The Last European

The Last European

The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European By Stefan Zweig. Viking Press, 1943 (English Translation). Reviewed by John P. Rossi. On February 23, 1942, while Axis forces were triumphing everywhere—the Japanese overrunning the Philippines, the British withdrawing...
The Dublin Fog: In the Footsteps of the Irish Saints

The Dublin Fog: In the Footsteps of the Irish Saints

St. Patrick and His World  By Mike Aquilina. Scepter, 2024. Paperback, 144 pages, $15.95. Monastery and High Cross: The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity By Connie Marshner. Sophia Institute Press, 2024. Paperback, 240 pages, $18.95. Reviewed by Ryan...
The Leadership of George Marshall

The Leadership of George Marshall

The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall By Josiah Bunting III. Knopf, 2024. Hardcover, 272 pages, $30. Reviewed by David Hein. Although long in gestation, this study of the formation of General George C. Marshall would have benefited from...
The Woman Who Loved Lord Byron

The Woman Who Loved Lord Byron

Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit By Antonia Fraser. Pegasus Books, 2023. Hardcover, 224 pages, $28.95. Reviewed by Paul Krause. “Lady Caroline Lamb broke the rules.” Who was Lady Caroline Lamb, the great rulebreaker, “free spirit,” and lady who nearly destroyed Lord...
Churchill in His Element

Churchill in His Element

The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan By Winston S. Churchill with an introduction by James W. Muller and foreword by Lady Soames. St. Augustine’s Press, 2021. Hardcover, 1560 pages, $150. Reviewed by Frank A. von Hippel. Winston...