Department of Defense

NEW BOOK ABOUT THE “FAT LEONARD” SCANDAL PROVIDES INSIGHT ON HOW THE UNITED STATES NAVY REALLY OPERATES BEHIND THE SCENES. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS REMARKABLY RESEARCHED WORK BY AUTHOR CRAIG WHITLOCK.

A new book published by Simon & Shuster by author Craig Whitlock has recently been released. Whitlock pulls back the curtain describing how one ambitious man used money and charm to bribe senior naval officers for military secrets. The old adage, “loose lips sink ships” still applies. We’re damn lucky [ … Read More]

Military Book Review

NEW BOOK RELEASE: “Wayward Daughter: Sarah Churchill and Her World” – A WELL-RESEARCHED, CAPTIVATING LOOK AT SARAH CHURCHILL, DAUGHTER TO BRITAIN’S WAR-TIME PRIME MINISTER.

Review: ‘Wayward Daughter’ by Miranda Brooke (published by Amberley Books). Churchill histories are frequently staid and fawning. ‘Wayward Daughter’ by gifted author Miranda Brooke is intellectually honest, and poignantly displays history which is fair to all parties involved in the life of Sarah Churchill. Much of this book is, of [ … Read More]

Military Book Review

BOOK REVIEW: “RAMPAGE – MACARTHUR, YAMASHITA AND THE BATTLE OF MANILA” – A brilliantly written book on the RAMPAGE in Manila, Philippines by Japanese forces in February 1945

“RAMPAGE – MacARTHUR, YAMASHITA, AND THE BATTLE OF MANILA AUTHOR: JAMES M. SCOTT PUBLISHER: W. W, NORTON & CO., NEW YORK REVIEW by Major Glenn MacDonald: Well, this will be one book you won’t see reviewed in ASAHI SHIMBUN, the “New York Times” of Japan. But it deserves to be [ … Read More] [ … Read More]

Military Book Review

BOOK REVIEW: THE FIFTH FIELD: The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II

Sometimes it appeared that a court-martial panel had a fundamental misunderstanding of its responsibility and mission. Such was the case of the GCM of Technician Fifth Grade James B. Sanders and Private Roy W. Anderson of Company B, 29th Signal Construction Battalion. MPs had arrested the two for several rapes on June 22, 1944. [ … Read More]

Military Book Review

QUESTION: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NAZI GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE?

We recall from world history that on May 10, 1933, student groups at universities across Germany carried out a series of book burnings of works the Nazi party declared had an “un-German spirit.” The largest of these book bonfires occurred in Berlin, where an estimated 40,000 people gathered to hear a speech by propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels. [ … Read More]