Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Meet the Republican Party's great hope for 2012: South Dakota Senator John Thune -- a fundraising heavyweight with a crack team of advisers who many are predicting could reinvigorate the embattled party.
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Washington Post columnist Chris Cillizza of “The Fix” fame thinks US Senator John Thune could be the guy in 2012: For months — if not years — the Republican/conservative smart set has been looking for a fresh face on which to hang their hopes and dreams. South Dakota Sen. John Thune may be that person. Witness a conventional-wisdom [...]
Constant Conservative (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
David Brooks, the often exasperating columnist for the New York Times, has a piece up today on John Thune. It’s always interesting to see how folks from remarkably different place view people from South Dakota (and any place like it). Some days the Republican Party seems to be going crazy. Its public image is often shaped [...]
Historical Tapestry (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
November 1 Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer (rerelease) Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall by Winston Graham November 2 What Remains of Heaven: A Sebastian St Cyr Mystery by C S Harris November 3 No Less Than Victory : A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara November 5 Armistice by Nick Stafford November 10 New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherford Broken Jewel: A Novel by David L Robbins November 12 The...
Ace of Spades (Free subscription) | 27/07/2009
Just a few more hours of freedom left before you have to return to that soul-crushing situation that you euphemistically call “a job.” Who the hell do you think you're kidding anyway? Well, let's see if we can ease your...
Vital Signs Blog (Free subscription) | 16/07/2009
It's been quite a week around here. We've dealt with bagworms in our evergreen trees out front; reeled from sticker shock at the price for replacement windows; written & edited & mailed this month's LifeSharer letter; spent a few score hours in dealing with my Mom's situation as well as visiting her in the LC Center; and ministered through sidewalk counseling. We've also welcomed back one...
The Kindle Reader (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution by Jeff Shaara. Ballantine Books. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (155 reviews). Kindle edition $6.39. "In 1770, the fuse of revolution is lit by a fateful command 'Fire!' as England's peacekeeping mission ignites into the Boston Massacre. The senseless killing of civilians leads to a tumultuous trial in which lawyer John Adams must defend...
Environmental Republican (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
Tomorrow we celebrate that most American of holidays. It was 233-years ago that forward-thinking men threw off the shackles of tyranny and declared themselves and our new nation free. A few more years of war would settle the deal but this was a shot in the arm for the colonial army at a time it needed it. The Declaration of Independence solidified our reasoning and put us on a path of no
Vital Signs Blog (Free subscription) | 25/06/2009
Last night I started reading Jeff Shaara's The Rising Tide and was enjoying it very much when suddenly I realized I had completely forgotten to watch the universal health care infomercial sponsored by ABC News and starring President Obama! Shame on me. But in case you missed it too, don't worry. Here are the basic points: Obama's plan is 1) extremely expensive; 2) quite unfair; 3) monstrously ineffective;...
BookClubClassics.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Last week I introduced the RUSA’s Genre Picks for 2008 with their Adrenaline Winners. This week, check out their picks for… Historical Fiction The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara In this riveting tale of D-Day and its aftermath, Shaara closely follows events through the lives common soldiers and generals, Allies and Axis alike. A journalistic style underscores the [...] Another great post from:...
forward movement (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Larry Gwin, former US Army captain, Silver Star, Purple Heart, XO of Alpha Co., 2/7 Cav, 1st Cav Division, veteran of the Ia Drang battles of 1965 and author of “Baptism: A Vietnam Memoir,” spent many years trying to understand war and find some context for his own horrific combat experience by exploring war literature. It is useful [...]
FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
BooksOnBoard is proud to offer a wide selection of downloadable MP3 OverDrive audio-books, which can now be downloaded to Macs with the OverDrive Media Console for Mac. “Previously, our Mac customers were unable to download Audio Books from our website,” according to BooksOnBoard CEO Bob LiVolsi. “The OverDrive Media Console for Mac users solves this [...]
Powell's Books: Overview (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Gone for Soldiers by Jeff Shaara Reviewed by Luanna from Portland, Oregon.
AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
In reference to a long discussion that took place in the comments section of this blog a little while ago, we thought we would share the following passage from the introduction to Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara, an historical novel about the events leading up to the American Revolution: It has become fashionable in our [...]
Leaning Towards the Dark Side (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
I am so lazy with these sometimes. Dirty Little Secrets of World War II, by James F. Dunnigan and Albert A. Nofi I love this book, 400 pages of bite-sized factoids about the Second World War. Such as the fact that the U.S. Navy operated a ship in the Pacific whose primary purpose was the production [...]
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