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Month: September 2015

Books History - General World War II

American Warlords: How Roosevelt’s High Command Led America to Victory in World War II – Jonathan W. Jordan

Just finished listening to this book and really enjoyed it.  Although I've recently read at least four or five books...

Michael C. Smith
September 19, 2015November 26, 2022
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Study Ceiling additions: Thomas Jefferson & George C. Marshall

Got two more ceiling medallions up this week - the long-awaited Thomas Jefferson for American history and Gen. George C....

Michael C. Smith
September 12, 2015
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The Eagle and the Rising Sun: The Japanese-American War 1941-1943: Pearl Harbor through Guadalcanal – Alan Schom

The publisher calls the author's style "iconoclastic", but that's mistaken.  It's just plain offensive. When a book starts out following...

Michael C. Smith
September 7, 2015
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Hardcover – Natasha Pulley

This book looked like the sort of thing I'd like - speculative fiction set in 1883 London, and although not...

Michael C. Smith
September 7, 2015
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The Battle for History – John Keegan

This odd little book from 1995 is actually a bibliographic essay by a respected historian of the books he finds...

Michael C. Smith
September 7, 2015
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If These Walls Could Talk – Nick Eatman

Really enjoyed this book by one of our favorite Cowboys writers about his experiences around the team.  It has good...

Michael C. Smith
September 7, 2015
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The Italians – John Hooper

Enjoyed this short book about about the Italian culture.  Provided an explanation of the national character and how it is...

Michael C. Smith
September 7, 2015
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B-25 Doolittle Raider – 1/72 scale – part 1

One of my many aspirational goals, going back over 20 years, is a small collection of my favorite World War...

Michael C. Smith
September 5, 2015

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