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We Band of Angels. This book is about US army nurses who were on Bataan during WWII.
John Boyer said:The Zimmermann Telegram (1958) by Barbara Tuchman. As one can expect from Ms. Tuchman, a well researched and documented history. In this case, on the events surrounding the interception, decoding and strategic release of the Zimmermann Telegram by the British cryptographers during WWI (1917). The Zimmerman Telegram announced a potential alliance of Mexico with Germany should the then neutral USA enter WWI. The strategic release of the telegram by the British created a public outcry in the USA and contributed greatly to its ultimate involvement in WWI, perhaps, surpassing in importance the bombing of Lusitania.
John
ladybrettashley said:Excellent book; brilliant author. Have you read The Guns of August? It's been a while, but when i was studying WWI more, that was the best of everything i read.
John Boyer said:Dear Lady Brettashley,
...and The March to Folly; From Troy to Vietnam..
As a general rule, I search out first edition printings of Ms. Tuchman's works.
John
John Boyer said:War Progress and the End of History (1899) by Vladimir Solovyov. In this prophetic work, written in dialogue form, at the end of the tumultuous 19th Century, the author addresses the great task facing humanity: the question of evil. As one works through the philosophical discourse outlined in “three conversations” and a concluding Mythos, one cannot help but see parallels to the 21st Century and conclude, as Czeslaw Milosz did, “We read Solovyov’s testament today as a message to us, one still of actuality…”
John
irb said:I'm trying to work my way through Gödel, Escher, Bach but, being something of an aficionado of the German Existentialists I'm having some trouble buying it. I'm not enough in yet to tell for sure though.