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1. The Great War at 100

Author

Burgess, Edwin B. and Heilbrun, Margaret

Subjects
War stories, Collection development (Libraries), Library and information science
Abstract

The impending start of four-plus years of centennials of World War I--the war that was supposed 'to end all wars' but which arguably engendered many more--is a good time to [...]

Published
2013

2. Annual military history roundup: part 2: twenty-two new titles

Author

Blewett, Daniel K., Entessar, Edwin B., Fraser, Megan Hahn, Fraser, Richard, Gargan, William, Helicher, Karl, Houck, Claire, McCall, Patti, Miller, Michael, and Sherman, Jacob

Subjects
Isaac's Army: The Jewish Resistance in Occupied Poland (Biography) -- Brzezinski, Matthew, Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying: The Secret World War II Transcripts of German POWs (Nonfiction work) -- Neitzel, Sonke -- Welzer, Harald, Clash of Empires in South China: The Allied Nations' Proxy War with Japan, 1935-1941 (Nonfiction work) -- Macri, Franco David, From Kabul to Baghdad and Back: The U.S. at War in Afghanistan and Iraq (Nonfiction work) -- Ballard, John R. -- Lamm, David W. -- Wood, John K., The Blood of Free Men: The Liberation of Paris, 1944 (Nonfiction work) -- Neiberg, Michael, Army of Evil: A History of the SS. NAL Caliber (Nonfiction work) -- Weale, Adrian, The Axmann Conspiracy: The Nazi Plan for a Fourth Reich and How the U.S. Army Defeated It (Nonfiction work) -- Selby, Scott Andrew, In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: The Americans Who Fought the Korean War (Nonfiction work) -- Pash, Melinda L., Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I (Nonfiction work) -- Nelson, James Carl, My Lai: An American Atrocity in the Vietnam War (Nonfiction work) -- Allison, Bill, Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman--from World War to Cold War (Nonfiction work) -- Dobbs, Michael, Operation Snow: How a Soviet Mole in FDR's White House Triggered Pearl Harbor (Nonfiction work) -- Koster, John, The Second World War (AA) (Nonfiction work) -- Beevor, Antony, Counting the Days: POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific (Nonfiction work) -- Smith, Craig B., The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau (Nonfiction work) -- Kershaw, Alex, The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam (Nonfiction work) -- Wiest, Andrew, Patton: Blood, Guts, and Prayer (Nonfiction work) -- Keane, Michael (b. 1960- ), Spies in the Sky: The Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence during World War II (Nonfiction work) -- Downing, Taylor, Three Tastes of Nuoc Mam: The Brown Water Navy and Visits to Vietnam (Nonfiction work) -- Branson, Douglas M., Ruckzug: The German Retreat from France, 1944 (Nonfiction work) -- Ludewig, Joachim, The True Story of Catch-22: The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II (Nonfiction work) -- Meder, Patricia Chapman, Love, Tommy: Letters Home from the Great War to the Present Day (Nonfiction work) -- Roberts, Andrew, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

SURVEY Roberts, Andrew. Love, Tommy: Letters Home from the Great War to the Present Day. Osprey. 2012. c.272p. illus. index. ISBN 9781849087919. $25.95. HIST Drawn from collections housed at London's [...]

Published
2012

3. Annual military history roundup: Part 1

Author

Burgess, Edwin B., Eshleman, Michael O., Farrell, Michael, Fraser, Megan Hahn, Fraser, Richard, Jones, Mark, Kati, Rebekah, Miller, Michael, and Wayman, Matthew J.

Subjects
The Devil's Causeway: The True Story of America's First Prisoners of War in the Philippines, and the Heroic Expedition Sent to Their Rescue (Nonfiction work) -- Westfall, Matthew, So You Think You Know Antietam?: The Stories Behind America's Bloodiest Day (Nonfiction work) -- Gindlesperger, James -- Gindlesperger, Suzanne, Rise to Greatness (Nonfiction work) -- von Drehle, David -- Book reviews, African American Faces of the Civil War: An Album (Nonfiction work) -- Coddington, Ronald S., Underdogs: The Making of the Modern Marine Corps (Nonfiction work) -- O'Connell, Aaron B., A People's History of the U.S. Military: Ordinary Soldiers Reflect on Their Experience of War, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan (Nonfiction work) -- Bellesiles, Michael A., Furies: War in Europe, 1450-1700 (Nonfiction work) -- Martines, Lauro, Zumwalt: The Life and Times of Admiral Elmo Russell 'Bud' Zimwalt Jr. (Biography) -- Berman, Larry, The Civil War at Sea (Nonfiction work) -- Symonds, Craig L., Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History (Nonfiction work) -- Witt, John Fabian, We Have the War Upon Us: The Onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861 (Nonfiction work) -- Cooper, William J., Jr., Rorke's Drift 1879 (Nonfiction work) -- Yorke, Edmund, The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway & the Slaves' Civil War (Nonfiction work) -- Cecelski, David S., Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain (Biography) -- Taylor, Stephen, Tales from a Revolution: Bacon's Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America (Nonfiction work) -- Rice, James (American college teacher), Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before It Was History, It Was News (Nonfiction work) -- Andrlik, Todd, Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before It Was History, It Was News (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

BIOGRAPHY Berman, Larry. Zumwalt: The Life and Times of Admiral Elmo Russell 'Bud' Zumwalt, Jr. Harper: HarperCollins. Oct. 2012. c.528p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780061691300. $29.99. BIOG Admiral Elmo 'Bud' Zumwalt [...]

Published
2012

4. Short takes: military history, part 2

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Jungle of Snakes: A Century of Counterinsurgency Warfare, from the Philippines to Iraq (Nonfiction work) -- Arnold, James R., Captains Contentious: The Dysfunctional Sons of Brine (Nonfiction work) -- Norton, Louis Arthur, The U.S. Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers: The 2nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) in the Korean War, 1950-1951 (Nonfiction work) -- Posey, Edward L., Piercing the Fog of War: Recognizing Change on the Battlefield: Lessons from Military History, 216 BC through Today (Nonfiction work) -- Steed, Brian L., The Ether Zone: U.S. Army Special Forces Detachment 8-52, Project Delta (Nonfiction work) -- Morris, R. C., No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864 (Nonfiction work) -- Slotkin, Richard, Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia (Nonfiction work) -- Vine, David, Crimean War: As Seen by Those Who Reported It (Nonfiction work) -- Russell, William Howard -- Fleming, Angela Michelli -- Hamilton, John Maxwell, Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam War Story of Honor and Triumph (Nonfiction work) -- Botkin, Richard, Manila and Santiago: The New Steel Navy in the Spanish-American War (Nonfiction work) -- Leeke, Jim, American Courage, American Carnage: 7th Infantry Chronicles: The 7th Infantry Regiment's Combat Experience, 1812 through World War II (Nonfiction work) -- McManus, John C., Wanted - Correspondence: Women's Letters to a Union Soldier (Collection) -- Rhuades, Nancy L. -- Bailey, Lucy E., In Afghanistan: Two Hundred Years of British, Russian and American Occupation (Nonfiction work) -- Loyn, David -- Book reviews, Soldiers of Fortune: A History of the Mercenary in Modern Warfare (Nonfiction work) -- Geraghty, Tony, Flotilla: The Patuxent Naval Campaign in the War of 1812 (Nonfiction work) -- Shomette, Donald, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

The first installment of this roundup of new military history/studies titles (LJ 5/1/09) looked at what's on the horizon in studies of World War I and World War II. This [...]

Published
2009

5. The Telecommunications Landscape: 1986.

Author

Lynch, Clifford A. and Brownrigg, Edwin B.

Abstract

Explores issues relating libraries, telecommunications, the Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications Commission, and the common carriers. Computer networking technologies and standards are discussed and progress in library networking is compared to the development of a planned national science network. Future public policy issues concerning libraries and telecommunications are mentioned. (EM)

Published
1986

6. Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

McNeilly, Mark. Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2001. c.320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-19-513340-4. $27.50. HIST Sun Tzu's The Art of War is an [...]

Published
2001

7. The Last Posse: A Jailbreak, a Manhunt, and the End of Hang-'Em-High Justice

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Last Posse: A Jailbreak, a Manhunt, and the End of Hang-'Em-High Justice (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Christianson, Gale E. The Last Posse: A Jailbreak, a Manhunt, and the End of Hang-'Em-High Justice. Lyons: Globe Pequot. 2001. c.272p. photogs. ISBN 1-58574-384-4. $24.95. HIST Conditions at the Nebraska [...]

Published
2001

8. Crumbling Empire: The German Defeat in the East, 1944

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Crumbling Empire: The German Defeat in the East, 1944 (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Mitcham, Samuel W. Jr. Crumbling Empire: The German Defeat in the East, 1944. Praeger. Jul. 2001. c.285p. permanent paper. photogs. bibliog. index. LC 00-049171. ISBN 0-275-96856-1. $27.50. HIST This detailed [...]

Published
2001

9. To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Johnson, Kirk. To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance. Warner. Jul. 2001. c.287p. photogs. LC 00-042346. ISBN 0-446-52617-7. $23.95. SPORTS When his older brother, an [...]

Published
2001

10. The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Knecht, G. Bruce. The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race. Little, Brown. Jun. 2001. c.304p. photogs. ISBN 0-316-49955-2. $24.95. SPORTS The Sydney to Hobart [...]

Published
2001

11. The Helldivers' Rodeo

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Helldivers' Rodeo (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Fontova, Humberto. The Helldivers' Rodeo. Evans, dist. by National Bk. Network. May 2001. c.244p. ISBN 0-87131-936-5. $19.95. SPORTS Fontova is a Cuban immigrant and freelance journalist living in southern Louisiana [...]

Published
2001

12. Hunting Warbirds: The Obsessive Quest for the Lost Aircraft of World War II

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Hunting Warbirds: The Obsessive Quest for the Lost Aircraft of World War II (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Hoffman, Carl. Hunting Warbirds: The Obsessive Quest for the Lost Aircraft of World War II. Ballantine. Apr. 2001. c.288p. photogs. ISBN 0-345-43617-2. $24. HIST A select group of people, fanatic [...]

Published
2001

13. The Battle of Britain

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Battle of Britain (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Overy, Richard. The Battle of Britain. Norton. Apr. 2001. c. 192p. maps. index. ISBN 0-393-02008-8. $23.95. HIST Do we really need yet another book about the Battle of Britain? Probably [...]

Published
2001

14. Unjust Enrichment: How Japan's Companies Built Postwar Fortunes Using American POWs

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Unjust Enrichment: How Japan's Companies Built Postwar Fortunes Using American POWs (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Holmes, Linda Goetz. Unjust Enrichment: How Japan's Companies Built Postwar Fortunes Using American POWs. Stackpole. 2001. c.202p. photogs. bibliog. index. LC 00-058375. ISBN 0-8117-1844-1. $24.95. HIST The opening battles of [...]

Published
2001

15. Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Storm: Stories of Survival from Land, Sea and Sky (Book), Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea. Thunder's Mouth, dist. by Publishers Group West. Jan. 2001. c.384p, ed. by Clint Willis. photogs, bibliog. LC 00-108282. ISBN 1-56025-300-2. pap. $16.95. [...]

Published
2001

16. Jeff Davis's Own: Cavalry, Comanches, and the Battle for the Texas Frontier

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Jeff Davis's Own: Cavalry, Comanches, and the Battle for the Texas Frontier (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Arnold, James R. Jeff Davis's Own: Cavalry, Comanches, and the Battle for the Texas Frontier. Wiley. 2000. c.384p, permanent paper. photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 0-47133364-6. $30. HIST In 1853, the [...]

Published
2000

17. Explore: Stories of Survival from Off the Map

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Explore: Stories of Survival from Off the Map (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Explore: Stories of Survival from Off the Map. Thunder's Mouth, dist. by Publishers Group West. (Adrenaline). Nov. 2000. 384p. ed. by Jennifer S. Willis. photogs. bibliog. LC 00-104206. ISBN 1-56025-278-2. [...]

Published
2000

18. Pacific Destiny: The Three-Century Journey to the Oregon Country

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Pacific Destiny: The Three-Century Journey to the Oregon Country (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Walker, Dale L. Pacific Destiny: The Three-Century Journey to the Oregon Country. Forge: Tor. Aug. 2000. c.472p. permanent paper. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-312-86933-9. $24.95. HIST The story of the [...]

Published
2000

19. Disaster at the Pole: The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Disaster at the Pole: The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Cross, Wilbur. Disaster at the Pole: The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole. Lyons. Sept. 2000. c.320p. illus. bibliog. index. LC 00-031486. [...]

Published
2000

20. Two for the Summit: My Daughter, the Mountains, and Me

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Two for the Summit: My Daughter, the Mountains, and Me (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Norman, Geoffrey. Two for the Summit: My Daughter, the Mountains, and Me. Dutton. Aug. 2000. c.256p. permanent paper. ISBN 0-525-94494-X. $22.95. SPORTS For his 50th birthday, journalist Norman (National Geographic [...]

Published
2000

21. Dog Company Six

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Dog Company Six (Novel) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Simmons, Edwin Howard. Dog Company Six. Naval Inst. May 2000. c.304p. ISBN 1-55750-898-4. $24.95. On the 50th anniversary of the Korean War come these two novels about marines in combat. [...]

Published
2000

22. The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War (Novel) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Brady, James. The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Jun. 2000. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-26200-0. $24.95. On the 50th anniversary of the Korean [...]

Published
2000

23. Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Taylor, Murry A. Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire. Harcourt. Jun. 2000. c.464p. photogs. maps. ISBN 0-15-100589-3. $27. NAT HIST The author is a veteran forest fire fighter [...]

Published
2000

24. Hot Shots: An Oral History of Combat Pilots of the Korean War

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Hot Shots: An Oral History of Combat Pilots of the Korean War (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Hot Shots: An Oral History of Combat Pilots of the Korean War. Morrow. Apr. 2000. c.256p, permanent paper. ed. by Jennie Ethell Chancey. illus. maps. ISBN 0-688-16455-2. $25. HIST Timed [...]

Published
2000

25. Wild Blue: Stories of Survival from Air and Space

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Wild Blue: Stories of Survival from Air and Space. (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Wild Blue: Stories of Survival from Air and Space. Thunder's Mouth, dist. by Publishers Group West. (Adrenaline™ Bks). Mar. 2000. c.352p, ed. by David Fisher & William Garvey. photogs. bibliog. [...]

Published
2000

26. Cassidy's Run: The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Cassidy's Run: The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Wise, David. Cassidy's Run: The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas. Random. Mar. 2000. c.230p. permanent paper. index. LC 99-15802. ISBN 0-375-50153-3. $25. HIST In 1959, at the height of [...]

Published
2000

27. That Others May Live: The True Story of the PJs, America's Most Daring Rescue Force

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
That Others May Live: The True Story of the PJs, America's Most Daring Rescue Force (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Brehm, Jack & Pete Nelson. That Others May Live: The True Story of the PJs, America's Most Daring Rescue Force. Crown. Jan. 2000. c.288p. ISBN 0-609-60504-6. $24. HIST Brehm is [...]

Published
2000

28. Hollywood the Hard Way: A Cowboy's Journey

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Hollywood the Hard Way: A Cowboy's Journey (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Dickinson, Patti. Hollywood the Hard Way: A Cowboy's Journey. Univ. of Nebraska. Sept. 1999. c.192p. photogs, maps. ISBN 0-8032-6619-7. pap. $13.95. HIST In 1945, Jerry Van Meter was living on [...]

Published
1999

29. The Korean War: No Victors, No Vanquished

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Korean War: No Victors, No Vanquished (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Sandler, Stanley. The Korean War: No Victors, No Vanquished. Univ. of Kentucky. Jul. 1999. c.336p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8131-2119-1. $42; pap. ISBN 0-8131-0967-1. $19. HIST The Korean War [...]

Published
1999

30. Steinbeck, John. Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War (Collection) -- Steinbeck, John -- Barden, Thomas E. -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Steinbeck, John. Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches from the War. Univ. of Virginia. Mar. 2012. c.240p. ed. by Thomas E. Barden. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780813932576. $29.95. LIT Steinbeck went to [...]

Published
2012

31. Sloan, Bill. Undefeated: America's Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Undefeated: America's Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor (Nonfiction work) -- Sloan, Bill -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Sloan, Bill. Undefeated: America's Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor. S. & S. Apr. 2012. c.416p, photogs, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9781439199640. $28. HIST Although the title seems counterintuitive for [...]

Published
2012

32. Doenecke, Justus D. Nothing Less Than War: A New History of America's Entry into World War I

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Nothing Less than War: A New History of America's Entry into World War I (Nonfiction work) -- Doenecke, Justus Drew, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Doenecke, Justus D. Nothing Less Than War: A New History of America's Entry into World War I. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky. Apr. 2011. c.416p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780813130026. $40. [...]

Published
2011

33. Military history: World War II

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Nonfiction, Military history, Library and information science
Abstract

This fall's military history titles again indicate that World War II is producing the most new reads. Not only do we continue to be fascinated with this last 'good war,' [...]

Published
2010

34. Pellegrino, Charles. Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back (Nonfiction work) -- Pellegrino, Charles R., Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Pellegrino, Charles. Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back. Holt. Feb. 2010. c.384p. illus. maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-8050-8796-3. $27.50. HIST There are many books about the two atomic [...]

Published
2009

35. Weller, George. Weller's War: A Legendary Foreign Correspondent's Saga of World War II on Five Continents

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Weller's War: A Legendary Foreign Correspondent's Saga of World War II on Five Continents (Nonfiction work) -- Weller, George, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

Weller, George. Weller's War: A Legendary Foreign Correspondent's Saga of World War II on Five Continents. Crown. Apr. 2009. c.656p, ed. by Anthony Weller. illus, index. ISBN 978-0-307-40655-2. $29.95. HIST [...]

Published
2009

36. Bussel, Norman. My Private War: Liberated Body, Captive Mind; A World War II POW's Journey

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
My Private War: Liberated Body, Captive Mind: A World War II POW's Journey (Book) -- Bussel, Norman, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Bussel, Norman. My Private War: Liberated Body, Captive Mind; A World War II POW's Journey. Pegasus. 2008. c.320p. ISBN 9781-60598-015-7. $24.95. AUTOBIOG Bussel was an unsophisticated Memphis boy who got [...]

Published
2008

37. From Thermopylae to Iraq

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell (Nonfiction work) -- Laver, Harry S. -- Matthews, Jeffrey J., The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat (Nonfiction work) -- Drury, Bob -- Clavin, Tom, Home Fronts: A Wartime America Reader (Nonfiction work) -- O'Malley, Brendan P., Faces of the Confederacy: An Album of Southern Soldiers and Their Stories (Nonfiction work) -- Coddington, Ronald S., Save the Last Bullet for Yourself: A Soldier of Fortune in the Balkans and Somalia (Nonfiction work) -- Krott, Bob, The War Chronicles, from Chariots to Flintlocks: New Perspectives on the Two Thousand Years of Bloodshed That Shaped the Modern World (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, The World at War: The Landmark Oral History (Reference work) -- Holmes, Richard, Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Book) -- Mansoor, Peter R., Brady's Civil War Journal: Photographing the War, 1861-65 (Nonfiction work) -- Savas, Thornton P., The Sheriff of Ramadi: Navy Seals and the Winning of al-Anbar (Nonfiction work) -- Couch, Dick, The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews -- Hitchcock, William I., With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews -- Korda, Michael, The Brenner Assignment: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II (Nonfiction work) -- O'Donnell, Patrick, The War Chronicles: From Chariots to Flintlocks: New Perspectives on the Two Thousand Years of Bloodshed That Shaped the Modern World (Nonfiction work) -- Cummins, Joseph, Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her (Nonfiction work) -- Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor, Home Fronts: A Wartime America Reader (Book) -- Foley, Michael Stewart, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

Robert E. Lee opined, 'It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it.' Nevertheless, war remains one of the most popular of human activities. [...]

Published
2008

38. DePastino, Todd. Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Bill Mauldin: A Life up Front (Book) -- DePastino, Todd, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

DePastino, Todd. Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front. Norton. Feb. 2008. c.320p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-393-06183-3. $27.95. biog DePastino (history, Waynesburg Coll., Pittsburgh; Citizen Hobo) offers the first biography of […]

Published
2007

39. World War II: eight new title revisit a war that never ends

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Ghost Mountain Boys: their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea - the Forgotten War of the South Pacific (Novel) -- Book reviews, The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 (Book) -- Ward, Geoffrey C. -- Burns, Ken, The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea -- The Forgotten War of the South Pacific (Book) -- Campbell, James, No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945 (Book) -- Davies, Norman, The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Book) -- Atkinson, Rick, The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Novel) -- Book reviews, Inferno: The Fiery Destruction of Hamburg, 1943 (Book) -- Lowe, Keith, The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II (Book) -- Nagorski, Andrew, The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 (Novel) -- Book reviews, 15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century (Book) -- Weintraub, Stanley, Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942 (Book) -- Citino, Robert N., The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

The army of books on World War II, which we've seen progressing for several years, is still swelling and merits reconnoitering. Many of the now titles are of very high […]

Published
2007

40. Davis, Donald A. Lightning Strike: the Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission To Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor (Book) -- Davis, Donald A., Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Davis, Donald A. Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission To Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. St. Martin's. Mar. 2005. c.400p, photogs, index. ISBN 0312-30906-6. [ISBN 978-0-312-30906-0.] $25.95. HIST Isoroku [...]

Published
2005

41. Foden, Giles. Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure: the Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika (Book) -- Foden, Giles, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Foden, Giles. Mimi and Toutuu's Big Adventure: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika. Knopf. Apr. 2005. c.272p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 1-4000-4157-0. $24. HIST At the outbreak of World War I, [...]

Published
2005

42. The Literary Spy: the Ultimate Source for Quotations on Espionage & Intelligence

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Literary Spy: The Ultimate Source for Quotations on Espionage and Intelligence (Book) -- Lathrop, Charles E., Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

The Literary Spy: The Ultimate Source for Quotations on Espionage & Intelligence. Yale Univ. Nov. 2004. 430p. ed. by Charles E. Lathrop, index. ISBN 0-300-10324-7. $50. REF This thematically arranged […]

Published
2004

43. Lambert, Katherine. The Longest Winter: the Incredible Survival of Captain Scott's Lost Party

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Longest Winter: The Incredible Survival of Captain Scott's Lost Party (Book) -- Lambert, Katherine, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

LAMBERT, KATHERINE. The Longest Winter: The Incredible Survival of Captain Scott's Lost Party. Smithsonian. Oct. 2004. c.240p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-58834-1954-X. $24.95. HIST In 1912, Capt. Robert Scott mounted a […]

Published
2004

44. The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Adair, Bill. The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation. Smithsonian. Apr. 2002. c.256p. permanent paper. photogs. index. LC 2001049601. ISBN 1-58834-005-8. $25.95. CRIME In 1994, a Boeing 737 [...]

Published
2002

45. Zero Option

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Zero Option (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Deutermann, P.T. Zero Option. St. Martin's. Sept. 1998. c.384p. ISBN 0-312-19210-X. $25.95. F A criminal investigator for the Department of Defense is sent to Atlanta on a meaningless fraud investigation [...]

Published
1998

46. War to the Knife: Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
War to the Knife (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Goodrich, Thomas. Stackpole. Apr. 1998. c.320p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8117-1921-9. $29.95. HIST From 1854 to 1858 a guerrilla war developed between proslavery men and free-staters living in and [...]

Published
1998

47. Nicks, Denver. Private: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Private: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History (Nonfiction work) -- Nicks, Denver -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Nicks, Denver. Private: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History. Chicago Review, dist. by IPG. 2012. 288p. photogs. ISBN 9781613740682. $24.95. POL SCI Pvt. [...]

Published
2012

48. Brules

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Brules (Book) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews
Published
1994

49. Arnold, James R.: The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle 1902-1913

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle, 1902-1913 (Nonfiction work) -- Arnold, James R., Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Arnold, James R. The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle 1902-1913. Bloomsbury Pr., dist. by Macmillan. Aug. 2011. c.320p, illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN [...]

Published
2011

50. Dower, John W. Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor/Hiroshima/9-11/Iraq

Author

Burgess, Edwin B.

Subjects
Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq (Nonfiction work) -- Dower, John W., Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Dower, John W. Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor/Hiroshima/9-11/Iraq. Norton. 2 010. c.608p, photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780393061505. $29.95. HIST Wars often happen because decision makers make bad decisions. But we [...]

Published
2010

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