Tag: World War II Books
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Book Review: ‘A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge’
A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge By: Charles B. MacDonald Publisher: William Morrow Year Published: (Reissue) 1997 Genre: Military History, World War II (European Theater of Operations, 1944-45) On December 16, 1944, four German armies—comprising 14 infantry and five panzer divisions—launched a surprise counteroffensive against the American First…
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Book Review: ‘The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany’
The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944–45 By: Stephen E. Ambrose Publisher: Simon & Schuster Year Published: 2001 Genre(s): Aviation, Military History, Aerial Warfare, World War II (1939-1945) The Unsung Wings of Victory: A Reflection on Stephen E. Ambrose’s The Wild Blue When we conjure images of America’s…
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Book Review: ‘World War II: America at War 1941-1945’
World War II: America at War 1941–1945 — A Richly Layered Reference to a Defining Global Conflict The Second World War was not merely a chapter in history—it was the seismic event that reshaped the 20th century. Every major power was drawn into its vortex: some aligned with the Axis, most with the Allies, and…
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Book Review: ‘The Greatest Generation’
The Greatest Generation By: Tom Brokaw Publisher: Random House (now Penguin Random House) Year of Publication: 1998 Genre: American history, World War II, Biographical Portraits/Non-Fiction Reconsidering “The Greatest Generation”: A Reflection on Tom Brokaw’s Timeless Tribute There was a time I questioned the phrase Greatest Generation—it sounded too sweeping, too sentimental, maybe even a little…
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Book Review: ‘The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific
The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific Kindle EditionBy: William CraigPublisher (Original): The Dial PressPublisher (Kindle Edition): Open Road MediaYear of Publication: Original (1967); Kindle Edition (2015) Amazon’s Publisher’s Description New York Times Bestseller: A “virtually faultless” account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from…
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Book Review: ‘Code-Name Downfall: The Secret Plan to Invade Japan-And Why Truman Dropped the Bomb’
Code-Name Downfall: The Secret Plan to Invade Japan-And Why Truman Dropped the Bomb (1995) By: Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar Publisher: Simon & Schuster The Invasion That Never Was In 1995, the Golden Anniversary of the Allied victories in Europe and the Asia-Pacific theaters of World War II, Simon & Schuster published Code-Name Downfall: The…
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On Books and Reading: Well, That’s One More Book for the TBR Stack!
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in Amazon, Blogging, Books, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Military History, Personal Thoughts, Peter Caddick-Adams, Sand & Steel: The D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France, Snow & Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45, World War II (1939-1945)Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. It is a hot, gray, and cloudy day here in the Tampa Bay area. The present temperature is 83°F (28°C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 82% and the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 9 MPH (14…
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On Books & Reading: TBR Stack Update – ‘Fire & Steel’ by Carrick-Adams Due to Arrive Earlier Than Anticipated
Greetings and salutations, Dear Reader. It is early afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. It is an oppressively hot early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 89°F (32°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 69% and the wind blowing from the north at 2 MPH (4 KM/H),…
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On Books: A (Short) List of My Favorite Books About World War II
If you’re a Constant Visitor to this blog, you’ve probably noticed that I’m a long-time history buff and bibliophile. I have been reading since I was little, and I became interested in military history – primarily World War II – in 1969 at the age of six. Although I might be misremembering things, the first…
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