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War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865
By James M. McPherson, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill NC, (2012).
Reviewed by Kenneth J. Blume, Ph.D.
Do we need yet another book about the naval side of the Civil War? When the book has been written by the nation's preeminent scholar of the Civil War, the answer is certainly YES.
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Misadventures of a Civil War Submarine: Iron, Guns, and Pearls
By James P. Delgado, Texas A&M University Press, College Station: TX, (2012)
Reviewed by Phillip G. Pattee, Ph.D
This book is a significant contribution to Civil War history, submarine history, and maritime history. Anyone with interest in these areas will find the book a rewarding read.
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Congo: The Miserable Expeditions and Dreadful Death of Lt. Emory Taunt, USN
By Andrew C. A. Jampoler, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (2013).
Reviewed by Mark Lardas
Congo reads like a horror story, mesmerizing yet appalling. Well-illustrated, written in an engaging manner, it is excellent, well-researched history.
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Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams
By Peter Fretwell and Taylor B. Kiland. 2013, U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD, (2013).
Reviewed by Charles Bogart
This book should appeal to those interested in military history, management of an organization, mental health, and religion. During my read of the individual case studies, I experienced the full gauntlet of human emotions from exuberance to depression.
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From the Revolution to the Cold War: A History of the Soviet Merchant Fleet from 1917 to 1950
By Martin J. Bollinger, World Ship Society Ltd, Windsor. UK. (2012).
Reviewed by Ingo Heidbrink, Ph.D.
A highly welcomed addition to the literature on global maritime history and equally highly recommended to any historian, professional or laymen, who is interested in widening his perspective and in particular to have a look into the maritime history of a country that has been up to now way too often been overlooked.
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Big Mother 40, a Vietnam War Novel
By Marc Liebman, Fireship Press, Tuscan, AZ, (2012) Reviewed by Thomas P. Ostrom
It was my pleasure to review this magnificent book about U.S. Navy helicopter combat rescue operations for downed aviators and crews during the Vietnam War.
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