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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Books for Memorial Day (page 2)


Cover art for COUNTING THE DAYS
NONFICTION
Released: May 8, 2012

"Readers can take comfort knowing that all six subjects survived, perhaps the only good news in these gripping though mostly painful stories about one of the many grim aspects of WWII."
A retired engineer who has taken up writing delivers fascinating accounts of six Japanese and Americans who passed the war in enemy hands. Read full book review >
Cover art for A SOLDIER'S DREAM
NONFICTION
Released: June 7, 2011

"Impressive feats from an important soldier, but the book has the ring of an official military account."
The inspiring story of one soldier in Iraq in 2006 determined to make peace with warring tribal factions. Read full book review >
Cover art for ALL IN
NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 24, 2012

"The narrative is difficult to track because of shifting time elements and sporadic sections of battleground details, but Broadwell provides a first-rate education about the modern American military for outsiders."
A semi-authorized biography of Army Gen. Read full book review >