http://www.history-books.us Reading Recommendations From A History Lover Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:43:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A very interesting documentary, in seven parts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 http://www.history-books.us/2007/11/29/the-victoria-cross-for-valor/ Philippa Gregory, who wrote The Boleyn Inheritance, a work of fiction set in Tudor England, speaks about the historical research she carried out to write her book: http://www.history-books.us/2007/07/07/phillippa-gregory-talks-about-henry-viii/ We take a break from our normal reading list material for some comic relief: http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/25/pesky-books/ Here's a cool video of author David Shenk talking about his book The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain: http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/25/david-shenk-talks-about-the-immortal-game/ With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa, a timeless classic about the US Marine Corps' bloody island battle against Japan, just got a new reprint (with a cover image different from the older one above). Anyone who hasn't read E. B. Sledge's masterpiece should buy or borrow a ... http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/25/with-the-old-breed-at-peleliu-and-okinawa/ Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World, a book from The New Republic, takes a look at how the Asian nation has recently gained regional and world power through its use of friendly relations: This book is the first to examine the significance of China’s recent reliance on ... http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/24/charm-offensive-how-chinas-soft-power-is-transforming-the-world/ Thought Ancient Rome was a homogeneous society? Well, you're quite wrong. Rutger's University history professor Gary D. Farney has written a new book, in which he explores the importance of ethnicity in Rome: Farney explores how senators from Rome’s Republican period celebrated and manipulated their ethnic identity to ... http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/24/ethnic-identity-and-aristocratic-competition-in-republican-rome/ The Canadian military's role in the War on Terror hasn't received a lot of attention. However, that will chance with the publication of journalist Christie Blatchford's new book Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery and Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Military: ...with her many reports from Afghanistan, ... http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/24/fifteen-days-stories-of-bravery-and-friendship-life-and-death-from-inside-the-new-canadian-military/ Bevin Alexander, author of such Civil War history books as Robert E. Lee's Civil War and Lost Victories: The Military Genius of Stonewall Jackson, has a new work coming out soon: How the South Could Have Won the Civil War: The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat ... http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/24/how-the-south-could-have-won-the-civil-war-the-fatal-errors-that-led-to-confederate-defeat/ In her new book China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise, historian Susan L. Shirk warns of a dangerous future for China. From the book description: ..the fervent nationalism of the Chinese people, combined with their passionate resentment of Japan and attachment to Taiwan, ... http://www.history-books.us/2007/05/23/china-fragile-superpower-how-chinas-internal-politics-could-derail-its-peaceful-rise/