Customer Review: Since 1969, the only major book available in English on the siege of Leningrad during the Second World War was Harrison Salisbury's The 900 Days, which mostly focused on the effects of starvation within the city. Salisbury's book was the first to benefit from a lifting of some the wartime Soviet... more info
Customer Review: Glantz and House are scholars par excellence.They have combined to produce another excellent book. Rich and lavishly documented account of combat which preceded the arrival of Wehrmacht on the approaches to Stalingrad. I have read books on Operation Case Blau. Paul Carrel's 'Hitler moves... more info
Customer Review: The author did an excellent job in researching sources for the book. A more accurate title for the book would have been "The History of the Evolution of the Cold War Army." The author talked strategy and tied it to the changes in force structure however, the author did not spend any appreciable time... more info
Customer Review: The Saga continues as Mr Glantz's second volume of his definitive trilogy of the assault on Stalingrad is published. A summmary of the authors' first volume, "To the Gates of Stalingrad" is covered in the First Chapter as they lead you through the struggles of AG B, AG A and particularly 6th Army... more info
Customer Review: Your opinion on how the Korean war began and how the U.S. became involved will be forever changed after reading this comprehensive and scholarly account focusing on the creation of the two Koreas during the period 1945 - 1950. For example, the first American soldier to die in combat in Korea was... more info
Customer Review: As a member of the 233rd MP Company, I found this book to be an excellent representation of the unit's year in Baghdad. The book is well written; it not only highlights the 233rd, but represents all National Guard units that served in Baghdad that first year in Iraq.
Customer Review: Stephens book is a great addition to anyone library. He systematically shows the complexity of the Soviet operational mindset throughout this time period. Not everything is as it seems when dealing with the USSR.
Customer Review: Most of the stories of the activity into North Vietnam reads like a Keystone Cops comic book. For the most part, a depressing account of the "recruits" the CIA had to work with. Lost patrols, predictable ambushes, North Vietnamese deception techniques, among political foul-ups leads you to wonder... more info
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