Allies and Adversaries: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Grand Alliance, and U.S. Strategy in World War II. By Mark A. Stoler. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-8078-2557-3. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 380. $29.95.
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War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. By John W. Dower. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986. ISBN: 0-394-75172-8. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 387. $16.00.
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Last year I wrote a brief analysis of the First Battle of the Isonzo. Now nearing the ninety-fifth anniversary of the first Isonzo battle I thought it might be somehow fitting to highlight the connections between this engagement and the Second World War. Recently I read a post over at The Spitfire Site, where an ongoing post-blogging project on the Battle of Britain addressed Italy’s entrance into the war. The similarities between the Italian assaults against Austrian-Hungarian positions during the First World War and the invasion of France in the Second World War are striking.
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On 6 June 1944, Allied forces began the liberation of Western Europe with the landings along the Normandy coastline. Last year I complained about how television (cough, History Channel, cough) barely noted the 65th Anniversary of the Normandy landings. This year, however, I have decided to allow history to literally speak for itself.
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Behold the collection of blog entries for the 22nd installment of the Military History Carnival. Before you start reading, a special thanks is in order for everyone who submitted suggestions. Please contact Battlefield Biker if you are interested in hosting a future carnival. Now then, the following posts represent some of the best blogging since 15 February 2010. So get comfortable and start reading.
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The purpose of Thompson Werk is to present the musings of a US War and Society doctoral student. Discussion topics principally center around the World Wars and Vietnam.
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Responses
- Robert: Everyone needs to see Vietnam,
- Ross Mahoney: Sounds like it is another
- Robert: My original post omitted the
- Robert: Hey Ross, Vietnam is a
- Ross Mahoney: Robert it looks like a
