Book Reviews

A selection of biographical sketches of West Point graduates whose services will "inspire future cadets," biographies include many of the major figures of American wars from the early 1800s to the present.

West point Leadership: Profiles of Courage
by Rice and Vigna, eds.
Book Category: Biography
Reviewed by: Terry Shoptaugh

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0989147304

Author flies top secret USAF Covey FAC missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Highly decorated, Yarborough draws from over 600 combat missions - he and his aircraft are shot up a dozen times. Intensively researched to provide an incredible piece of recently declassified American military history.

Da Nang Diary
by Tom Yarborough
Book Category: Memoir
Reviewed by: Hodge Wood

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store):

To the widows and women of Gettysburg let us say, “Thank you for your service!”

Widow of Gettysburg
by Jocelyn Green
Book Category: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Ron Camarda

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0802405770

Viet Nam War thriller filled with intrigue as a Navy Ensign gets thrust into the world of black marketing and assassination.

At the Altar of War
by Alan Cutter
Book Category: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Bob Doerr

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1495241130

The Ottomans are looking to expand their empire, the church is struggling with the reformation, a cauldron of events are about to boil over.

Vienna's Last Jihad
by C. Wayne Dawson
Book Category: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Lee Boyland

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1490426345