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Acquisition: An Army At Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942 – 1943 Plus…
Just a note that I’ve picked up a copy of An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson. This book, the first in his Liberation Trilogy, won the Pulitzer Prize. I was quit… more →
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Book review: ‘The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945’ by Rick Atkinson
wrote 8 hours ago: Review written by Gerard DGroot Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch’s exploits as commander of the Seventh Army … more →
Meaning, Further Considered
wrote 6 days ago: We engage our senses to make sense of the fleeting moments. We seek to imbue the meaningless with m … more →
Tune Out Tuesday
wrote 1 week ago: Alright, so Dan Brown’s new book comes out today. It’s a huge deal and maybe you’r … more →
Rick Atkinson's "The Guns at Last Light"
wrote 1 week ago: Cover via Amazon Cover via Amazon From Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook www.politico.com “ … more →
The American Iliad
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wrote 1 week ago: he United States had a pretty cushy world war before the middle of 1944—though, heaven knows, … more →
Final book in World War II trilogy grim, depressing — and a terrific read
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Footnote 5 - An Army At Dawn
wrote 2 months ago: Footnote 5 - Rick Atkinson, An Army At Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-43 (New York: Henry Holt, … more →
Two Great Reads, One Unforgettable Image.
wrote 6 months ago: Great cover designs, which owe chiefly to the image on which they are based. Pointe du Hoc, or the W … more →
FEEDBACK
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wrote 2 years ago: Whose feedback should an aspiring writer listen to? My husband’s feedback is only useful for s … more →
Rick Atkinson & History
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wrote 2 years ago: This summer’s entry in the Todd Lecture series at Norwich University was Pulitzer Prize winni … more →
Rick Atkinson wins prize for military writing
wrote 2 years ago: Source: AP, 6-21-10 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Rick Atkinson has received a $10 … more →
Review of Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery (Paperback)
wrote 3 years ago: If you want to know more about Arlington National Cemetery, this is a MUST.Beautifully written and s … more →
The Day of Battle
wrote 4 years ago: Whew. I’m spent. It took my a while, but I finally slogged through The Day of Battle, the seco … more →
Media
wrote 4 years ago: I said in my last post that I wouldn’t be able to handle being in a war. How do I know this? O … more →
Acquisition: An Army At Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942 - 1943 Plus...
wrote 4 years ago: Just a note that I’ve picked up a copy of An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 … more →
Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
wrote 4 years ago: Rick Atkinson. Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Se … more →
Military History word of the day: "thalassocracy"
wrote 4 years ago: I ran across this word in my reading today and have added it to “the terms” page (here) … more →
Reading Thoughts Summer 2008
wrote 4 years ago: I am reading, perusing and sometimes devouring the following books in my summer pile (some of them I … more →
An Army at Dawn
wrote 5 years ago: From time to time, my history comes back on me. I’ll be diddy-bopping along with my boring li … more →
