Tag Archives: World War II

A Look at Patton: A Genius for War by Carlo D’Este

Patton: A Genius for War by Carlo D’Este My rating: 5 of 5 stars I came across this book after seeing a recommendation in the Wall Street Journal that called it, by memory, the best book on Patton. Seemed obvious … Continue reading

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Revisiting 1939

There has been, in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, lots of discussion of Poland, and how World War II started. Some of the commentary, especially the comments by Vlad Putin blaming Poland for the start of World … Continue reading

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