The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns Review
By Michael F. Blake. Lanham, MD: TwoDot Books, 2024 ISBN 978-1-49307-706-9Photographs. Bibliography. Index. Pp. v, 269. $27.95 Growing up in the 1950 and 1960s, this reviewer enjoyed reserving Sunday afternoon […]
From New Look to Flexible Response: The U.S. Army in National Security, 1953-1963 Review
By Donald A. Carter. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 2023 ISBN 978-1-95930-204-9Photographs. Maps. Appendix. Further Readings. Index. Pp. xvi, 517 From New Look to Flexible Response examines […]
The Boy Generals: George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac, from the Gettysburg Retreat through the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 Review
By Adolfo OviesEl Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2023 ISBN 978-1-61121-617-2 Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxx, 352. $34.95 The Boy Generals is the second installment of Adolfo Ovies’s […]
The Battle of Bong Son: Operation Masher/White Wing, 1966 Review
By Kenneth P. White Casemate Publishers, 2024 ISBN 978-1-63624-401-3 Photographs. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xvi, 221. $34.95 There is certainly no doubt that the author Kenneth P. White did a […]
Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant Review
Soldier of Destiny is comprehensive, concise, and well-organized, and readers will find it an easy and enjoyable read.
Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville Review
Extensively researched, crisply written, and featuring excellent maps, Small but Important Riots belongs on the bookshelf of both students of the Gettysburg Campaign, as well as any modern soldier wearing the crossed sabers emblem.
For the Boys: The True Account of a Combat Nurse in Patton’s Third Army Review
For the Boys is an account of the experiences of Lieutenant Mary Balster, a young woman who was determined to put her nursing training to use in support of the U.S. Army during World War II.
Flying in the Shadows: Forging Aerial Intelligence for the United States Army Review
Thomas N. Hauser captures the essence of a unique but significant synthesis of Army aviation and intelligence that has had a major impact on tactics, strategy, and policy for over sixty years, as only a practitioner and historian can accomplish.
The Confederate Military Forces in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1861-1865: A Study in Command Review
Geise’s book is invaluable for those interested in the little-studied Trans-Mississippi Theater or for those interested in a unique point of view, also little studied, of command and administration.
Cedar Mountain to Antietam: A Civil War Campaign History of the Union XII Corps, July-September 1862 Review
Of the tens of thousands of books written about the Civil War since 1865, a relative handful have been written from the perspective of one of the core elements of army organizations—the corps.
