Book Reviews
Parallel Lives
By Al HemingwayIn the original 1960s Star Trek series, a Romulan commander says to James T. Kirk, captain of the starship Enterprise, “I regret that we meet in this way. Read more
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Lawrence of Arabia’s dramatic and innovative style of irregular warfare changed the Middle East forever.
By Al HemingwayNorth Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap once told a French diplomat that his “fighting gospel” was the Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Read more
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Tactics of the War in the Pacific
By Al HemingwayMany Americans view the conflict in the Pacific during World War II as primarily a series of land battles, mainly fought in a jungle environment between the American and Japanese armies. Read more
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The Lusitania Disaster
By Al HemingwayAt 2:10 PM on May 7, 1915, Captain Walther Schwieger, commanding the German submarine U-20, was patrolling off the coast of Ireland, looking for British merchant ships. Read more
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Following the Cambodian seizure of the USS Mayaguez, faulty intelligence led to the debacle on Koh Tang Island.
By Al HemingwayOn May 12, 1975, an American-registered cargo ship, the SS Mayaguez, was suddenly fired upon by Cambodian gunboats and later seized by Khmer Rouge soldiers who boarded her. Read more
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The Consummate General
As a small child growing up in Missouri, Omar Bradley was taught that honesty and hard work were virtues one should strive for in leading a decent, fulfilling life. Read more
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How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution
By Al HemingwayOn a wintry night in December 1773, about 70 men, many of whom were disguised as Indians, unceremoniously dumped an estimated 10,000 pounds, the modern equivalent of $1 million, of tea into Boston harbor. Read more
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Andrew Jackson and the Drive West
By Al HemingwayIt is ironic that President Andrew Jackson, who was a staunch pro-Union advocate, actually bolstered states’ rights supporters when he refused to endorse the 1832 Supreme Court decision against the State of Georgia in the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homes after gold was discovered on their land. Read more
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“One with the Air”
By Al Hemingway“You either loved him or hated him,” one former Marine said of Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. “There was no in-between.” Read more
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Eisenhower’s Hatchet Man
By Al HemingwayThey called him “Beetle.” He could be gruff and downright insulting at times to his subordinates. New officers joining his staff cringed when they had to go in and “meet the old man.” Read more
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Nero’s Blame in the Great Fire of Rome
By Al HemingwayThe image most people have of the Roman emperor Nero is of him perched at the summit of the Palatine hills, strumming his lyre while Rome is engulfed in flames. Read more
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Stalin’s Wartime Paranoia
By Al HemingwayIt has long been common knowledge to most historians and followers of World War II history in the European Theater, that the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front. Read more
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Revisiting the Tet Offensive
By Al HemingwayMany who remember the 1968 Tet Offensive in South Vietnam still believe that the U.S. military suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the North Vietnamese Army. Read more
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Skeletons Disguised as Humans
By Al HemingwayJust months after General Douglas MacArthur made his way from Philippines via PT-boat to reach Australia, Allied forces, mostly composed of Australian and native troops, took the offensive against the enemy to New Guinea. Read more
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The Rocky Relationship Between Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan
By Al HemingwayNo two men were more different than Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, who came from a hardscrabble frontier background, and Maj. Read more
