The Electoral Triumph of the New Deal
Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal By David Pietrusza. Diversion Books, 2022. Hardcover, 544 pages, $34.99. Reviewed by John Hendrickson. David Pietrusza is both a gifted historian and storyteller. He is also the “Dean”...
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...
The American Technological Advantage
Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II By Paul Kennedy. Yale University Press, 2022. Hardcover, 544 Pages, $37.50. Reviewed by Casey Chalk. On the eve of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939, any observer would have...
Returning to the Heights of Statesmanship
The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation By Daniel J. Mahoney. Encounter Books, 2022. Hardcover, 232 pages, $30.99. Reviewed by Zachary K. German. “Let us return to the heights,” Daniel J. Mahoney begins the concluding...
Snapped this unposed photo during the @Hillsdale Collegiate Scholars retreat @KirkCenter this weekend. Yes, they were all reading physical books!
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