The Definitive Guide to the Irish in the Modern World
On Every Tide: The Making and Remaking of the Irish World By Sean Connolly. Basic Books, 2022. Hardcover, 528 pp. $35. Reviewed by John P. Rossi. Writing about the Irish diaspora, especially as it relates to those Irish who emigrated to the United States, has...
Tory Violence and Liberal Weakness: An Appreciation of George Dangerfield’s The Strange Death of Liberal England
By John Rossi. It is rare when an historical study, even when scholarly challenged, continues to dominate an interpretation of events. Churchill’s indictment of appeasement in The Gathering Storm and Richard Hofstadter’s study of the flaws of the progressive idea in...
The Story Behind “Hitler’s Greatest Strategic Error”
Hitler’s American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany’s March to Global War By Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman. Basic Books, 2021. Hardcover, 528 pages, $35. Reviewed by John Rossi. Among the many questions concerning World War II that have fascinated and...
Churchill’s Flawed Afterlife
Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill By Geoffrey Wheatcroft. W.W. Norton and Company, 2021. Hardcover, 640 pages, $40. Reviewed by John P. Rossi. In this new study of Winston Churchill’s life and (especially) his afterlife, Geoffrey...
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