books: war and peace

books: war and peace

books:

War and peace

Leo Tolstoy

Signet Classics, 2007

An amazing novel
Leo Tolstoy combines philosophy and history for one of the best fictional stories about a historical event that I have read. The plot is captivating from the beginning. A glimpse at the high society of Russia in the early 1800's followed by the story of the lives of ...

The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East

Robert Fisk

Vintage, 2007

well worth the weight
I opened this one Christmas, and thought, here's one that I'll never get to. That is until I actually opened it and started reading. Like many "journalistic" histories this book does jump around a bit, and there were sections I "blip-read", but this is the first ...

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen

PPCT Research Publications, 2007

On Combat
WOW, this is a must read for anyone in the military or Law Enforcement. They cover things I had never before been told but should have. This will change the way you think and prepare for your daily task. A must read for everyone from a recruit to seasoned veteran.

The Culture of War
Martin Van Creveld

Presidio Press, 2008

A respected scholar of military history and an expert on strategy, Martin van Creveld recently explored the modern world?s shifting method of combat in The Changing Face of War. Now, in The Culture of War, he argues that there is much more to war than just soldiers killing one another for whatever reason. War has always been a topic of deep ...

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Ilan Pappe

Oneworld Publications, 2007

Zionist ethnic cleansing creates "racially pure" Israel
Ilan Pappe used Israeli records and interviews with victims of Zionist ethnic cleansing to document how terror, murder, and rape were used by Jews, in Palesting, from the end of World War II through 1949 to expell Palestinians from Palestine and create a larger and ...

War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier

Smedley D. Butler

Feral House, 2003

Wake up America!!
War is a Racket is one of the greatest anti-war book ever penned. As a Marine veteran of Iraqi Freedom it is easy to disregard this a commi-b.s.propaganda , but looking further into what is "the war to make the world safe for democracy" ( not the infinite war on ...

Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram

Dang Thuy Tram

Three Rivers Press, 2008

Gripping
The following is a review of the unabridged audio edition of "Last Night I Dreamed of Peace" offered for download at Audible.com, an Amazon.com trusted partner. "Last Night I dreamed of Peace" (translated by Andrew Pham)is the war time diary of Dang Thuy Tram, a ...

Push Not the River

James Conroyd Martin

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

A Polish Love Story in the Time of King Stanislaw
This excellent novel, which gets its name from the Polish proverb "Push not the river; it will flow of its own accord", is the story of two cousins, both countesses, who are in love with the same untitled man in a period of eightieth century history, a time when ...

Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World

Margaret Macmillan

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

Best history book I've ever read
I've read some great history books before, including 1776 and America's Longest War. But this is the best. It shows in astonishing detail that the greatest errors made in 1919 by President Wilson were not in allowing the British and French to impose overly punitive ...

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

Knopf, 2007

How to Read War and Peace, and Enjoy It Completely
War and Peace is, without question, the greatest historical novel ever written. However, if you carry a copy of War and Peace with you anywhere, you will be subjected to ridicule of many varieties. This, of course, says more about the critics than the reader. It ...

We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now

Murray Polner, Thomas E. Woods Jr.

Basic Books, 2008

Absolutely Nothing . . . (Most Of The Time)
Paleolibertarian Thomas Woods and leftist Murray Polner have collected numerous anti-war speeches and essays given at various times in American history. America's march toward empire was slow and steady, but along the way many people - both on the left and the right - ...

Understanding International Conflicts (6th Edition) (Longman Classics in Political Science)

Joseph S. Nye

Longman, 2006

International Relations Master
This book is an excellent introduction to the field of international relations. It describes all the main theoretical approaches used in international relations/politics (realist, complex interdependence, etc.). It provides good historical examples. I recommend ...

A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics)

Alistair Horne

NYRB Classics, 2006

Positively 6 stars
Alistair Horne is one of the preeminent historians of the 20th Century. I've read several of his books, including the entire trilogy on the three Franco - German wars. I've found each of his books excellent, but this one will always rate as his best - for the ...

The Four-Day Win: End Your Diet War and Achieve Thinner Peace

Martha Beck

Rodale Books, 2008

Dalai Lama isn't this funny
Took Martha Beck's Four Day Win to a week-long writer's conference on the coast. After two days, I was getting so much from the book I ditched the conference and took to the beach. For five days I read and wrote and listened to the seagulls. The exercises in the book ...

A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

J. Kevin Sheehan

True Gifts Publishing, 2007

Wonderful Gift
Kevin Sheehan has simplified the great qualities of important leaders and placed them in an entertaining text. A gift which I have passed on to my dearest friends, this book is both inspirational and educational. My highest recommendation.