The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Baines Johnson by Robert Caro
Robert Caro, a journalist and historian, is interested in power, its accumulation, its use and abuse in the hands of …
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Beautiful Souls: A Review
Some time ago I spent a weekend in the company of fellow Vietnam War resisters, trying to talk about what …
War: A Head Spinning Spiral
Reading a wonderful book, Beautiful Souls:Saying No, Breaking Ranks and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, by Eyal …
Exit the Glories of Empire
Rumors of the glorious British Empire persist, the benevolence of the colonial rule, the improvement in the lives of the …
Did Gifted Generals Win the War?
Andrew Bacevich, former colonel in the US Army, and now professor of International Relations at Boston University reviews two books …
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power: Rachel Madow
Drift, by MSNBC’s popular news show host, Rachel Maddow, combines an easy and difficult read in one volume. Easy because …
Finding George Orwell in Burma, Emma Larkin — A Literary Traveler
When I first came across Emma Larkin’s title, Finding George Orwell in Burma I didn’t know what to make of …
Citizens of London: A History of War and Romance
Lynn Olson, author of the very interesting Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest …
The Crimean War: Orlando Figes
In 1853 the United States was 8 years away from a civil war. Napoleon had been defeated at Waterloo only …
To End All Wars: Adam Hochschild
If you’ve ever stood a picket line, leafleted about an unpopular cause, been arrested for civil disobedience, fought and lost against the powerful, …