I have always loved quotes.  Ben Franklin has the best, but there are also good ones by Mark Twain, Yogi Berra and a slew of other folks throughout the United States.  Some of the best quotes on leadership, government and responsibility come from United States President.  Wit and Wisdom of the American Presidents, A Book [...]

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Eisenhower by John Wukovits is a book in the Great Generals Series edited by General Wesley K. Clark.  Dwight D. Eisenhower was a very interesting man.  He was the perfect leader for the Allied forces in World War II.  His ability to control large personalities (Patton, Montgomery, and Bradley) was a key component of the [...]

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The Greatest War: D-Day and the Assault on Europe Volume II by Gerald Astor is a nonfiction book written from the perspective of the men who fought.  It is composed from oral histories of the war.  From the title, it seems to start at D-Day; however, D-Day is not until the midpoint of the book.  [...]

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Operation Zimmerman is the only book I have ever read by Frank Geron.  This book takes place during World War II.  As bombs drop on Pearl Harbor a crack German armored battalion rushes across the Mexican border with Texas and invades.  The White House must stop the German invaders with troops that are not prepared [...]

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After looking at a lot of Italy travel planning books, Fodor’s Essential Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice & the Top Spots in Between is the one I went with. We carried this book everywhere. It doesn’t have a lot of details about any one location within a city, but it has plenty to whet your appetite. We [...]

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Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates by Martin Caidin was one of a few Indiana Jones books written after the Indiana Jones movies came out. This book follows the adventures of Indy as he takes on an evil global organization bent on world power. Indy starts investigating heists involving some type of air power. Remember [...]

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I just cannot get into Dispatches by Michael Herr. Michael Herr is a reporter in Vietnam in the 60s. This book is his perspective on what is happening over there, what troops are thinking and the general attitude in Vietnam. The book appears to be written using stream of consciousness. I just couldn’t follow. It [...]

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Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley is the basis of Clint Eastwood’s movie by the same name .  James Bradley was one of the flag raisers on Iwo Jima in World War II.  This book tells the story of the men who fought in the battle and who came together for one of the [...]

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With the Old Breed by E. B. Sledge is a World War II account of a private, E.B. Sledge, and his experience on Peleliu and Okinawa.  Sledge started out in college to be an officer, but decided to enlist as a private in the United States Marines .  His first battle was Peleliu which [...]

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Tarawa 1943: The Turning of the Tide by Derrick Wright, Illustrated by Howard Gerrard is the history of the Battle at the Tarawa Atoll during World War II .  Tarawa was the first attempt using Admiral Nimitz’s island hopping strategy.  When looking at a map of the South Pacific, Tarawa is in the far southeastern [...]

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