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Mercy At Altitude

The Flight Nurses' War

Mercy At Altitude

BOOK REVIEW: THE FLIGHT NURSES’ WAR: THE AMERICAN WOMEN WHO SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES AT IWO JIMA AND OKINAWABy Leah Garrett / Seal PressReviewed by: [...] More

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Catch-22 Goes To Langley

The Pickle Factory

Catch-22 Goes To Langley

BOOK REVIEW: THE PICKLE FACTORY: A TALL TALE OF THE CIABy Sam R. Oyken / Ark PressReviewed by: Robert DannenbergThe Reviewer - Rob Dannenberg is a [...] More

A Security Officer’s Self-Taught Tradecraft

Hidden Lines

A Security Officer’s Self-Taught Tradecraft

BOOK REVIEW: HIDDEN LINES: THE SECRET JOURNAL OF A U.S. HOSTAGE IN IRANBy Michael Howland / Self-publishedReviewed by: Thomas TwettenThe Reviewer — [...] More

In This Spy Novel, An Ai Breach Sets Off A Globe-Trotting CIA Manhunt

Martyrs' Day

In This Spy Novel, An Ai Breach Sets Off A Globe-Trotting CIA Manhunt

BOOK REVIEW: MARTYRS’ DAYBy Timothy McQuay / Hot Type Publishing LLCReviewed by: Dr. David McNameeThe Reviewer — Dr. David McNamee is a retired U.S. [...] More

Walking In The Garden Amidst The Flames

The Cauldron

Walking In The Garden Amidst The Flames

BOOK REVIEW: THE CAULDRON: THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EASTBy Simon Sebag Montefiore / KnopfReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer — [...] More

Recruited By Wild Bill, Feared By The Reich

The Phantom

Recruited By Wild Bill, Feared By The Reich

BOOK REVIEW: THE PHANTOM: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE AMERICAN MARINE THE NAZIS COULD NOT KILLBy Bob Drury and Tom Clavin / St. Martin’s PressReviewed [...] More

A Fox's Study Of A Hedgehog Problem

The Ghost in the Machine

A Fox's Study Of A Hedgehog Problem

BOOK REVIEW: THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE: Reconsidering the Operational Level of WarBy Cagri Sagiroglu / Howgate Publishing LimitedReviewed by: Gregory [...] More

When Washington Treats Allies Like A Balance Sheet

London Station

When Washington Treats Allies Like A Balance Sheet

BOOK REVIEW: LONDON STATIONBy David McCloskey / W. W. Norton & CompanyReviewed by: Heidi VierowThe Reviewer — Heidi Vierow, PhD, is a retired CIA [...] More

Xi's Bid For Global Pre-Eminence

China's Global Strategy

Xi's Bid For Global Pre-Eminence

BOOK REVIEW: CHINA'S GLOBAL STRATEGY UNDER XI JINPINGBy Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung / Oxford University PressReviewed by: Martin PetersenThe [...] More

Alex Dekker’s Desert Heist: A Prince of Our Disorder

Desert Heist

Alex Dekker’s Desert Heist: A Prince of Our Disorder

BOOK REVIEW: Desert Heist: A ThrillerBy Alex Dekker/Atria/Emily Bestler BooksReviewed by Kenneth DeklevaThe Reviewer — Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as [...] More

Leadership Under Fire: Israel After October 7

In The War Room

Leadership Under Fire: Israel After October 7

BOOK REVIEW: IN THE WAR ROOM: THE INSIDE STORY OF ISRAEL'S FIGHT AGAINST HAMAS AND THE IRANIAN AXISBy Yonah Jeremy Bob and Elliot Kaufman / Wicked [...] More

The Geopolitics Of Silicon: A Field Guide To Tech Warfare

Bytes and Bullets

The Geopolitics Of Silicon: A Field Guide To Tech Warfare

BOOK REVIEW: BYTES AND BULLETS: GLOBAL RIVALRIES, BIG TECH, AND THE NEW SHAPE OF MODERN WARFAREBy Steve Feldstein / St. Martin's PressReviewed by: [...] More

A Quarter-Century Reckoning With America's War On Terror

All The President's Wars

A Quarter-Century Reckoning With America's War On Terror

BOOK REVIEW: ALL THE PRESIDENTS' WARSBy Peter Bergen / W. W. Norton & CompanyReviewed by: Joe ZacksThe Reviewer — Joe Zacks is the former Deputy [...] More