Wednesday, November 18, 2009

For Military History Buffs

Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 (Vintage)
By Max Hastings

The last year of WWII in Asia is vividly told in this long but never tedious account. Hastings keeps the story personal by alternating accounts of battles, strategy and statistics with first-hand accounts by leaders, soldiers and civilians. ~Suzanne
ISBN 978-0307275363

Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
By Roger Crowley
The military forces of the Ottoman Empire and the nations of Christian Europe clash. ~Suzanne
ISBN 978-0812977646

Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea
By Noah Andre Trudeau
Trudeau drew from newspaper accounts, memoirs and diaries as well as historical sources to write this extensive account of the campaign that ended the Civil War. ~Suzanne
ISBN 978-0060598686

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