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Should the U.S. Have Entered World War One?
A Discussion with Michael Neiberg and Brian Neumann
NBN, 2017

Arguing History New Books in American Studies New Books in History New Books in Military History New Books in National Security New Books in Peoples & Places New Books Network June 24, 2017 Mark Klobas

In the inaugural podcast of Arguing History, historians Michael S. Neiberg and Brian Neumann address the question of Americas decision in 1917 to declare war against Germany. Together they discuss the factors involved in it, such as Germanys wartime provocations… Read More

Gary Kulik, “War Stories: False Atrocity Tales, Swift Boaters, and Winter Soldiers” (Potomac Books, 2009)

Gary Kulik
'War Stories'
False Atrocity Tales, Swift Boaters, and Winter Soldiers--What Really Happened in Vietnam
Potomac Books, 2009

New Books in American Studies New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Film New Books in History New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Military History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books Network June 15, 2017 Marshall Poe

One often hears stories of World War II and Korean War veterans who came back from the war and refused to talk about what they had experienced in combat. They neither wanted folks at home to know what had happened… Read More

Andrew Boyd
The Royal Navy in Eastern Waters
The Linchpin of Victory, 1935-1942
Seaforth Publishing, 2017

New Books in British Studies New Books in History New Books in Military History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network June 14, 2017 Mark Klobas

In the 1930s the Royal Navy faced the problem of defending its empire in eastern Asia and Australia against the formidable naval power of Japan. How they responded to this threat in the final years of peace and the first… Read More

John P. Langellier, “Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army” (Schiffer, 2016)

John P. Langellier
Fighting for Uncle Sam
Blacks in the Frontier Army
Schiffer, 2016

New Books in African American Studies New Books in American Studies New Books in History New Books in Military History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network June 8, 2017 James Stancil

From the American Revolution to the present day, African Americans have stepped forward in their nation’s defense. Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Solders in the Frontier Army (Schiffer, 2016) breathes new vitality into a stirring subject, emphasizing the… Read More

Patrick J. Hayes, “The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Confederate Chaplain and Redemptorist” (Catholic Univ. of America Press, 2016)

Patrick J. Hayes
The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist

The Catholic University of America Press, 2016

New Books in Biography New Books in Christian Studies New Books in History New Books in Military History New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books Network May 23, 2017 Mark Klobas

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of… Read More