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Pope Leo XIV: A Citizen of the World

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV: A Citizen of the World

BOOK REVIEW: Pope Leo XIV: The BiographyBy Elise Ann Allen/Penguin Random House Christian/ImageReviewed by: Kenneth DeklevaThe Reviewer — Dr. Kenneth [...] More

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Allies In War, Partners In Peace

Ike and Winston

Allies In War, Partners In Peace

BOOK REVIEW: Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary FriendshipBy: Jonathan W. Jordan/ Dutton (publishing May 12, 2026)Reviewed [...] More

Putin's Dangerous, Corrupt, and Often Incompetent Spies

Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks

Putin's Dangerous, Corrupt, and Often Incompetent Spies

BOOK REVIEW Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret WarBy Sean M. Wiswesser / Naval Institute Press,Reviewed [...] More

Finally, a Taiwan Strategy That Goes Beyond "Do Something"

Defending Taiwan

Finally, a Taiwan Strategy That Goes Beyond "Do Something"

BOOK REVIEW: Defending Taiwan A Strategy To Prevent War With ChinaBy Eyck Preymann / Oxford University PressReviewed by: Martin PetersenThe Reviewer: [...] More

Beyond The Bureau: The Real DGSE

The DGSE

Beyond The Bureau: The Real DGSE

BOOK REVIEW: The DGSE: A Concise History of France’s Foreign Intelligence ServiceBy Damien Van Puyvelde / Georgetown University PressReviewed by: [...] More

Beyond The Bureau: The Real DGSE

The DGSE

Beyond The Bureau: The Real DGSE

BOOK REVIEW: The DGSE: A Concise History of France’s Foreign Intelligence ServiceBy Damien Van Puyvelde / Georgetown University PressReviewed by: [...] More

Thus Spoke Henry Kissinger

The Kissinger Tapes

Thus Spoke Henry Kissinger

BOOK REVIEW: The Kissinger Tapes: Inside His Secretly Recorded Phone Conversations Tom Wells/ Oxford University PressReviewed by: Jean-Thomas [...] More

A New Focus on the Psychology of Betrayal

Treason, Terrorism and Betrayal

A New Focus on the Psychology of Betrayal

BOOK REVIEW: Treason, Terrorism, and BetrayalBy William Costanza / Lynne Rienner PublishersReviewed by: Sean WiswesserThe Reviewer — Sean Wiswesser [...] More

Before Midnight Hammer There Was Doom 34

Doom 34

Before Midnight Hammer There Was Doom 34

BOOK REVIEW: DOOM 34: A Firsthand Account of the Top-Secret Mission that Launched Operation Desert StormBy Colonel Trey Morriss, U.S. Air Force (Ret) [...] More

Churchill–de Gaulle: Men of Destiny, Artists of History

The Last Titans

Churchill–de Gaulle: Men of Destiny, Artists of History

BOOK REVIEW: The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the WorldBy Richard Vinen / Simon & SchusterReviewed [...] More

A Murder in Mexico

Death of Trotsky

A Murder in Mexico

BOOK REVIEW: THE DEATH OF TROTSKY: THE TRUE STORY OF THE PLOT TO KILL STALIN’S GREATEST ENEMYBy Josh Ireland/ DuttonReviewed by Michael J. ArdThe [...] More

Carter's China Gambit Revisited

Jimmy Carter and China

Carter's China Gambit Revisited

BOOK REVIEW: Jimmy Carter and China: Multilateral Competition in the Global Cold War.By Sheng Peng / Columbia University PressReviewed by: [...] More

Gray Zone Games: Idov's Thriller Mirrors Today's Shadowy Reality

The Cormorant Hunt

Gray Zone Games: Idov's Thriller Mirrors Today's Shadowy Reality

BOOK REVIEW: The Cormorant HuntBy Michael Idov / ScribnerReviewed by: Anne and Jay GrunerThe Reviewers: Anne and Jay Gruner are retired CIA senior [...] More