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Book Review: On Contested Shores -- by Heck, Friedman, and Mills

June 17, 2024
Book Review: On Contested Shores -- by Heck, Friedman, and Mills

The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare, Volume 1 & 2
Reviewed by Dave Mattingly, National Capital Commandery

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Book Review: Delivering Destruction -- by Chris Hemler

March 24, 2024
Book Review: Delivering Destruction -- by Chris Hemler

American firepower and amphibious assault from Tarawa to Iwo Jima (studies in Marine Corps History and Amphibious Warfare).
Reviewed by Dave Mattingly, National Capital Commandery

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Tags: Military history, Military strategy
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Book Review: The Brown Water War at 50 -- by Thomas Cutler and Edward Marolda

March 09, 2024
Book Review: The Brown Water War at 50 -- by Thomas Cutler and Edward Marolda

The Brown Water War at 50 presents the work of renowned historians and Vietnam War veterans who describe and interpret the U.S. Navy’s major combat operations in South Vietnam and on its coast. Reviewed by Dave Mattingly, National Capital Commandery

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Tags: Military history, Asian history, Vietnam War
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Book Review: Ira Hayes -- by Tom Holm

March 09, 2024
Book Review:  Ira Hayes -- by Tom Holm

The gripping, forgotten tale of a Native American icon and World War II legend who famously helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima but spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero. Reviewed by Dave Mattingly, National Capital Commandery

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Tags: WWII, Native American history, Biography
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Book Review: The Wingmen -- by Adam Lazarus

March 09, 2024
Book Review: The Wingmen -- by Adam Lazarus

The unlikely, unusual, unbreakable friendship between John Glenn and Ted Williams.
Reviewed by Dave Mattingly, National Capital Commandery

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Tags: Biography, Baseball
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