Reviews

Author: 
Glenn E. Robinson
Reviewer: 
Joseph Stieb

Stieb on Robinson, 'Global Jihad: A Brief History'

Glenn E. Robinson. Global Jihad: A Brief History. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2020. xi + 246 pp. $25.00 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-5036-1410-9; $25.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8047-6047-8; $85.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8047-6046-1.

Reviewed by Joseph Stieb (Naval War College) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
J. R. Ritter
Reviewer: 
Tyler Bamford

Bamford on Ritter, 'From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay: The Memoirs of Captain J. R. Ritter, Seabee Commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945'

J. R. Ritter. From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay: The Memoirs of Captain J. R. Ritter, Seabee Commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945. Edited by Jonathan Templin Ritter. North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2019. 188 pp. $24.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-57441-771-5.

Reviewed by Tyler Bamford (Naval History and Heritage Command) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Edward M. Geist
Reviewer: 
Benjamin Davenport

Davenport on Geist, 'Armageddon Insurance: Civil Defense in the United States and Soviet Union, 1945-1991'

Edward M. Geist. Armageddon Insurance: Civil Defense in the United States and Soviet Union, 1945-1991. The New Cold War History Series. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. 338 pp. $34.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4696-4525-4; $90.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4696-4524-7.

Reviewed by Benjamin Davenport (Air University, Air War College) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Mathias Haeussler
Reviewer: 
Allen Priest

Priest on Haeussler, 'Inventing Elvis: An American Icon in a Cold War World'

Mathias Haeussler. Inventing Elvis: An American Icon in a Cold War World. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. Illustrations. 240 pp. $24.25 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-350-10767-0; $26.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-350-10765-6; $90.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-350-10766-3.

Reviewed by Allen Priest (University of Western Ontario) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Jeffrey A. Denman, John F. Walsh
Reviewer: 
Joseph McGaughy

McGaughy on Denman and Walsh, 'Greene and Cornwallis in the Carolinas: The Pivotal Struggle in the American Revolution, 1780-1781'

Jeffrey A. Denman, John F. Walsh. Greene and Cornwallis in the Carolinas: The Pivotal Struggle in the American Revolution, 1780-1781. Jefferson: McFarland, 2019. 192 pp. $39.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4766-6723-2

Author: 
Ian Shapiro, Adam Tooze, eds.
Reviewer: 
Christopher Welch

Welch on Shapiro and Tooze, 'Charter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents'

Ian Shapiro, Adam Tooze, eds. Charter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. 376 pp. $25.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-300-22852-6.

Reviewed by Christopher Welch (Air University, Air War College) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Monica Jato, John Klapper
Reviewer: 
Gina Benavidez

Benavidez on Jato and Klapper, 'Fractured Frontiers: The Exile Writing of Nazi Germany and Francoist Spain'

Monica Jato, John Klapper. Fractured Frontiers: The Exile Writing of Nazi Germany and Francoist Spain. Rochester: Camden House, 2020. 304 pp. $99.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-64014-051-6.

Reviewed by Gina Benavidez (University of New Mexico) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=57339

Author: 
Le'Trice D. Donaldson
Reviewer: 
Paul L. McAllister

McAllister on Donaldson, 'Duty beyond the Battlefield: African American Soldiers Fight for Racial Uplift, Citizenship, and Manhood, 1870-1920'

Le'Trice D. Donaldson. Duty beyond the Battlefield: African American Soldiers Fight for Racial Uplift, Citizenship, and Manhood, 1870-1920. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2020. Illustrations. 216 pp. $29.50 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8093-3759-0

Author: 
Leo P. Hirrel
Reviewer: 
James Berry

Berry on Hirrel, 'Supporting the Doughboys: US Army Logistics and Personnel during World War I'

Leo P. Hirrel. Supporting the Doughboys: US Army Logistics and Personnel during World War I. Fort Leavenworth: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2017. Illustrations. 172 pp. n.p. (paper), ISBN 978-1-940804-32-3.

Reviewed by James Berry (University of Southern Mississippi) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Jeremy Black
Reviewer: 
Abigail Chandler

Chandler on Black, 'To Lose an Empire: British Strategy and Foreign Policy, 1758-90'

Jeremy Black. To Lose an Empire: British Strategy and Foreign Policy, 1758-90. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. 156 pp. $30.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-350-21606-8.

Reviewed by Abigail Chandler (University of Massachusetts Lowell) Published on H-War (July, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=57071

Author: 
Kent Gramm, Chris Heisey
Reviewer: 
Eric P. Totten

Totten on Gramm and Heisey, 'Gettysburg: The Living and the Dead'

Kent Gramm, Chris Heisey. Gettysburg: The Living and the Dead. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2019. Illustrations. 240 pp. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8093-3733-0

Reviewed by Eric P. Totten (University of Arkansas) Published on H-War (June, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
James Carl Nelson
Reviewer: 
Jon Ault

Ault on Nelson, 'The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919'

James Carl Nelson. The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919. New York: William Morrow, 2019. viii + 309 pp. Ill. $28.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-06-285277-9

Author: 
Oscar Jonsson
Reviewer: 
Nicholas Sambaluk

Sambaluk on Jonsson, 'The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace'

Oscar Jonsson. The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2019. 200 pp. $32.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-62616-734-6; $98.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-62616-733-9; $32.95 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-62616-735-3.

Reviewed by Nicholas Sambaluk (Air University) Published on H-War (June, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Patrick Griffin, Francis D. Cogliano, eds.
Reviewer: 
Caoimhin De Barra

De Barra on Griffin and Cogliano, 'Ireland and America: Empire, Revolution, and Sovereignty'

Patrick Griffin, Francis D. Cogliano, eds. Ireland and America: Empire, Revolution, and Sovereignty. The Revolutionary Age Series. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021. 356 pp. $49.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8139-4601-6; $37.50 (e-book), ISBN 978-0-8139-4602-3. 

Author: 
Simon Ball
Reviewer: 
David Retherford

Retherford on Ball, 'Secret History: Writing the Rise of Britain's Intelligence Services'

Simon Ball. Secret History: Writing the Rise of Britain's Intelligence Services. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020. Illustrations. 272 pp. $34.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-228-00082-2; $120.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-228-00081-5. 

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