Reviews of books by MWSA members. Reviews appear in reverse chronological order, with the most recent review posted appearing first.
Note: Some older reviews are being reposted to this site and those will appear out of order.
A like-real read to learn all about the historical transition from slave to "freedman" on the sea islands of South Carolina, 1860's!
The Road to Frogmore: Turning Slaves Into Citizens
by Carolyn P. Schriber
Book Category: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Hodge Wood
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0982774524
If Marine NCOs form the backbone of the Corps, then the fourteen traits Julia Dye lists form their individual bones.
Backbone: History, Traditions, and Leadership Lessons of Marine Corps NCOs
by Julia Dye
Book Category: Reference
Reviewed by: B. N. Peacock
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): B008SLCRIQ
Relating the female experience of war
All I Could Be: The Story of a Woman Warrior in Iraq
by Miyoko Hikiji
Book Category: Memoir
Reviewed by: Margaret Brown
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1933909587
A quick read with lots of action.
A Praying Man
by Harmon Snipes
Book Category: Mystery/Thriller
Reviewed by: Joyce Faulkner
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): B00CLZ4972
A thrilling and profound parable of truth about war.
The Warriors
by Tom Young
Book Category: Thriller or Mystery
Reviewed by: Ron Camarda
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0399158472