books about: campaigns

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Campaigns

The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II

Jeff Shaara

Ballantine Books, 2008

Great for a Moderate History Buff!
Shaara did an excellent job of putting D-day and the following invasion together in `The Steel Wave', and you get a real sense of the immensity, the inefficiency, the losses, the heroism, as well as the enemy's lack of cohesion and spontaneity (due of course to the ...

The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality

Jerome R. Corsi

Threshold Editions, 2008

Finally the Truth is getting past the Biased media ...
This is a fantastic read and documents Obama's past. A must read for anyone who is looking for facts, not media biased coverage, of Obama. The references are clear and consise, allowing the reader to know where the information came from and frankly helps underscore ...

Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, 4th Edition

Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Let's Get the Facts Straight
The new FRCG is not perfect. Far from. But let's get the facts straight here people. The Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide is not a "travesty" nor is it "the end of the Realms." A quick look at the people writing the book will reveal as much, many of whom have worked ...

Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq

Linda Robinson

PublicAffairs, 2008

Tell Me How This Ends: A First Draft of History
Linda Robinson's "Tell Me How This Ends: General Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq" is a superb addition to the next wave of Iraq War literature: the Surge Assessments. Hitting the ground before new books by Gordon, Ricks, Woodward, et al., Robinson of ...

The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America

Thurston Clarke

Henry Holt and Co., 2008

Great book!
This is one of the best books I have read in a long time! It is very personal and inspiring. It is like being on the campaign trial with Robert Kennedy. I would strongly reccomend this book to anyone interested in american politcs.

Force Unleashed Campaign Guide (Star Wars)

Sterling Hershey, Owen K.C. Stephens, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Better than the videogame, a fraction of the cost
Can't really go wrong here. WoTC did it again with this one, possibly better than their recent kotor supplement (comes down to a matter of taste really). I shall list the new features for your reading pleasure, in hopes that you purchase this product and perpetuate the ...

Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide (Star Wars Roleplaying Game)

Rodney Thompson, Sterling Hershey, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Useful regardless of the setting.
The core saga book is pretty limited in character options. I am glad to find that WoC has improved these supplements by giving them class expansions. In addition to characters, new items, locations, and story elements are presented. Well done. One nit-pick... The ...

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Marcus Luttrell

Back Bay Books, 2008

Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor should be a must read for every American. I bought 3 more books for friends to read. The sacrifice, discipline and attitude of the Navy Seal in the book really made me realize how lucky we are to have people like him serving our Country. His first hand ...

Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War Inside Iraq

Mike Tucker, Charles Faddis

The Lyons Press, 2008

Fantastic!
Operation Hotel California is a stunning book about the ineptitude of the administration's policy in pre-war Iraq, a policy that (among other things) prevented the elimination of an Al Queda cell--something that author Sam Faddis and his team of CIA operatives on a ...

Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise

Three Rivers Press, 2008

informative
i like this book. it is clearly written. it doesn't include lots of hesitancy that's found in soooo many books written by attorneys!!! this book very clearly describes senator obama's positions on so many issues. it's not, of course, absolutely comprehensive, but, ...

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)

James M. McPherson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

Dale
I own over 500 Civil War books and this is by the best. It's very detailed, but still very interesting. I would recommend this book to an individual wanting to know something about the Civil War or to an individual already very knowledgeable on the Civil War.

The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman

Presidio Press, 2004

Guns of August is a classic
I had lost my copy of this book in an airport on a recent trip. I wanted another to finish reading and to keep for future reference. This book is a classic, along with The Proud Tower. I was glad to get it at a reduced price and via such prompt service.

Days of Infamy

Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen

Thomas Dunne Books, 2008

A well spun tale of what could have happened after December 7
I was unaware of the "alternative history" approach the authors took in this novel, and was expecting more of a personal narrative from different points of view. Imagine my surprise when Yamamoto launched the third attack wave on Pearl Harbor! As I was reading it, I ...

Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72

Hunter S. Thompson

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

I'm Fearful After Reading This...
This book's setting is eerily similar to the current state of affairs going on in with the 2008 Presidential Election, with the Democrats picking themselves apart while the Republicans sit back and enjoy the show. Richard Nixon is shown as the abomination that he was ...

Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45

Max Hastings

Knopf, 2008

Best End of the Asian War Book
Retribution is every bit as good as Max Hasting's previous book, Armageddon. Also, a person gets the story that in 1944 the issue of the war against Japan was still somewhat in doubt. Hastings breaks the book down into three main themes. First, there is the two part ...