21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era is a collection of five essays by Alfred Thayer Mahan, chosen and introduced by LCDR Benjamin Armstrong, USN. The book is intended to
Leadership, Direction and Legitimacy of the RAF Bomber Offensive from Inception to 1945, by Peter Gray, examines the role played by the senior leadership of the Royal Air Force during the interwar per
Sierra Hotel: Flying Air Force Fighters in the Decade After Vietnam, by C.R. Anderegg, covers the history of tactical air power (particularly fighter aircraft) from the Vietnam War until the early 198
Last month I alluded to Vincent Orange’s Bomber Champion: The Life of Marshal of the RAF Sir John Slessor. Whereas there’s a wealth of information about Hugh Trenchard and Arthur Harris,
Stalin’s General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov is a new biography of Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov from Geoffrey Roberts. The book is interesting, but ultimately disappointing to most audiences with
I reviewed Andrew Nathan and Andrew Scobell’s China’s Search for Security for H-Net: Nevertheless, Nathan and Scobell argue that, despite its growing power, China’s international positio
Who wants to feel less terrible about the environmental problems we face? Who wants to hear some happy stories? I know I do. Being a scholar of the natural world is not fun, let me tell you. Sure, you
On November 29, 1864, Colonel John Chivington, a former abolitionist preacher, led a military expedition against an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado. T