the heavy bomber’s young crewmen, including … Continue reading Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific – #bookreview #in