April 2019 Book Review Archives

Cover Book Review Date Published
Lincoln's Mercenaries Cover

Lincoln’s Mercenaries

Economic Motivation among Union Soldiers during the Civil War

William Marvel, Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2018, 352 pages

Book Review written by: Christopher M. Rein, PhD, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

April 5, 2019
Fighter Aces Cover

Fighter Aces

Knights of the Sky

John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville, Casemate, Havertown, Pennsylvania, 2017, 160 pages

Book Review written by: Lt. Col. Calvin J. Owens, U.S. Army, Retired, Fort Gordon, Georgia

April 5, 2019
The Great War in America Cover

The Great War in America

World War I and Its Aftermath

Garrett Peck, Pegasus Books, New York, 2018, 432 pages

Book Review written by: Jesse McIntyre III, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

April 12, 2019
The German Army on the Eastern Front Cover

The German Army on the Eastern Front

An Inner View of the Ostheer’s Experiences of War

Jeff Rutherford and Adrian E. Wettstein, Pen & Sword Military, Barnsely, United Kingdom, 2018, 288 pages

Book Review written by: Maj. Timothy Heck, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, London

April 12, 2019
Enduring Courage Cover

Enduring Courage

Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed

John F. Ross, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2015, 416 pages

Book Review written by: Hiram Morales, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

April 19, 2019
PSAD: Post Service Adjustment Disorder Cover

PSAD: Post Service Adjustment Disorder

A Different Perspective on Why a Veteran Falls Apart

Daniel E. Valdez, Archway, Bloomington, Indiana, 2018, 114 pages

Book Review written by: Gregory P. Bedrosian, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

April 19, 2019
Grateful American Cover

Grateful American

A Journey from Self to Service

Gary Sinise with Marcus Brotherton, Nelson Books, Nashville, Tennessee, 2019, 272 pages

Book Review written by: Col. Susan M. Rocha, U.S. Army, Retired, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

April 26, 2019
Vietnam War River Patrol Cover

Vietnam War River Patrol

A U.S. Gunboat Captain Returns to the Mekong Delta

Richard H. Kirshen, McFarland, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2017, 260 pages

Book Review written by: Paul Sanders, PhD, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

April 26, 2019