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The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800
Jay Winik
Harper, 2007
A fine book with flaws
+ Great History Book!
I rather agree with the positive reviewers and the negative ones, though I feel the positive very much outweighs the negative. The writing is generally lively and vivid, there is an abundance of fascinating detail, and many famous scenes are brought to life. This is a comprehensive but ...
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Face of Battle
John Keegan
PIMLICO (RAND), 2004
Deep Investigation of the Battlefield.
"The Face of Battle" is an early book from Mr. Keegan (1976) which shows all his virtues combined: he is a professor (at Sandhurst Military Academy), so the book is didactic; he is an investigator so his researches on how to describe a battle are shown; he is a talented literate writer, so his ...
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Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
Stephen W. Sears
Mariner Books, 2003
essential Civil War reading
+ Probably the best book on Antietam
+ Lee's Stand at Antietam Creek
+ Excellent history of a turning point in the Civil War
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The Victorians
A. N. Wilson
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
This "Before" Worthy of the "After"
+ An Engrossing and Opinionated Tour
+ Wilson's Ideal Span of Life
+ Stylish and judgmental
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Washington's Crossing
David Hackett Fischer
Oxford University Press, 2006
Captures the Humanity of Washington and the New Nation
+ Very Good
+ A Rewarding Work
+ Fantastic!
+ A great read
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The Year of Decision 1846
Bernard DeVoto
St. Martin's Griffin, 2000
An Integrated History of the American West
+ This Work Is Timeless
DeVoto is often entertaining, frequently insulting, but always informative as he takes the reader through one of the most transformational moments in US history.
From President Polk to Pathfinder Fremont to Colonizer Young, DeVoto delights in describing the motivations and context behind the ...
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
Antony Beevor
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
Great In-depth Analysis
+ Very accessible history
+ First Rate Analysis
+ How totalitarian dictatorships mishandle leadership
+ Historical
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2004
They all hung together, more or less
+ GLAD I FOUND THESE BROTHERS
+ it seemed like a good idea at the time
+ Band of brothers
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001
Excellent and Enthralling Book from a most Perspicacious Author
+ horrifying
+ I was cheering for the whales
+ in the heart of the sea
+ Well Done
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The Great War and Modern Memory
Paul Fussell
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
An important book in a time of war
+ Tolkien: MIA.
+ 10 Stars, Not 5
+ Clearly one of the best books written on WWI
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2004
They all hung together, more or less
+ GLAD I FOUND THESE BROTHERS
+ it seemed like a good idea at the time
+ Band of brothers
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
Antony Beevor
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
Great In-depth Analysis
+ Very accessible history
+ First Rate Analysis
+ How totalitarian dictatorships mishandle leadership
+ Historical
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The Great War and Modern Memory
Paul Fussell
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
An important book in a time of war
+ Tolkien: MIA.
+ 10 Stars, Not 5
+ Clearly one of the best books written on WWI
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001
Excellent and Enthralling Book from a most Perspicacious Author
+ horrifying
+ I was cheering for the whales
+ in the heart of the sea
+ Well Done
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Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
Stephen W. Sears
Mariner Books, 2003
essential Civil War reading
+ Probably the best book on Antietam
+ Lee's Stand at Antietam Creek
+ Excellent history of a turning point in the Civil War
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