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Dr. Arlen Fowler has done an excellent job in writing about the little known and researched "Buffalo Soldier" who was vital in establishing and maintaining law and order in the west during the 1860s-1890s. Drawing on resources, Dr. Fowler has writtemng in an excelelnt and easy to read prose.

Dr Fowler researched extensively for this book from little known and altogether scares resources of material. However, all the resources that were available about the Buffalo Soldiers were used and cited accurately in this book. But, the MOST important plus about this book is the interesting stories about the Buffalo Soldiers daily life is told. From the dreary and wretched living conditions the soldier had to endure on a daily basis, to the evident discrimination that the African-American Buffalo Soldier had to endure, to the loyalty and bravery that the Buffalo soldier displayed from guarding a stagecoach run, laying miles of telegraph line, fighting fierce Indians, all these accounts and more are in this book.

I highly recommend this book to all who enjoy a great story and documentation about the little known Buffalo Soldier, the American West and fighting the Native Americans. A Great Read!

An excellent war story relating to the Falklands campaign from a member of the Elite British S.A.S who was there.

As you would expect the detail and historical accurancy is first class and the story telling rates alongside any other thriller.

The question with this fictional account is just how close is it to the truth?

We now know that a British special forces helicopter was found abandoned and burnt out in Chile, not far from the Argentine border. We also know that an SAS officer was relieved in the field for questioning a "plan" to capture an Argentinian mainland airfield which he belived meant certain suicide for his men.

So the question is.....was there an SAS boat troop ashore in Argentina at that time or is it just a good story?

A must read for sr. high school and college African-Amermican Studies students.

Dr. Robbins does an excellent job of debunking a lot of the myths of British leadership in World War I. He points out the before the war, the British Army was very active but mainly in peacekeeping roles in small units spread all around the world. Rarely, vary rarely did British commanders have a unit even as large as a division under their command, in one location, doing division sized battles.

Now, when thrown into WW I they did not know how to command. Further, their staff officers who should have been doing things like planning for supply, movement, and all the other tasks were likewise not experienced in large scale operations.

At the beginning of the war the leadership asked for a few months to train their men, their officers. For political reasons this was turned down and the Army was sent to France.

Dr. Robbins breaks down the war into two major periods. In the first, 1914 to 1916 the army was learning, and unfortunately doing the learning by getting young men killed. By 1917, the most grossly incompetent officers had been releived of command and sent home. The British Army by the end of the war was, as shown by comparison with other armies, the equivalent of any.

I am reminded of certain American generals who were good peacetime generals but failed the test of combat. General Fredendall, of Kasserine Pass fame; Admiral Gormley, Guadalcanal; and General Lucas of Anzio.

This book presents the difficulties of handling the battles in World War I from an entirely different aspect. The thesis of the book makes sense, and it is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in this period. It is extensively researched and very well written

I just finished reading this book and I was very impressed with it. The authors are all accomplished military commanders and it shows in their writing and analysis of the topics they chose. What makes this book interesting is it is not a boring repeat of historical facts that can be found in any military history book. The different authors mix the "big picture" with many little pictures. They show the grunt's eye view of warfare and how they coped with being outnumbered and outgunned. Many unknown facts are peppered throughout the book such as the commander of the British forces heading to Gallipoli wore pajamas on the bridge of his ship and was equipped with only an old travel map of Turkey. Another author writes about one Israeli lieutenant took two tanks and held of masses of Syrian armor on the Golan heights even though he was wounded. About the only "flaw" in the book is there are very few maps in which to follow the action. Some maps are included, but they are not very helpful. Overall this book is outstanding and you will not waste your money by buying it.

Captain Blackman is an American soldier in Vietnam who is seriously wounded. As he drifts in and out of consciousness he hallucinates back in time, as an African-American solider in each of America's wars from 1775 to 1975. John Williams is a superb craftsman whose novel is as engaging as it is original. The blending of fantasy and history is superlative and his message as entertaining as it is compelling. Captain Blackman is authentic, accurate, and detailed in its background details, compelling, appealing, and completely entertaining in its story.

This is a "must own" book for anyone that is interested in Cavarly units of the US Army. Mr Sawicki provides more detailed information than a person can get from the Army Lineage Series (these focus on "active" regiments and do not provide a complete history).

The book lists all Cavalry Regiments in numerical order and gives historical dates, and examples of the distinct insignia. The book also provides the most complete battle record and award listing than is found in other books.

If you are looking for the best source of information on Cavalry Regiments, this is it.

The British Army and especially its officer corp during World War I has been characterized in book and film as being obstinate and even stupid, unwilling to learn and incapable of understanding the new dynamics of the battlefield.

To cope with the static trench warfare, the British had developed tanks, while the Germans had developed their 'stormtrooper' tactics.

While it is certainly true that the dynamics of the battlefield had changed, in truth so had the British generals. By early 1917 the BEF had developed a new tactical system based on fire and movement much like that of the stormtroopers, and which was to continue to be the basis for infantry assaults until today.

This book brings together a series of articles by a range of writers to analyze what the British did during the war. It shines a whole new light on British leadership.

This book does an excellent job of examining the role of people in a military chain of command.

I have really struggled to obtain collectors information on the FS commando knife for a while now, this book seemed to be the answer. How wrong I was, this reference book IS the answer. Identification of various knives is a breeze, and I have been able to ID 2 (same) of mine that had I had no idea what thier origin was. I have one though that I cannot match though. In my opinion this was money well spent.