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Category Archives: Books
Review of “The Death of Expertise” by Tom Nichols
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters by Tom Nichols My rating: 4 of 5 stars I very much enjoyed “The Death of Expertise” by Tom Nichols. (Is that enjoyment a case of “confirmation … Continue reading
Review of “Present at the Creation” by Dean Acheson
Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department by Dean Acheson My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Dean Acheson memoir, published in 1969, has a title that is actually very appropriate. Acheson was a State Department official … Continue reading
Review of “Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad” by William Craig
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig My rating: 4 of 5 stars Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began one of the bloodiest campaigns in military history. This book covers the Battle … Continue reading
Review of “Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939”
Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939 by Volker Ullrich My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another book on Hitler? Why take the time, especially since I have read Kernshaw, Shirer, and lots of other writing on the subject. Volker Ullrich has put out … Continue reading
Review of Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World by Margaret MacMillan
Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World by Margaret MacMillan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Margaret Macmillan brings us an entertaining and very well written book that details the Nixon opening to China, and how the visit … Continue reading
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A Review of Professor Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny”
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder My rating: 4 of 5 stars A short read from Professor Snyder, who tells us that “history does not repeat, but it does instruct.” Professor Snyder gives us some … Continue reading
Review of Tim Weiner’s “Legacy of Ashes”
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner My rating: 4 of 5 stars Tim Weiner has put together a well researched history of the CIA that will be discouraging for those that think “the Agency” has … Continue reading
Review of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? by Graham Allison My rating: 5 of 5 stars A fascinating, and especially topical book by Graham Allison of the Belfer Center at the Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Allison … Continue reading
The LBJ Memoir “The Vantage Point” Reviewed
The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency 1963-1969. by Lyndon B. Johnson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having read all of the Caro LBJ books I was eager to read LBJ’s perspective on his Presidency. I grabbed this book … Continue reading
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