BOOK REVIEWArmada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588by Colin Martin & Geoffrey Parker 2023 About the AuthorsColin Martin was reader in maritime archaeology at St Andrews University and has directed excavations on three Armada shipwrecks. Geoffrey Parker teaches history at The Ohio State University and has published forty books. About the Book“Those who … Continue reading Armada
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JFK vs. Allen Dulles
BOOK REVIEWJFK vs. Allen Dulles: Battleground Indonesiaby Greg Poulgrain 2020 About the AuthorDr. Greg Poulgrain is the author of three other books about Indonesia, including The Genesis of Konfrontasi—Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia 1945-1965. He is working in conjunction with University Bung Karno (UBK), Jakarta. About the Book“What did Allen Dulles know that meant JFK and … Continue reading JFK vs. Allen Dulles
The Italian Squad
BOOK REVIEWThe Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafiaby Paul Moses 2023 About the AuthorPaul Moses is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at CUNY-Brooklyn College and a former reporter and editor at Newsday. He is the author of An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York's … Continue reading The Italian Squad
Following Caesar
BOOK REVIEWFollowing Caesar: From Rome to Constantinople, the Pathways That Planted the Seeds of Empireby John Keahey 2023 About the AuthorJOHN KEAHEY, author of such books as Hidden Tuscany and A Sweet and Glorious Land: Revisiting the Ionian Sea, is a veteran newspaper and wire-service journalist who spent forty-five years in and around journalism. He … Continue reading Following Caesar
Our Beloved Kin
BOOK REVIEWOur Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip's Warby Lisa Brooks 2019 About the AuthorLisa Brooks is professor of English and American studies at Amherst College. She is the author of The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast. About the Book"In this mesmerizing and methodologically bold reassessment of King … Continue reading Our Beloved Kin
What the Dead Know
BOOK REVIEWWhat the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigatorby Barbara Butcher 2023 About the AuthorBarbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than … Continue reading What the Dead Know
Taxes Have Consequences
BOOK REVIEWTaxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the United Statesby Arthur B. Laffer Ph.D., Brian Domitrovic Ph.D., & Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield Ph.D., Hon. Donald J. Trump (Foreword) 2022 About the AuthorsArthur B. Laffer is the legendary founder of supply-side economics and economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He … Continue reading Taxes Have Consequences
