Jonathan L.

Dreck

Revisado: 05-12-23

Isn't it great that throughout history the good guys (those on the side of Love) have always won? I sure think so.

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Worth Your While

Revisado: 07-03-22

That's really all I can say, this was a bit of a long listen, but it is an amply rewarding work which I recommend perusing along with the footnotes where one can.

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Interesting, But You Need a Map

Revisado: 06-11-22

This is a very detailed and well researched history of the German campaign in Poland, its clearly author knows his stuff and I appreciated the narrator's authentic pronunciations, which demonstrates a level of attention to detail that must be commended.

Having said that, I'm more of a political and cultural history than a military history guy so once the background information was out of the way and the war had actually started I found myself getting a little tired of the more detailed accounts of individual operations and combats.

Both the background material and the actual account of Case White are detailed and well researched and it's clear that the author did a great deal of cross-checking sources and did not simply accept conventional accounts of the campaign.

Overall, as Lincoln said, it's the kind of thing you'd like if you like that sort of thing.

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Frankly Boring

Revisado: 04-14-22

I had a difficult time finishing this book, to be quite honest. William Walker despite being an adventurer par excellence, was a rather boring person and the writer does very little to bring his somewhat reserved and self-contained personality to life.

In general the book does not bring Walker or the cast of characters surrounding him to life, even the extraordinarily flamboyant Parker H. French comes off rather flat and grey.

The book also might be improved if one read it with the accompanying maps from the book within convinient reach.

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The American Blackadder

Revisado: 03-19-22

I cannot praise this book highly enough. Major General James Wilkinson, the subject of this biography, participated in almost every scandal, plot, and political intrigue from the Revolution until the War of 1812 contributing to each in a decidedly unhelpful and self-serving way. If you enjoy stories about rogues or if you love the early Republic you will enjoy this story, which intersects in some way with almost every luminary who crossed the stage of American life from about 1780 to 1830.

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Illuminating

Revisado: 03-03-22

The book provides a useful perspective on Washington and on the war itself. Somewhat reminiscent of "The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire," the author breaks the war down into different phases which demanded different strategies and argues that Washington correctly adapted his strategic posture to the balance of forces and the progress of the war.

Washington is often seen as a merely mediocre general, and this book provides a useful counter to that narrative. While Washington wasn't Bonaparte, I think this provides a convincing argument that his generalship, particularly his grasp of strategy and his political acumen, were instrumental in winning independence.

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Misleading Title, Great Book

Revisado: 05-13-21

Dr. Rahe once again has produced a fantastic, lively, and engaging account of Classical Greek history, but much as I found with The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, the book is far less a high-level take on Spartan grand strategy and more an engaging and informative narrative history which (by necessity given the sources) mainly seems to revolve around Athens. But even if Dr. Rahe has done so unintentionally, he has succeeded in producing one of the best, most coherent and unified existing narrative histories of Classical Greece, which is a very considerable achievement.

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