New in MiWSR
A review of Stephen Budiansky, Code Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers and the Secret Intelligence War against the Soviet Union, by Jonathan Beard, New York City.
James P. Holoka, editor
Your network editor has reposted this from H-Announce. The byline reflects the original authorship.
(from an email I received):
New in MiWSR
A review of Christopher J. Tozzi, Nationalizing France’s Army: Foreign, Black, and Jewish Troops in the French Military, 1715–1831, by Christine Haynes, The University of North Carolina–Charlotte.
James P. Holoka, editor
Military Landscapes
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. May 4-5 2018. Website.
We are requesting potential contributors with expertise in East Asian history for an edited volume on violence in the early modern world.
Dear all,
I thought perhaps list members might be interested in my brief thoughts on the performance of the French Army in two world wars and why some pervasive Anglo-American attitudes towards the same ought to be challenged...
https://theconversation.com/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-its-time-to-give-the-french-ar...
Cheers,
Gervase Phillips,
Manchester Metropolitan University,
Folks--
Unfortunately, only John K has access to that particular blog tab, but if people are interested in submitting guest hand grenades, the editor on duty could post them.
cheers,
David Silbey
H-War List Editor
In his review Mr. Hankins "follows the crowd" in discussing the role of airpower in the Vietnam War. He takes issue with the author, Jeremy Black's, assertion that “air power acted as a substitute for troops [and] made up the difference as the Americans reduced their force numbers in South Vietnam, and provided a key context in which a compromise peace could be negotiated. Air power had not led to American victory, but it played a major role in preventing defeat.” I believe, however, that Black was essentially correct in this judgment.
New in MiWSR
A review of Gerhard P. Gross, The Myth and Reality of German Warfare: Operational Thinking from Moltke to Heusinger, by Michael Geheran, Clark University
James P. Holoka, editor
