Italy’s Sorrow: A Year of War 1944-1945 by James Holland
Most histories of World War II focus on North Africa, then the Sicily and Italy invasions by the Allies. But after the fall of Rome a few days before D-Day, they focus on the...
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My new novel, Software by the Kilo
In the summer of 2005, I was about to venture into my third small start-up company, wrapping up the last items with my previous employer. As luck would have it, my previous employer had...
Bombing of Bari, Italy compared to Pearl Harbor, WWII
I’ve been doing research for my next novel, Software by the Kilo and have always had a strong interest in World War II. Part of the novel takes place in Italy in World War...
bookrev: The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 by Rick Atkinson
Volume Two of the Liberation Trilogy (from the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 to the fall of Rome just before D-Day, June 1944) (review of Advanced Reader Copy) Another triumphant book from the...
bookrev: An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson
Ultimate Kudos: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and deservedly so World War II has always held a fascination for me: the global scale, the impact on world politics and powers of today, the coming...
bookrev: Bataan Diary by Chris Schaefer
5 stars: Fluidly written, well researched, a story sometimes forgotten that should never be ignored. Bataan Diary is the true story of Major Frank Loyd and his wife Evelyn. Stationed in Bataan in the...