A Popular History of Ancient Egypt – Review
This article is a review of Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz. I am particularly reviewing the audio edition. From the text, one can tell that Mertz is an outstanding scholar in the area of Egyptology.
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Book Review Of Field Marshal Von Manstein, The Janus Head, A Portrait
Few would argue with the assertion Erich von Manstein ranked among the best operational level military commanders of the Second World War, if not the best. Nevertheless, because of Manstein’s decisions during and after the War, he also ranks among the War’s most controversial figures. In spite of Manstein’s central role in the War however, there has been no official biography written about him. In Field Marshal von Manstein, The Janus Head, A Portrait noted military historian Marcel Stein tackles this void in the scholarship on the War.
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The Enemy Within
The enemy within is a nonfiction historical account of the development of witch hunts both in Europe and in the American colonies. The author is John Demos who is a professor of history at Yale University and is the author of several articles and books on American history.
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Grandson Researches Grandfather’s WWII History
To discover the grandfather he never knew, Jeff Badger began tracking down dozens of World War II veterans from the 978th Engineer Maintenance Company, his granddad’s unit. Through his new “war buddies,” some who told him stories they had never shared before, Jeff began to reconstruct both a life and a very personal vision of a war and the men who fought it.
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A Soldiers Vignettes of WWII Written by Ralph Bittner
As the author states, if you are looking for a serious war story, pass up on reading this book. If you want some humorous anecdotes and stories that never made the news, this is for you. Ralph Bittner became the “lawyer” for his various groups while in the service of our nation.
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Book Review of Pushing the Bear by Diane Glancy
Pushing the Bear by Diane Glancy was about the Cherokee Indians’ plight on the Trail of Tears. By using both fictional characters and actual historical figures intertwined with actual primary sources, Glancy weaved a convincing story that tells the human experience of the Trail of Tears. This book illustrates the effects of the Indian Removal Act had on the Cherokee.
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The Devil in Massachusetts – A Modern Enquiry Into the Salem Witch Trials by Marion L Starkey
Marion Starkey’s 1949 publication of the Salem Witch trials is a well-researched chronicle of the mass hysteria that gripped Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. However, contrary to the subtitle, there are no new insights or enquiries into the one of the most horrific events of pre-colonial New England.
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