“The Birth of the Modern” by Paul Johnson Review by Rich Sheppard Little-known Civil War-era story about ship Captain Nathaniel Gordon, who in 1862 became the only American to be executed for slave-trading. Excellent authorial […]
“Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq” by Stephen Kinzer Review by Richard Sheppard An informative if skewed summary of what the author almost universally describes as “unprovoked” American overseas adventures. From […]
“Trafalgar: Countdown to Battle, 1803 – 1805” by Alan Schom Review by Rich Sheppard Curious about why the might of Napoleanic France could never bring England to her knees in the aborning years of the […]
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