The Weekend Historian
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 Critique: “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 Critique: “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 Critique
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 finally bought my copy of The Labor Movement in Wisconsin: A History last summer. I have always wanted to get this book, but I had a hard time finding a book store that stocked it. I got my hands on it when I visited a small bookstore in Princeton,Wisconsin. I really enjoyed the book and learned a… Continue reading Book Review
Austin M. Frederick 