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Books History - Naval World War II

The Twilight Warriors – Robert Gandt

This book is about the naval side of the Okinawa campaign, and focuses on the youngest naval aviators, who caught...

Michael C. Smith
May 17, 2014
Books World War II

The Storm of War – Andrew Roberts

Another recent overall history of the war I tore through so fast I now don't remember anything about it.  Don't...

Michael C. Smith
January 25, 2014
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Roosevelt’s Centurions – Joseph E. Persico

I realized the other day I forgot to post on this book.  I now can't remember a thing about the...

Michael C. Smith
January 25, 2014
History - General World War II

Churchill – The Teaching Company – Prof. J. Rufus Fears

I downloaded and listened to this relatively short set of lectures recently, and it wasn't one of my favorites.  While...

Michael C. Smith
September 21, 2013November 26, 2022
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The Guns At Last Light – Rick Atkinson

This is the third and final volume of Atkinson's Liberation trilogy, which started with North Africa, then went to Italy,...

Michael C. Smith
July 28, 2013

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