August 2012 | Pearl Harbor Date

If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War: An Analysis of World War II Naval Strategy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)There are many books telling what happened in individual battles or to particular ships. This book tries to grade the thinking of those who determined where forces went into battle and why.Mostly it succeeds at describing the strategic goals and thinking (or lack thereof!) of the admirals in charge of...

From Here to Eternity Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was in the U.S. Army for four years, '67-71. During those years, I did not read Jones, Mailer, or any other military-related novels. I was able to do so a couple of years later. From Here To Eternity struck me as no other novel had. Jones absolutely captured the depravity, decency, tenderness, and...

Groupthink: Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Irving L. Janis culls together evidence regarding three fiascoes, the Bay of Pigs invasion, Pearl Harbor, and the United States' invasion into North Korea, and contrasts those with the Cuban Missile Crisis and Marshall Plan. The bottom line is that the first three incidents were examples of groupthink,...

Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Within the vast literature of World War II, one of the most interesting categories includes books about home-front life in the United States. Although this conflict has been called the "good war," Ronald Takaki, professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and a leading authority...

Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Good books devoting themselves to the overall scope and breadth of Pacific campaign against the Japanese during World War Two are hard to find, but this book solves the reader's problem nicely. It is a comprehensive, entertaining, and fair-minded book that careful details both Japanese and Allied perspectives...

Historic Photos of Baltimore (Historic Photos.) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I found it most interesting as many years ago I lived in Baltimore for a short time. The difference between old and new Baltimore was striking and the book certainly brought the subject to life. I can thoroughly recommend this.Bookworm.Click Here to see more reviews about: Historic Photos of Baltimore...

Lonely Planet Hawaii (Regional Travel Guide) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I rely a lot on Lonely Planet guides, and I'm sure the printed version of this book is fine. But the Kindle edition for this book is a big disappointment. I downloaded it to the Kindle app on my iPhone. The table of contents is an incomprehensible list of subsection headings, not divided by chapter --...

Pacific Ghosts: Pearl Harbor Half Century Retrospective Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)See WWII aircraft wrecks from all over the Pacific. If you are a fan of aviation, you will want to see this CD-ROM. It includes half American and half Japanese aircraft - both fighters and bombers, including some very well known types like the B-25 Mitchell and P-38 Lightning, and more unknown planes,...

The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is the first one-volume history of World War II that I'd really place in a category of reevaluation by an author who views the war from a comfortable distance in time, but then I'm not expert, not even, really, an amateur aficionado even though I've read a lot about the war, including biographies...

Lead Me On Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Well, here's another 5 stars for Julie Ortolon's terrific "Lead Me On"! I loved this story and these characters. This is my first book by this author and it will definitely not be my last. Matter of fact, I'm going to investigate her other books immediately!This is the second in a trilogy of stories...

God Be With Us: A Daily Guide to Praying for Our Nation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Since the founding of our nation, after the coloniists landed in Virginia in April 1607, their first act was to erect a large wooden cross and hold a prayer meeting. They thanked God for bringing them to this new land. This first permanent settlement was later known as Jamestown. Our U.S. president sets...

By Dawn's Early Light Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I found this book to be entertaining and very readable. The plot moves along quite nicely, with just the right amount of "drag" on the good guys.By drag I mean this, it is possible for the US to send its high-tech war machines against virtually any country and come out on top. This is due to the large...

Shanghai Girls: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'm a fan of Lisa See's two earlier novels, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "Peony in Love", both of which were set in 19th and 17th century China respectively. In "Shanghai Girls", the author moves the setting of the novel to Shanghai and later to the US. Lisa See paints a vivid portrait of life...

The Sixth Fleet: Seawolf Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I enjoyed this book very much. The primary reason is that the author's knowledge and experience in the Navy are reflected in his style of writing. He provides insight into the day-to-day, almost minute by minute tempo of military operations. He does not overwhelm the reader with technical jargon, but...

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was excited to read this book because I knew it was set in Seattle during the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, and that's a time period that has always interested me. I expected an interesting trip through history, but what I got was so, so much more than that.Henry Lee is still...

Hilda and Pearl: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If your relationship with your best friend has survived rocky times, read this book; your experience of the love and friendship between women will be affirmed. If you want to remember the innoncence you had as a girl, read this book; Frances will let you visit with her childhood. This story is honestly...

World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities" really has three key components. First, there is a history of World War II from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945. Second, Richard Panchyk provides excerpts from actual wartime letters written to and by troops...