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Atomic Fears
Atomic Fears
BOOK REVIEW: THE NUCLEAR AGE: AN EPIC RACE FOR ARMS, POWER, AND SURVIVALBy Serhii Plokhy / W.W. [...] More
High On Hype – A Tabloid Take On Delta Force and Drugs
High On Hype – A Tabloid Take On Delta Force and Drugs
BOOK REVIEW: THE FORT BRAGG CARTEL: DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MURDER IN THE SPECIAL FORCESBy Seth Harp / [...] More
A Call at 4AM in Israel: Crucial Decisions, Urgent Reading
A Call at 4AM in Israel: Crucial Decisions, Urgent Reading
BOOK REVIEW: A Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions that Shaped Israeli [...] More
Checkmate, Comrade: Espionage, Surveillance, and the Quiet Rebellion over the Chess Board
Checkmate, Comrade: Espionage, Surveillance, and the Quiet Rebellion over the Chess Board
BOOK REVIEW: Spy’s Mate, A NovelBy Brad Buchanan / Thinkers PublishingReviewed by: Jean-Thomas [...] More
A Resounding Reaffirmation of Diplomacy
A Resounding Reaffirmation of Diplomacy
BOOK REVIEW: Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to KissingerBy A. [...] More
From Terrorist to Trial: The Pursuit of Justice
From Terrorist to Trial: The Pursuit of Justice
BOOK REVIEW: RACE AGAINST TERROR: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever WarBy Jake [...] More
A Ruthless and Reflective Confrontation About the Price of War
A Ruthless and Reflective Confrontation About the Price of War
BOOK REVIEW: Cry Havoc: A Tom Reece ThrillerBy Jack Carr / AtriaReviewed by: Susan GorgioskiThe [...] More
Benjamin Franklin’s Failed Canadian Ambitions
Benjamin Franklin’s Failed Canadian Ambitions
BOOK REVIEW: He Did Not Conquer. Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex CanadaBy Madelaine Drohan/ [...] More
Inside the High-Stakes World of State-Sponsored Hostage Negotiations
Inside the High-Stakes World of State-Sponsored Hostage Negotiations
BOOK REVIEW: SWAP: A SECRET HISTORY OF THE NEW COLD WARBy Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson / [...] More
Of Ships And Chips – A Tale of Future War in The Pacific
Of Ships And Chips – A Tale of Future War in The Pacific
BOOK REVIEW: Red Tide: A Novel of the Next Pacific WarBy M.P. Woodward /Naval Institute [...] More
The MI6 Spy Who Met Hitler
The MI6 Spy Who Met Hitler
BOOK REVIEW: THE SPY AND THE DEVILBy Tim Willasey-Wilsey / Published in the US by Blink and in the [...] More
The Sword of Freedom: Blueprint for Survival and Resilience
The Sword of Freedom: Blueprint for Survival and Resilience
BOOK REVIEW: THE SWORD OF FREEDOM: Israel, Mossad and The Secret WarBy Yossi Cohen / Broadside [...] More
The Daring Danes Who Defied the Nazis
The Daring Danes Who Defied the Nazis
BOOK REVIEW: A LIGHT IN THE NORTHERN SEA: DENMARK’S INCREDIBLE RESCUE OF THEIR JEWISH CITIZENS [...] More
Going at China's Breakneck Pace
Going at China's Breakneck Pace
BOOK REVIEW: Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the FutureBy Dan Wang / W.W. NortonReviewed by: [...] More
The Man Who Would Be King: Reform, Ruthlessness, and the Road to the Throne
The Man Who Would Be King: Reform, Ruthlessness, and the Road to the Throne
BOOK REVIEW: The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and The Transformation of Saudi [...] More
Strategic Restraint And Maritime Mastery
Strategic Restraint And Maritime Mastery
BOOK REVIEW: No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe From Waterloo To World War OneBy Andrew [...] More
Mossad Loves Psychology: The World of Yariv Inbar
Mossad Loves Psychology: The World of Yariv Inbar
BOOK REVIEW: Behind The TriggerBy Yariv Inbar/Genera VenturesReviewed by: Kenneth DeklevaThe [...] More
Cocaine Kings 2.0: The Fall of the Cali Cartel
Cocaine Kings 2.0: The Fall of the Cali Cartel
BOOK REVIEW: After Escobar: Taking Down the Notorious Cali Godfathers and the Biggest Drug Cartel [...] More