Armed Forces Book Reviews Samples For Students

Book Review on First to Fight: An Inside View Of the U.S. Marine Corps

Firsts to fight is a book that gives an account of the history of the American Marine corps. The book accounts of the personal experiences of brave men who helped in serving the United States government well. The book reviews different characters and facts in its different chapters which are essential in examining the history of the Marine Corp (Krulak 253). There are also accounts of the difficulties members of the Marine Corps endured to achieve a status as an independent organization free from the control ...

Summary of the highlights of the subject covered by the book

The book George Washington in the American Revolution by James Thomas Flexner is a book that covers the period of the revolutionary war in the United States of America. The book captures the key moments of George Washington; from the time of his selection as the commander of Continental Army to the moment he resigned and handed over his sword to the American Congress in the year 1783. The author covers that period and places much focus on the personal experience of George Washington in the army, while at the same time dwelling a little on the revolution in other colonies.
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First to fight book summary

The book “First to Fight: An inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps.” was written by Marine General Victor "Brute" Krulak. In this book, he offers an enthralling and spellbinding insider narrative of the marines of the United States of America. He has written about the fights of US Marines on and off the front line as well as their astonishing esprit de corps. He lets his readers to have a closely look at the experiences that Marine had experienced during World War II. He has also given accounts of the Marine experiences in Korean and Vietnam wars ...

“The Killer Angels” written by Michael Shaara is a unique book, which describes about the Battle of Gettysburg through imagery and accurate details. While author Shaara is aware that the legendary figures and their personality traits portrayed in the book are his creation, the historical accuracy and vivid research of the story let the readers believe the battle a fact rather fiction. Shaara covers the key events and decisions of the battle in great detail. He does not feel shy about mentioning slavery as the root cause of the war. In the book “The Killer Angels,” Shaara characterizes the commander of ...

One of the most ancient books, the Art of War written by Sun-tzu in the sixth century BC still holds its value today. The wisdom and facts mentioned by Sun-tzu written in the context of military strategy apply not only to ancient militarism, but also to the daily conflicts, obstacles and goals of life. In the context of business, the Art of War is a guide that mirrors the competition between businesses and militaries. Successful CEO’s of world’s famous companies, namely, Chip Conley of Joie de Vivre and Larry Ellison of Oracle applied the concepts of “The Art ...

No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL

After having been published in 2012, the book titled No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL by Mark Owen with co-author Kevin Maurer became a very popular work dedicated to the Navy Seals. Mark Owen was a member of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). He took part in the mission dedicated to the elimination of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, 2011. Moreover, Owen was a team leader of the unit responsible for the death of bin Laden. Kevin Maurer was involved in military special missions for nine years. So, the experience of both authors became very useful for ...

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II is a bestseller book, authored by Iris Chang. The book is based on the atrocious acts, committed by Japanese army after Nanking was captured by them. The book is a realistic portrayal of massacres and rapes by Japanese in Nanking. The book also presents how Chinese people still remember the horrifying incidents of Nanking. This paper intends to discuss the book and delves deep to examine several other related aspects.
‘The Rape of Nanking’ portrays the rape and massacre in Chinese capital of those days, Nanking. Japanese army captured ...

Introduction

This book is a continuation of another fine work by Edward drea on the pacific war; a very mature judgment coming from an experienced scholar. Using the main text of the book, he utilizes a new generation of some Japanese publications, which are not biased products of a retired officer. The text is not about Japanese history in battles and wars; rather it is about the IJA (imperial Japanese army) in the perspective of an institution. It analyses groups, for instance the officer corps, the army demographics (conscripts), examines the budget, and considers operational and strategic tools. Although it is narrative in structure, ...

Divide Waters: The Naval History of the Civil War

Historical accounts often define important milestones for the human society. It is a creed that Ivan Musicant’s book Divided Waters: The Naval History of the Civil War lives up to as it defines a watershed moment not only in the history of America’s naval operations but also in all other aspects of its human development. The book gives a detailed overview of America’s naval operations during the period of the civil war. Ivan Musicant’s ability to paint such a vivid picture of the events at the time is aided by the use of both primary ...

Book Report on “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen

This bestselling book is an autobiography of a United States Navy Seal who was involved in one of the major events in the fight against terrorism. The book is based on the super orchestrated mission that led to the killing of the world’s most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden in 2011. The book therefore gives us insightful information on what happened on the period that Laden was killed by the United States Navy Seals. Osama bin Laden was executed after a raid in his house in Abbottabad, Pakistan. In this book, the first chapters reveal that Owen is very passionate ...

Book Review of Pat Southern’s, The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History

ABSTRACT
In The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History, Pat Southern covers over one thousand years of history in which the Roman military evolved from its original base of citizen-soldiers defending a city-state to a force of perhaps one million troops defending far-flung frontiers in Europe, Africa and Asia. She uses a wide variety of historical sources including written records, coins, statuary, and archeological materials, with a good understanding that the surviving information is quite limited, even about the total population of the empire and the size of its legions. Southern’s description of the Roman Army is highly detailed and ...

The epic battle on the Eastern Front during World War II continues to be arguably the greatest conflict that has been ever fought on earth. Examining the official correspondence and documents of three army security divisions that were responsible for the subjugation of the Russian insurgents, Ben Shepherd, in his book the War in the Wild East: The German Army and Soviet Partisans, primarily emphases on the comportment and inspiration of the field officers, who were essentially the pivotal links that ‘converted the ideological, military, and economic imperatives of the Third Reich’s war of extermination into action.’
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8. From Postwar Demobilization Toward Great Power Status, 1865 – 1898
9. The Birth of an American Empire, 1898 – 1902
The Mexican Governor Valeriano Weyler initiated the re-concentration policy to cede independence to United States. America watched the Cuban war from a bird’s eye view since they were opposed to the humanitarian issue while any disruption effort to avert the war would threaten American investments. The American nation proclaimed neutrality while it was hard to maintain the coastal patrols, and it was costly to prosecute offenders. According to the authors, President McKinley was pro-intervention since he considered concentrating ...

Book Review of

“The Hot Zone” written by Richard Preston is a non-fiction English book published by Anchor in 1995. It contains 420 pages and based on Richard Preston article “Crisis in the Hot Zone.” It is a thriller that deals with the source and occurrences relating to viral hemorrhagic fever especially Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses. The filo viruses, Ebola Virus called EBOV, Sudan Virus called SUDV, Marburg Virus called MARV and Ravn Virus called RAVV are the agents of level four of Biosafety. They are enormously hazardous to humans due to being very contagious and with an extraordinary casualty rate. There is ...

- Analysis of the Author The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War is a historical fiction piece of writing by Michael Shaara, an American Born Italian immigrant, who has received Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for this book in 1975. The book is based upon the battle of Gettysburg of American Civil War in 1863. It describes the events that took place during the war from the perspectives of troop leaders of both Confederacy and Union; how they have made their planning, took decisions and then implemented them during the war. Michael was able to understand all those ...

WWII – Book Review

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. She has written a book with two historical plots intertwined. One is the personal experience of the airman Louis Zamperini and the other is a historical view of World War II (WWII). Zamperini was a famous track star for the U.S. He participated in the Olympic track events in Berlin, Germany where he ran the 5000 meter race. Zamperini has published his autobiography titled The Devil at my Heels but Hillenbrand’s ...

Women in the U.S. Military: Improving the status of women
The selected book for review is “Women in the Military” by Rita James Simon. The book suggests that the US society has been developing since 1865 to present, and it is the reason that the US Armed forces are also focusing on their development for the preparation of war and the security of US. Therefore, US military added women services in their force to make their force strong. During the World War-II and then after WW-II women played a vigorous and efficient role in their society. Women changed the ...

The novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque explores the psychological and physical conditions of German soldiers fighting in the World War I, instead of focussing on heroism and military accomplishments. That is the primary distinction between the novel and its contemporaries. The novel tracks the life of Paul Baumer, as he joins the army together with his friends (Muller, Kropp and Kemmerick) at the urging of their school teacher Kantorek.
While at the base, they meet Kat, an older soldier and a former shoe cobbler with whom they form a deep friendship and he ...

America’s Vaguest Conflict

Donald Hickey’s history of the War of 1812 closely examines the international diplomatic incidents and political infighting that shaped what would essentially become America’s second war for survival. The international situation, dominated by the conflict between Britain and France, complicated the exchange of commerce between the new American republic and Great Britain. Hickey’s account of the prelude to war, and the war’s prosecution, reveals that the war’s desultory outcome, which ended in America’s survival, was remarkable in itself considering the incompetent military and administrative performance of the Americans.

Keywords: Donald Hickey, War of ...

Book Report

Chapter VII
Chapter VII of Getting the Message Through essentially deals with the history of the US Army signal Corps during World War Two and how the Corps responded to various challenges: the need to wage total war across the entire globe; the massive expansion in numbers and the increase in the number of training centres within the United Sates; the need to recruit to the corps men (and later women) of a high mental calibre; the changes in technology which altered some of the traditional roles of the Signal Corps; the challenges of working in vastly different theatres ...

This manuscript offers a succinct analysis is the book- Life of George Bent:

The Life of George Bent was written more than half a century ago from the letters of George Bent written to George Hyde. However, with the advent of the First World War, the publication of this manuscript was impossible leading to the discarding of the manuscript. It was not until recently that the manuscript was discovered and considered worth publishing upon some editing. George Bent was the Colonel Bill’s (William) son who operated the Bent’s Fort together with his brother Charles in Colorado. Bent’s mother on the other hand was Owl Woman, the daughter of the ...

Immigrants represent a worthy proportion of the population in the United States. The immigrants took part in the First World War when the United States entered it in 1917. It was quite subtle that one out of the five soldiers belongs to the immigrants who sacrifice themselves to serve the nation. In the book, The Long Way Home, David Laskin represents the heroic character of dozen immigrant men. These men were born in Europe who got emigrated to the United States in search of faith and liberty, and ended up fighting with American armed forces in The Great War. These ...

Introduction

Lakshmi Bai was inspired by his her upbringing which was unusual. She grew up in the Peshwa’s court with boys. This was unusual for Brahman girl upbringing. Here when she was with her father she got training in martial arts and she finally became proficient in handling sword, fighting and riding. When she was fourteen years, she was with her father Moropant Tambe who acts as a Pandit in the court of Peshwa Baji Rao II and Nana Saheb in Bithoor. Here Tatya Tope trained her in the arts of war. This is where she gets her inspiration. As ...

Erich Maria Remarque fought in World War I where he was badly wounded. A decade after the war he wrote a book detailing how ordinary German soldiers fared during the war and this book of his was translated into All Quiet on the Western Front. At the time he wrote his book, war books had a romantic feel about them in their dealings with honor, glory and adventure and in 1895 Stephen Crane changed that with his book titled The Red Badge of Courage which revealed the brutality and violence that is all too common with wars. Remarque followed a similar mold ...

Edward Luttwak, the Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third

At its peak, the Roman Empire was based on the following key components; security, stability, and prosperity for all. This is the reason why Luttwak believes that the Roman Empire’s grand strategy is by far the most superior in history and years of advancement in technology, strategy and as well as human behaviour will not get even close to unsettling the aforementioned fact. Before getting into the author’s argument, it is important to understand why Luttwak chose this subject matter. ...

Book Review: “Women, Warfare and Armies in Early Modern Europe”

John Lynn in his book explores the participation of military women in the early modern Europe over a time span of roughly three centuries, from 1500 to 1815. The books highlights on the crucial roles that women played. The book targeted exploring the women’s lives and spotlight on their contributions as campaign militant. Lynn presents the fundamental assertion that the number of women in the campaign community of the military was large and at times even outnumbered that of the military soldiers. A number of different theses echo throughout the book. Lynn affirms that the camp women in the early ...

Book Review:” Armageddon”

Max Hasting manages to bring out gripping drama through this literary work of Armageddon, a book that is well researched and very fascinating. The story captures the events that happened in the final year of the World War II in Europe. He explicitly explores the roles played by the political leaders as well as the military team. Hasting gives a vivid picture of those dark times, brutality of the battle, exhaustion of the soldiers and how the citizens continued to suffer. The story leaves every reader with the desire to read the book more and more.
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Question 1: Explain and assess why Rome, during the period of the Roman Republic was able to dominate the ancient Mediterranean world. This answer should pay attention to political, social, economic, and cultural factors.
One reason that explains why Rome was able to dominate the ancient Mediterranean world was the uniting of Italy. This unity facilitated the creation of a strong military organization. With the strong army, Rome conquered Carthage, who was their main rival, as well as the Greek. In the due course of their conquest, Rome made sure that residents of the conquered communities became part of the citizens. ...

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S Navy’s Finest Hour serves as a chronicle of the Battle of Samar. The author, James Hornsfischer referred to this battle as the ultimate upset in the naval warfare history. The author brilliantly combined the different accounts from official reports and firsthand witnesses of the warfare that occurred in the Gulf of Leyte. Despite being the underdog during the encounter, the ‘tin cans’ of the American forces were able to overcome the overwhelming forces of the Japanese military.
It was on January ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Five days in London May 1940 by John Lukas
The five days between May 24, 1940 and May 28, 1940 is a period, which had a profound implication in the course of the Second World War, and in effect on modern history. During these five days, the British war cabinet discussed whether they should negotiate with the Nazi Germany or continue on the offensive. The crucial significance of these five days is the central theme of John Lukacs’ book ‘Five Days in London, May 1940’.
John Lukacs is the author of the famous work ‘the End of the Modern ...

The Defense of Hill 781 is a book written by James R. McDonough. This book talks about A. Tack, a deceased Army officer who was denied an entry to Valhalla until he learns and completes the lessons required before being transferred to the final goal in the sky. Always Tack was assigned to a purgatory base in Nevada desert where he had to learn the hard way through victory and defeat and life or death as long as he learns the vital lessons needed. Through attending the American National Training Center, Always Tack learned how to lead a mechanized infantry battalion (McDonough 65). ...

The Village is a well acclaimed book written by well known military writer Mr. Bing West. The book is based on the Vietnam War. This book paints a complete picture of the Vietnam War and the mental, physical, psychological conditions of fighting soldiers during and after of the war. Since Mr. Bing west has worked on the several important posts of American defense and has served as marine infantry officer during Vietnam War itself, the writer is well aware of the war conditions, policies of the war and the state of mind of soldiers. Bing in this book has portrayed the ...

In the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Egypt and Qajar Persia embarked on ambitious project to reform their countries. The empires wanted to develop form the Stone Age to the modern ages. This saw the improvement of their arm including their arsenals, the banking systems, decriminalization of homosexuality and the introduction of secular laws. There were major projects introduced all-round the empires including development of infrastructure and the economy in general.
They sought the help of the Europeans as they needed funds to finance their projects. This led the empires to sign treaties and agreements that ...

The revolutionary war, taking place from April, 19, 1775 and ending on September, 3, 1783, is one of the important turning points in the history of United States of America. Anne M. Todd gives a thoughtful insight into the circumstances leading to war, the battle locations, weapons used during the war, and the crucial authorities leading the war in her book (The Revolutionary War). According to Todd, the Revolutionary War occurred because the colonists wanted to separate from the Great Britain, and form an independent nation. A series of legislative mistakes by the British parliament emboldened the revolutionaries call for ...

Book Review

Introduction
This essay is based on critical review of the book titled as “A Tactical Ethic: Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battle Space” authored by Dick Couch. The writer, in this book, sheds light on the importance of complying with ethical standards in the battlefield with a particular focus on U.S armed forces. He not only identifies critical ethical flaws but also suggests appropriate ways to fix them effectively.

Initial theme of the book relates to the importance of people (non-combatants). For clear justification of his ideas, he draws a wordy sketch of the evolution of the nature of ...

Plot:

Ender's Game was written in 1985 by Orson Scott Card. It is a military science fiction novel. Set in the future, the story depicts an endangered humankind following two battles with a group of aliens known as the ‘buggers.’ In anticipation of a third attack, children are taught to prepare, through progressively challenging games. Ender Wiggin, the protagonist, wins a fight against Stilson, a school bully. This act causes military recruiters to request that Ender lead the army against The Buggers. Ender has a problematic family life as his sister Valentine tries to look after him but his brother ...

The Review of ‘The Glory and the Dream’ by William Manchester

Describe the central theme and objective of this reading. Cite examples from the reading.
Recently I’ve read the book on history called ‘The Glory and the Dream’ by William Manchester. ‘One more boring history book,’ you may say. But you shouldn’t draw any firm conclusions at once. Let me prove you that even history books can be interesting and absorbing. Are you ready? So, let’s go.
There are two volumes of this book which the author called a narrative history of America. It comprises the information about the years from 1932 to 1972. And, unlike other ...

Technological advancement has completely revolutionised the war fare in the past decade. The impact of technological development in military affairs has successfully armed the forces with advanced machines that could bring havoc to civilized society. Hiroshima was one such incident. The atom bombs completely paralysed the civilisation during the World War II. Hence it may be mentioned that technological advancement has barbarised the warfare. Advancement was not limited to development of atop bombs, the devices like AK-47 rifle, aerodynamic technology and drones have power bring havoc or end of the world in near future
The essay here would therefore ...

The book presents an edited collection of letters that Corporal George Browne, a soldier during the World War I wrote to his lover Martha Johnson or "Marty." Brown narrates his experience as a soldier during the training before, during and after theatre. The book provides a fascinating first-hand insight into the life of a soldier when the division came together to Camp Mills, during the travel to France, training during the 1917 and 1918 winter, and the continuous involvement in the line of duty against the Germany Army. The book ends with intriguing photographs of Marty and Brownie during ...

An American Soldier in World War I

The book titled ‘An American Soldier in World War I,’ written by George Browne gives an account of the experience of an American soldier in the First World War on the European soil. While author Browne was in the war, he writes several letters to his fiancée, Martha describing his life as a soldier during the world war. The book is a collection of the letters written by Browne, which reveals various aspects of an American soldier, including his daily life at the European theater, obstacles faced by him during training and transportation to the country of France and the ...

1. What were conditions like for black people in the U.S. in the early 1960’s? From the textbook: What legal and societal mechanisms created and kept black people in these conditions?
Conditions for black people in the United States during the early 1960’s where bleak, they faced social, economic and educational discrimination. These forms of discrimination, created by an informal but controlling white male elite political governing consortium reached back into the anti-bellum tradition. These mechanisms kept black people in these conditions by allowing entrenched areas or the country to remain severely segregated. Even when Brown ...

For Cause and Comrades

Introduction
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War is a book by James M. McPherson about the civil war. The book draws heavily from 250 diaries and 2500 letters from 1000 Rebel and Yankee soldiers. In the book, McPherson explores the factors that kept the soldiers motivated and engaged in the horribly bloody and gruesome war. Using the letters and diaries, McPherson provides a comprehensive set of ideals that he believes were some of the key reasons why the individuals kept fighting in this war.
In For Causes and Comrades, the author’s thesis is ...

The Red Badge of Courage is a war book written by Stephen Crane. The setting of the book is during the civil war. The novel is a story about a youthful fearful man named Henry who grows from innocence to maturity. This novel talks of Henry Fleming, a young private of union army who runs away from the battlefield due to the fear of death. When he joined the army, he wanted to fulfill his dreams of glory but after his first battle, he flees away because he fears dying. Henry gets back after hearing the news that his regime managed to repel ...

Chapter 6

Chapter six of this book addresses technology and reason in war. This chapter basically illustrates a theme of reason being more important in war than technology. Looking at this theme from all perspectives, there is some truth in it. The chapter draws its contents from battle of Mexico who took place in the 16th century.
As the battle continued, the outnumbered Spaniards fought with all available resources ranging from swords to cannons which dropped their opponents from 100 yards or more. This technology made them superior in the war though they were fighting a losing battle.
The Spaniards were ...

The book is an exhaustive illustration of the above thesis subject since it exploits Khan’s military skills. The text equally elucidates the lustrous western perception of the Mongolis as savages because they brought civilization to its knees. The Mongals dealt ruthlessly with the ruling classes whilst they were overly friendly and liberal with the common masses that comprised of the peasants, tradesmen and extra. They levied little taxes to them; they treated with much tolerance and accommodation of divergent aspects of the locals’ culture and religion. Khan is also showcased as a ruthless barbaric blood thirsty individual that leads a ...

Question 2: World War II- A Race War

Dower’s assertion was calculative and well informed. It is a true that World War II was pertinently motivated by racial pride and arrogance posed by the main participants particularly the America and Japan. Dower’s work provides a clear description of the effect of ethnicity and racial pride on the war. The scholar explores various situations with the intention of explaining motivate behind the decisions and practices assumed by each side. He presents sentiments that the two countries were equally wrong because they were all motivated by stereotypic assumption of viewing the other as polarized. Dower, feels that ...

Introduction

The book A Line in the Sand was written by James Olson and Randy Roberts. The title of the book depicts a war or battle through the wording of “in blood”. Meanwhile, the wording “and memory” suggests the remembrance of the battle in the minds of people. The book tries to address the causes of the battle in Alamo and the significance of the events that occurred afterwards in the minds of people. It starts its tale from early March 1836 where a Mexican army goes to a mission called the Alamo under the leadership of General Antonio Lopez. ...

Sledge used the term “The old breed” to refer to the marine veterans of the first Marine World War. The marines were expected to undertake proper training before going to the Pacific War in Peleliu and Okinawa. During this war, most of the corps exposed themselves to fires, all to save those who were wounded. For this, the sledge was proud of their commitment towards one another. He viewed them as a brave lot as they preferred to suffer for their nation, giving up their lives, health and sanity. Theirs was to ensure that their motherland enjoyed peace, which ...

Book Review of the True Story of Ah Q

Introduction
The book “The True Story of Ah-q” is a historical fictional literature that was written by the author Lu Xun, who expresses that he never anticipated he would be the person to put in writing the narrative of such an “immortal man.” He expresses his passion for writing the book saying that it had concerned him for a while. Perhaps, he could call it a biography, but the author wondered the kind of biography that was expected of him to write with regards to this story. He was neither Ah-Q nor was he related to him by birth. ...

1. Article I vests the Congress with the legislative making powers. It establishes provisions for who is eligible to serve as a Congressional member, both in the Senate and the House. Article I also enumerates specific powers of Congress and contains the Necessary and Proper Clause to provide Congress with the legal authority of carrying out such enumerated powers.
2. Article II sets forth the Executive powers in the President and the Vice President. It provides that the President is the Commander in Chief of the Armed forces and dubs the President the head of all commissions of the ...

Book Review: If the South Had Won the Civil War

The novel, “If the South Had Won the Civil War” initially featured in the Look Magazine in November 22, 1960 where it stirred an overflow of correspondence across the world from its readers. It was published in the year 1961. For any serious civil war enthusiast, this novel is a must-have. The writer of the novel Kantor MacKinlay Kantor is a Pulitzer Price-winning author and a master in story-telling. He shows us how the civil war would have been won by the South and how a minor shift in the history during the 1863 summer could have twisted the tide for the Confederation. ...

Book review on: Band of Brothers By: Stephen E. Ambrose

The book “Band of Brothers” is written by Stephen Ambrose and was first published in 1992 under his authorization. The book can be partially relied as a true story although most of its part comes from a true life experience as illustrated by the author of this magnificent book. In addition to this, the book solely concentrates its themes around the company and the effects the world war had to the performance of this company. I am going to take note on every important detail about this book and review it to deepest end and draw the meaning and intention ...

This epic book captures the mood and the general feeling at the times of World War 1, when one of the most lethal viruses called influenza erupted in an army camp in Kansas. Given that it was a time of war, military camps were crowded, therefore: the virus found carriers among the military men. When the army moved eastwards, influenza moved with them and in the process, it killed millions of people. It is sad to note that, the epic influenza killed more people in a period of twenty-four months, more than AIDS ever did in twenty-four years. For the purpose ...

Book Review: Realistic Visionary A Portrait of George Washington

Introduction
Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington by Peter Henriques tries to explain the first president of the United States of America as a person and not a symbol as most books have done. It is because it focusses on both his public and private life. The author looks at the reputation of George Washington as he tries to merge them with the facts about him. The book describes the first president as a war hero who is very serious and uptight. It means that the book explains the character of the president and relates it with the way he ...

Abstract:

This book gives an elaboration of the black and white film. It gives the story of a confused soldier with the experience of bizarre thoughts about the war and the army. The book gives the detailed account of the army activities and the war and how it affected the society. The use of horses in the war is also explained in details .The aspects of the American civil war are fully analyzed in this book. The role of the soldier is explained in a manner that he served the general. This also entails the chaos where the soldiers were involved in ...

Summary of Chapter 3-7 of American Crucible

American Crucible by Gary Gerstle stems from the racialism and ethnicity. This was after Roosevelt led his riders to victory in a war between America and Spain he boasted a lot about Americans been strengthened by war and years later would still inspire the Americans. The objective of this paper is to analyze the book from chapter 3 to chapter seven focusing on the key points and arguments of the author.

Chapter 3

In chapter 3 Gary tries to focus on the boundaries of the nation, 1917 to 1929. Roosevelt’s dream in this chapter is coming true in a battle where they are ...

Presidencies Derailed Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald B. Kauvar, E. Grady Bogue

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Presidencies Derailed Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald B. Kauvar, E. Grady Bogue

Introduction

“Presidencies Derailed” is a book about why college presidencies collapse. While it is not the only book on the subject, it comes at a time when college presidents are failing. During 2009 and 2010, presidents of fifty universities, schools, colleges, and educational intuitions either resigned or fired. Presidencies Derailed examines sixteen such derailments and presents six ...

Koreans during their rich history, unfortunately, many times had to uphold their independence from the enemy invasions and friendly embrace of powerful neighbors. Korean War, which was the first open conflict between USSR and America, was a bloody conflict that for a long time concealed terrible crimes against humanity. We will raise the pages of the Korean War, see it preconditions and consequences. The paper’s main argument is to examine the historical elements of the book The Guest, written by Hwang Sok-yong, and to analyze the conditions of the Sinchon Massacre. We will discuss Hwang’s description of the deep ...

Introduction

The story of the voyages that Christopher Columbus made is well-documented in various books and websites. Arguably, he was the greatest voyager to ever live in the world. These sources reveal the motives behind such voyages and what he achieved by these voyages. The last voyage of Columbus is a book written by Martin Dugard explaining the events that unfolded during Columbus’ fourth voyage. The author argues that the voyage’s purpose was to discover a new route to Orient (Dugard, 21). Under normal circumstances, this book is treated as a novel instead of history. Dugard manages to give an insight of ...

The Hot Zone, 3rd ed. (Electronic Version)

I.
1. Centers for Disease Control
a) Page 159, 1st paragraph
b) It is referred to in the book when it indicated that the main role ofthe Army is to fight military threats while the Centers for Disease Controlshould have the responsibility and authority to fight diseases.
c) Centers for Disease Control means government agencies that protect public health through the control and prevention of diseases and the investigation and prevention of emerging diseases.
2. Amplification
a) Page 12, 2nd paragraph
b) It is referred to in the book when explaining the concept of virusmultiplication.
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