No Ordinary Man: General John A. Rawlins
June 16, 2021
The following is a guest blog post by Allen J. Ottens, author of General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man.
No visitor to the Galena (IL) and U.S…. READ MORE
History – Military
Alexander Hamilton’s Forgotten Son
March 23, 2021
The following is a guest blog post by A. K. Fielding, author of Rough Diamond: The Life of Colonel William Stephen Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton’s Forgotten Son.… READ MORE
Journalist says it’s time to stop the endless war in Afghanistan
February 13, 2017
As an embedded journalist in Afghanistan, Douglas A. Wissing wanted to know the ground truth about the war. What he discovered was that in contrast to the victory narrative US officials were trying to spin,… READ MORE
Enter to win a copy of ‘Muslim Americans in the Military’
October 19, 2016
We are giving away a copy of new release Muslim Americans in the Military by Edward E. Curtis IV. Fill out the form below for a chance to win!… READ MORE
Traveling War: Memory Practices in Motion
September 9, 2015
History & Memory: Traveling War, Memory Practices in Motion
The fall/winter 2015 issue of History & Memory takes as its focus "Traveling War: Memory Practices in Motion."… READ MORE
Guest post: Who killed Patton?
February 18, 2015
By Brian M. Sobel
It has been interesting to see the success of the best selling book, Killing Patton, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard…. READ MORE
Book review: The Fighting Pattons
May 7, 2013
"Sobel's updated version of the acclaimed history of the remarkable military family focuses on the legendary World War II battlefield genius General George S. Patton Jr. (1880-1945) and his son Major General George Smith Patton (1923-2004) who forged his own distinguished military history in the Korean and Vietnam Wars."… READ MORE
Three IUP books reviewed in American Ethnologist
April 24, 2013
Three IUP books are reviewed in the current issue of American Ethnologist:
The American War in Contemporary Vietnam
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Book review: Nationalist in the Viet Nam Wars
November 28, 2012
"This book is of incredible value for anyone interested in Vietnam—its history, politics, and culture—and in the American involvement with Vietnam. It is also a meditation of a Vietnamese patriot on the substance of patriotism during a time of civil war in a context of international alliances…. READ MORE
Book review: Balkan Breakthrough
September 12, 2012
"[Hall's] recreation of the morale crisis that eroded the fighting capability of the Bulgarian Army generally, and underlay its collapse at Dobro Pole and afterward, is a welcome addition to the history of a largely ignored front of the First World War."… READ MORE