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Day: September 7, 2015

Books World War II

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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