Sea of thunder: four commanders and the last great naval campaign, 1941-1945

Author: Thomas, Evan

Title: Sea of thunder: four commanders and the last great naval campaign, 1941-1945

Published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006

Description: 414 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 391-402

Subject(s):

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese
• Japan. Kaigun -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
• United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945

Review(s):

• Leyte Gulf: Japan's Last Chance. By: Wilkinson, Stephan. Military History, Apr2007, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p67-68
• Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign: The War in the Pacific 1941-1945. By: Green, Roland. Booklist, 11/15/2006, Vol. 103 Issue 6, p22
• Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945. By: Stavridis, Jim. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Nov2006, Vol. 132 Issue 11, p81-82

Read: July 14, 2008

Serial no. 3817131

Author: Papo, Rachel

Title: Serial no. 3817131

Published: Brooklyn: PowerHouse Books, 2008

Description: 127 p. :ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.

Note: Foreword by Charles H. Traub

Subject(s):

• Women soldiers -- Israel -- Pictorial works
• Israel -- Armed Forces -- Women -- Pictorial works
• Young women -- Israel -- Pictorial works
• Israel -- Armed Forces -- Military life -- Pictorial works

Review(s): Forthcoming

Read: July 6, 2008

Polio: an American story

Author: Oshinsky, David M.

Title: Polio: an American story

Published: New York: Oxford University Press, 2006

Description: viii, 342 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):

• Poliomyelitis -- history -- United States
• History, 20th Century -- United States

Review(s):

• Polio: An American Story/The Death of a Disease: A History of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis/Polio and Its Aftermath: The Paralysis of Culture. By: Umansky, Lauri. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Winter2006, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p792-794
• Polio, an American Story: The Crusade That Mobilized the Nation Against the Twentieth-Century's Most Feared Disease. By: Markowitz, Gerald. Reviews in American History, Dec2005, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p566-573
• Polio: An American Story. By: Modlin, John F.. New England Journal of Medicine, 11/24/2005, Vol. 353 Issue 21, p2308-2310

Read: July 5, 2008

The spies of Warsaw: a novel

Author: Furst, Alan

Title: The spies of Warsaw: a novel

Published: New York: Random House, 2008

Description: 266 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject(s):

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe -- Fiction
• French -- Poland -- Fiction
• Warsaw (Poland) -- Fiction
• Europe -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction
• Spy stories
• War stories
• Historical fiction

Review(s):

• The Spies of Warsaw. Publishers Weekly, 4/14/2008, Vol. 255 Issue 15, p35-35
• The Spies of Warsaw. By: Pearce, Jonathan. Library Journal, 4/1/2008, Vol. 133 Issue 6, p75-75
• The Spies of Warsaw. By: Ott, Bill. Booklist, 3/15/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 14, p6

Read: June 24, 2008

The Columbian exchange: biological and cultural consequences of 1492

Author: Crosby, Alfred W.

Title: The Columbian exchange: biological and cultural consequences of 1492

Published: Westport: Greenwood, 1973

Description: xv, 268 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 222-260

Note: Foreword by Otto von Mering

Subject(s):

• Indians -- Diseases
• Indians -- Agriculture
• Medical geography -- History
• Biogeography

Review(s):

• The Colonial Era. By: Demos, John. American Heritage, Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p24-26
• The Colombian Exchange (Book Review). By: Barry Jr., Edward E.. American Historical Review, Feb75, Vol. 80 Issue 1, p67
• Conceptualizing the Real: Environmental History and American Studies. By: Rothman, Hal. American Quarterly, Sep2002, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p485

Read: June 23, 2008

The eve of destruction: the untold story of the Yom Kippur War

Author: Blum, Howard

Title: The eve of destruction: the untold story of the Yom Kippur War

Published: New York: Harper Perennial, 2004

Description: xv, 350 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 333-348

Subject(s):

• Israel-Arab War, 1973

Review(s):

• The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter that Transformed the MiddleEast/The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War(Book). By: Terrill, W. Andrew. Naval History, Dec2004, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p69-70
• THE EVE OF DESTRUCTION: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War (Book). Kirkus Reviews, 8/15/2003, Vol. 71 Issue 16, p1053
• The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War (Book). By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 9/15/2003, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p196

Read: June 21, 2008

Casualty figures: how five men survived the First World War

Author: Barrett, Michèle

Title: Casualty figures: how five men survived the First World War

Published: New York: Verso, 2007

Description: xiii, 174 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject(s):

• World War, 1914-1918 -- Psychological aspects

Review(s):

• Casualty Figures: How Five Men Survived World War One. By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 2/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 11, p16
• CASUALTY FIGURES: How Five Men Survived World War One. Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2007, Vol. 75 Issue 24, p1271-1272

Read: June 15, 2008

Death in the Sahara: the lords of the desert and the Timbuktu railway expedition massacre

Author: Asher, Michael

Title: Death in the Sahara: the lords of the desert and the Timbuktu railway expedition massacre

Published: New York: Skyhorse Pub., 2008

Description: xviii, 286 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 277-278

Subject(s):

• Railroads -- Algeria -- History
• Railroads -- Sahara -- History

Review(s):

• Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre. By: Thorsen, James. Library Journal, 5/15/2008, Vol. 133 Issue 9, p111-111
• Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre. Publishers Weekly, 3/31/2008, Vol. 255 Issue 13, p50-50
• DEATH IN THE SAHARA: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre. Kirkus Reviews, 3/15/2008, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p277-277

Read: June 11, 2008

If I die in a combat zone, box me up and ship me home

Author: O’Brien, Tim

Title: If I die in a combat zone, box me up and ship me home

Published: New York: Broadway Books, 1999

Description: 209 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --Personal narratives, American
• O’Brien, Tim, 1946-

Review(s):

• 'Which way home?' Tim O'Brien and the question of reference. By: Lustig, T.J.. Textual Practice, Autumn2004, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p395-414
• Truth and Fiction in Tim O'Brien's If I Die in a Combat Zone and The Things They Carried. By: Wesley, Marilyn. College Literature, Spring 2002, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p1

Read: June 5, 2008

The odyssey: a dramatic retelling of Homer’s epic

Author: Armitage, Simon

Uniform Title: Homer’s Odyssey

Title: The odyssey: a dramatic retelling of Homer’s epic

Published: New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2008

Description: vi, 266 p. ; 21 cm.

Note(s): Originally published: London: Faber and Faber, 2006. Previously published as: Homer’s Odyssey

Subject(s):

• Odysseus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction
• Penelope (Greek mythology) -- Fiction
• Poseidon (Greek deity) -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Taking Liberties. By: Brett, Mike. New Statesman, 6/19/2006, Vol. 135 Issue 4797, p67-67
• In loose-limbed English. Economist, 5/13/2006, Vol. 379 Issue 8477, p95-95

Read: May 18, 2008

The killer angels: a novel of the Civil War

Author: Shaara, Michael

Title: The killer angels: a novel of the Civil War

Published: New York: Modern Library, 2004

Description: xx, 337 p. :ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s):

• Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
• Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 -- Fiction
• Historical fiction
• War stories

Review(s):

• Vietnam, Survivalism, and the Civil War: The use of History in Michael Shaara's The killer Angels and Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain. By: Grauke, Kevin. War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities, 2002, Vol. 14 Issue 1/2, p45
• The Killer Angels: A case study of historical fiction in the social studies curriculum. By: Bilof, Edwin G., Social Studies, Jan/Feb96, Vol. 87, Issue 1
• THE KILLER ANGELS/GODS AND GENERALS/THE LAST FULL MEASURE. By: Pearl, Nancy, Library Journal, 9/1/2001, Vol. 126, Issue 14

Read: May 12, 2008

One soldier’s war

Author: Babchenko, Arkadiĭ

Title: One soldier’s war

Published: New York: Grove Press, 2007

Description: xii, 395 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Note(s): "First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Portobello Books, Ltd., with the title, One soldier’s war in Chechnya. Individual chapters were first published in Russian literary journals during 2003-2006 and then in book form by Exmo in 2006." -- T.p. verso. Translated from the Russian by Nick Allen

Subject(s):

• Soldiers -- Russia (Federation) -- Chechnia -- Biography
• Chechnia (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- -- Personal narratives, Russian
• Russia (Federation). Russkaia Armiia -- Military life
  Babchenko, Arkadiĭ

Review(s):

• A soldier's tale. Economist, 11/17/2007, Vol. 385, Issue 8555
  ONE SOLDIER'S WAR. Kirkus Reviews, 11/1/2007, Vol. 75, Issue 21
• The war the west forgot By: Barnes, Hugh. New Statesman, 10/29/2007, Vol. 137 Issue 4868, p54-54
• One Soldier's War. By: Freeman, Jay. Booklist, 1/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 9/10, p37

Read: May 1, 2008

Dark side of the moon: the magnificent madness of the American lunar quest

Author: De Groot, Gerard J.

Title: Dark side of the moon: the magnificent madness of the American lunar quest

Published: New York: New York University Press, 2006

Description: xiv, 321 p. ; 24 cm.

Bibliography: p. 289-292

Subject(s):

• Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century
• Moon -- Exploration -- 20th century
• United States -- History -- 1953-1961
• United States -- History -- 1961-1969
• Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History

Review(s):

• Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest By: Kercher, Stephen E.. Journal of American History, Sep2007, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p636-637
• Misbegotten Moon Shot? By: Logsdon, John M., American Scientist, Mar/Apr2007, Vol. 95, Issue 2
• DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest. Kirkus Reviews, 9/1/2006, Vol. 74, Issue 17

Read: April 29, 2008

Bonk: the curious coupling of science and sex

Author: Roach, Mary

Title: Bonk: the curious coupling of science and sex

Published: New York: W.W. Norton, 2008

Description: 319 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Bibliography: p. 307-319

Subject(s):

• Sex (Biology) -- Popular works

Review(s):

• Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. By: Cramer, Michael D., Library Journal, 3/1/2008, Vol. 133, Issue 4
• The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Publishers Weekly, 2/25/2008, Vol. 255, Issue 8
• BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Kirkus Reviews, 2/1/2008, Vol. 76, Issue 3

Read: April 20, 2008

Oh what a slaughter: massacres in the American West, 1846-1890

Author: McMurtry, Larry

Title: Oh what a slaughter: massacres in the American West, 1846-1890

Published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005

Description: 178 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 163-165

Subject(s):

• Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
• Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
• Massacres -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century

Review(s):

• Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West, 1846-1890. By: Peters, Stephen H.. Library Journal, 12/15/2005, Vol. 130 Issue 20, p146-146
• OH WHAT A SLAUGHTER: Massacres in the American West: 1846-1890. Kirkus Reviews, 10/15/2005, Vol. 73 Issue 20, p1125-1125
• OH WHAT A SLAUGHTER.By: Schilling, Mary Kaye. Entertainment Weekly, 12/2/2005 Issue 852, p86-87

Read: April 18, 2008

Desperate passage: the Donner Party’s perilous journey West

Author: Rarick, Ethan

Title: Desperate passage: the Donner Party’s perilous journey West

Published: New York: Oxford University Press, 2008

Description: 288 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 273-279

Subject(s):

• Donner Party
• Overland journeys to the Pacific

Review(s):

• The Archaeology of Hunger. By: Goodyear, Dana. New York Times Book Review, 2/3/2008, Vol. 157 Issue 54209, p12-12
• The Ghoulish Tale of the Donner Party: Q&A with Ethan Rarick, author of "Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West" By Justin Ewers Posted February 19, 2008 (http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/02/19/the-ghoulish-tale-of-the-donner-party.html)

Read: April 16, 2008

Flight of the Intruder

Author: Coonts, Stephen

Title: Flight of the Intruder

Published: Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1986

Description: 329 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):

• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Flight Of The Intruder Magill Book Reviews, 01/01/1990
• Stephen Coonts. By: Schultz, Fred L.. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Jul2001, Vol. 127 Issue 7, p68
• War Stories: How Coonts's Career Took Off. By: Miller, John J.. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition, 10/24/2006, Vol. 248 Issue 97, pD6

Read: April 13, 2008

Black glasses like Clark Kent: a GI’s secret from postwar Japan

Author: Svoboda, Terese

Title: Black glasses like Clark Kent: a GI’s secret from postwar Japan

Published: Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 2008

Description: 225 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Note: Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize selected by Robert Polito

Subject(s):

• Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
• Military police -- Biography
• United States. Army -- Military life

Review(s):

• Nonfiction Chronicle. By: TARA McKELVEY. New York Times Book Review (1/1/1985 to present), 03/30/2008, p22
• Black Glasses like Clark Kent: A GI's Secret from Postwar Japan. By: Haggas, Carol. Booklist, 2/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 11, p16
• BLACK GLASSES LIKE CLARK KENT: A GI's Secret From Postwar Japan. Kirkus Reviews, 1/1/2008, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p33-34

Read: April 6, 2008

Justinian’s flea: plague, empire, and the birth of Europe

Author: Rosen, William

Title: Justinian’s flea: plague, empire, and the birth of Europe

Published: New York: Viking, 2007

Description: 367 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 329-349

Subject(s):

• Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527
• Byzantine Empire -- History -- Justinian I, 527-565
• Plague -- History -- To 1500

Review(s):

• Justinian's flea: plague, empire and the birth of Europe. By: Burki, Talha. Lancet Infectious Diseases, Dec2007, Vol. 7 Issue 12, p774-774
• Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe.By: Dattwyler, Raymond J.. New England Journal of Medicine, 9/27/2007, Vol. 357 Issue 13, p1354-1355
• A plague-cursed journey. Economist, 6/16/2007, Vol. 383 Issue 8533, p96-96

Read: April 4, 2008

Strange piece of paradise

Author: Jentz, Terri

Title: Strange piece of paradise

Published: New York: Picador, 2007

Description: 729 p. :ill. ; 21 cm.

Note: First published in the United States by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006

Subject(s):

• Violent crimes -- Oregon -- Case studies
• Criminal investigation -- Oregon -- Case studies

Review(s):

• Living to Tell. By: Roach, Mary. New York Times Book Review, 5/14/2006, Vol. 155 Issue 53579, p1-7
• Strange Piece of Paradise: A Return to the American West To Investigate My Attempted Murder and Solve the Riddle of Myself. By: Nussbaum, Lisa. Library Journal, 5/15/2006, Vol. 131 Issue 9, p113-114
• True confessions. By: Marler, Regina. Advocate, 6/6/2006 Issue 964, p44-45

Read: March 25, 2008