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Atomic Fears

The Nuclear Age

Atomic Fears

BOOK REVIEW: THE NUCLEAR AGE: AN EPIC RACE FOR ARMS, POWER, AND SURVIVALBy Serhii Plokhy / W.W. NortonReviewed by: Michael J. ArdThe Reviewer: [...] More

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A Resounding Reaffirmation of Diplomacy

Great Power Diplomacy

A Resounding Reaffirmation of Diplomacy

BOOK REVIEW: Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to KissingerBy A. Wess Mitchell / Princeton University Press – Oct [...] 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 Tapper / Atria BooksReviewed by: Joe ZacksThe [...] More

A Ruthless and Reflective Confrontation About the Price of War

Cry Havoc

A Ruthless and Reflective Confrontation About the Price of War

BOOK REVIEW: Cry Havoc: A Tom Reece ThrillerBy Jack Carr / AtriaReviewed by: Susan GorgioskiThe Reviewer —Susan Gorgioski is a writer who lives in [...] More

Benjamin Franklin’s Failed Canadian Ambitions

He Did Not Conquer

Benjamin Franklin’s Failed Canadian Ambitions

BOOK REVIEW: He Did Not Conquer. Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex CanadaBy Madelaine Drohan/ Dundurn Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Reviewed by: [...] 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 / HarperReviewed by: Joseph AugustynThe Reviewer — Joseph [...] More

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Of Ships And Chips – A Tale of Future War in The Pacific

Red Tide

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 PressReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer —Bill Harlow served [...] More

The MI6 Spy Who Met Hitler

The Spy and the Devil

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 UK by BonnierReviewed by: Michael SmithThe [...] More

The Sword of Freedom: Blueprint for Survival and Resilience

Sword of Freedom

The Sword of Freedom: Blueprint for Survival and Resilience

BOOK REVIEW: THE SWORD OF FREEDOM: Israel, Mossad and The Secret WarBy Yossi Cohen / Broadside BooksReviewed by: Jean Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer [...] More

The Daring Danes Who Defied the Nazis

A Light in the Northern Sea

The Daring Danes Who Defied the Nazis

BOOK REVIEW: A LIGHT IN THE NORTHERN SEA: DENMARK’S INCREDIBLE RESCUE OF THEIR JEWISH CITIZENS DURING WWIIBy: Tim Brady / CitadelReviewed by: [...] More

Going at China's Breakneck Pace

Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future

Going at China's Breakneck Pace

BOOK REVIEW: Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the FutureBy Dan Wang / W.W. NortonReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer — Jean-Thomas Nicole [...] More

Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future

The Man Who Would Be King: Reform, Ruthlessness, and the Road to the Throne

The Man Who Would Be King

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 ArabiaBy Karen Elliott House / HarperReviewed by: Joe [...] More

The Man Who Would Be King

Strategic Restraint And Maritime Mastery

No More Napoleons

Strategic Restraint And Maritime Mastery

BOOK REVIEW: No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe From Waterloo To World War OneBy Andrew Lambert/Yale University PressReviewed by: [...] More

No More Napoleons