Exploring History & Discovering Your Spark
I enjoyed this book. Larson’s narrative style is captivating, introducing characters and events in a way that builds tension and excitement. The alternating perspectives keep the reader engaged, making for a thrilling read while also offering historical education. The topic here is not just about the famous Battle at Fort Sumter. Larson shows us how… Continue reading Book Review- “Demons of Unrest”
Wow, just an incredible read! I couldn’t put this one down because the horror just pulls you in for more. The whole time I was reading, I kept thinking about what my family and I would be doing if this actual scenario were playing out. Nuclear war has no winners. Those “walking the razor’s edge,”… Continue reading Book Review- “Nuclear War A Scenario”
American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten CrisisBy Adam Hochschild My Rating: ★★★★★ What a great read—and everyone should read this. Everything I read I saw parallels with our time. People say history rhymes—in this case it has! Xenophobia—why do we hate immigrants so much? Why do we associate them with… Continue reading Book Review- “American Midnight”
Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany’s March to Global Warby Brendan Simms, Charlie Laderman My Rating: ★★★★ World War II was a cataclysmic event that reshaped and redefined the world in the 20th century. The United States found itself at the center of the global stage when it was "suddenly and deliberately attacked" by… Continue reading Book Review- “Hitler’s American Gamble”
Revolutionary Russia, 1891 - 1991: A History by Orlando Figes My rating: 3 of 5 starsI enjoyed this book. My interest in this topic started after my last red, The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941. I picked Figes' book to get my feet wet and discover some history of the Russian Revolution that… Continue reading Book Review
OMG! OMG! OMG! One of my favorite authors just published another book! If you are not familiar with Erik Larson you need to login to your Amazon account and buy his books now....or you could just visit your local library and check them out.I really enjoy his writing style. His books have a way of… Continue reading New Erik Larson Book!!
I am sticking to my resolution and started reading this book tonight. I picked this one up a while back at Half Priced Books. Now I am finally getting around to reading it. Just from reading the synopsis, I feel like some of the issues from 1919 might be similar to our current times. I'll… Continue reading Savage Peace
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow, what a book! This should be a required read in schools. This changes my entire outlook on the Holocaust. Not only were innocent individuals slaughtered during the second world war, but they were murdered before and after the war.… Continue reading Book Review
Hello to my loyal followers. Sorry that my blog has been inactive for about 5 months now. It's been a busy year for me, and I guess I just took a little break from the blog. I am back now, and I plan to be writing more often. Although my blog posts may have been… Continue reading Blog Hiatus
I know it's been a while since my last post, but I am going to try to pick up the pace as fall sets in. I thought I would write a short review on a book I just finished. John Gurda is one of my favorite historians. He has some spectacular history books about Milwaukee.… Continue reading Book Review
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