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A review of Karl-Heinz Frieser, et al., Germany and the Second World War, vol. 8: The Eastern Front 1943–1944: The War in the East and on the Neighbouring Fronts, by Jeff Rutherford, Wheeling Jesuit University.
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A review of Alf R. Jacobsen, Miracle at the Litza: Hitler’s First Defeat on the Eastern Front, by Timothy Heck, King’s College London.
James P. Holoka, editor
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A review of Ray E. Boomhower, Dispatches from the Pacific: The World War II Reporting of Robert Sherrod, by Thomas G. Palaima, The University of Texas–Austin.
James P. Holoka, editor
Folks--
We've gathered Dr. Kuehn's WWI Symposium posts onto their own page for convenience:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/1219299/pages/3356562/world-war-i-symposium-recap
Enjoy.
regards,
David Silbey
Hungary's hostility to the West is another black mark on the sorry history of Hungary, harking back to its rule by the Communist Party and Soviet Union.
Being in the geographic orbit of Russia will ultimately backfire on this rightwing Govt.
My reaction to the review of the re-issue of Rid's book Cyber War Will Not Take Place is the same as my reaction to the reviews of the original version, a few years ago: I reject the apparent assumption that cyber attacks cannot inflict actual physical destruction and cause actual violent deaths.
Computerized systems now control a lot of hardware in the world, the malfunctioning of which could cause vehicles to crash, fires to start, and so forth. Some of the computer-controlled hardware is weaponry equipped with explosive warheads.
In the year of 68, navigation thru the Hawks and Doves of total victory and surrender was no mean feat. Johnson's Limited War policy and practice may not have been appreciated and frustrated many but it was directed at bringing about the containment of Communism in SE Asia and beyond without provoking all out WW III. All this without being charged by Republican political opportunists with 'sell-out' Munich style.
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All, someone asked me offline about the rotating staff/commands under Admirals Spruance and Halsey pursuant to thinking about defense reform today. As most of this audience knows, there was only one fleet of ships that Spruance and Halsey "shared." Here is what I wrote in response.
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