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New book review:
Johnson on Blyth, Lance R.: _Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare_. University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133440
Blyth, Lance R.. Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare. : University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. 260 pp. $36.95 (cloth), ISBN 9780806194653. Reviewed by Darren L. Johnson (United States Military Academy at West Point) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New book review:
Teuscher on Bourque, Stephen A.: _Tubby: Raymond O. Barton and the US Army, 1889-1963_. University of North Texas Press, 2024. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133439
Bourque, Stephen A.. Tubby: Raymond O. Barton and the US Army, 1889-1963. : University of North Texas Press, 2024. 512 pp. $34.95 (paper), ISBN 9781574419436. Reviewed by Carson Teuscher (The Ohio State University) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61461
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November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New book review:
Richter on Allan, Seán; High, Jeffrey L., eds.: _Inspiration Bonaparte? Germanic Culture and Napoleonic Occupation_. Boydell & Brewer, 2021. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133438
Allan, Seán; High, Jeffrey L., eds.. Inspiration Bonaparte? Germanic Culture and Napoleonic Occupation. : Boydell & Brewer, 2021. 354 pp. $29.95 (e-book), ISBN 9781800102422.$130.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781640140943. Reviewed by Daniela Maria Richter (Central Michigan University) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New book review:
Kotva on Mattison, Chris: _Lives of Snakes: A Natural History of the World's Snakes, The_. Princeton University Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133413
Mattison, Chris. The Lives of Snakes: A Natural History of the World's Snakes. : Princeton University Press, 2025. Illustrations. 288 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780691250601. Reviewed by Alyssa Kotva (The Ohio State University) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
New book review:
Setiawan on Escott, Paul D.: _Civil War Political Tradition: Ten Portraits of Those Who Formed It, The_. University of Virginia Press, 2023. Published by H-Nationalism.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133410
Escott, Paul D.. The Civil War Political Tradition: Ten Portraits of Those Who Formed It. A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era: University of Virginia Press, 2023. ix + 199 pp. $100.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780813949673.$35.00 (paper), ISBN 9780813949680. Reviewed by Madelaine Setiawan (Texas A&M University) Published on H-Nationalism (November, 2025) Commissioned by Evan C. Rothera (Sam Houston State University)
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November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
New book review:
Pollock on Pruetz, Jill: _Apes on the Edge: Chimpanzee Life on the West African Savanna_. University of Chicago Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133351
Pruetz, Jill. Apes on the Edge: Chimpanzee Life on the West African Savanna. : University of Chicago Press, 2025. 148 pp. $25.00 (paper), ISBN 9780226837512. Reviewed by Mary Sanders Pollock (Stetson University) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61961
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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New book review:
Gamez on Evens, Aden: _Digital and Its Discontents, The_. University of Minnesota Press, 2024. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133349
Evens, Aden. The Digital and Its Discontents. : University of Minnesota Press, 2024. xvi + 244 pp. $29.00 (paper), ISBN 9781517916329. Reviewed by Patrick Gamez (University of Notre Dame) Published on H-Sci-Med-Tech (November, 2025) Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62364
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November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New book review:
Hanson on Ashby, Jack: _Nature's Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums_. Allen Lane, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20133039
Ashby, Jack. Nature's Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums. : Allen Lane, 2025. 320 pp. $32.77 (cloth), ISBN 9780241656884. Reviewed by Kristan M. Hanson (Fleming Museum of Art) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62095
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New book review:
Nguyen on Isenberg, Andrew C.; Bailey, Beth; Landsberg, Paul, eds.: _US Military and the Pacific Environment: The Making of an American Lake, The_. University Press of Kansas, 2024. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132942
Isenberg, Andrew C.; Bailey, Beth; Landsberg, Paul, eds.. The US Military and the Pacific Environment: The Making of an American Lake. : University Press of Kansas, 2024. 312 pp. $54.99 (cloth), ISBN 9780700638703. Reviewed by Thuy Linh Nguyen (Mount St. Mary College) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
New book review:
Keenan on Johnson, Markes E.: _Natural History and Natural Resources Through the Earth Sciences in Modern China After 1900_. Ethics International Press, 2024. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132891
Johnson, Markes E.. Natural History and Natural Resources Through the Earth Sciences in Modern China After 1900. : Ethics International Press, 2024. 229 pp. $121.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781804418154.$42.00 (paper), ISBN 9781804418178. Reviewed by Sean Keenan (University of California, Riverside) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New book review:
Lara on Tavárez Mirabal, Minou: _Letters of Minerva Mirabal and Manolo Tavárez: Love and Resistance in the Time of Trujillo, The_. University of Florida Press, 2022. Published by H-Caribbean.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132819
Tavárez Mirabal, Minou. The Letters of Minerva Mirabal and Manolo Tavárez: Love and Resistance in the Time of Trujillo. : University of Florida Press, 2022. xiv + 287 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 9781683402725. Reviewed by Génesis Lara (University of California, Irvine) Published on H-Caribbean (November, 2025) Commissioned by Aaron Coy Moulton (Stephen F. Austin State University)
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November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New book review:
Elias on Scales, Helen: _Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep_. Reaktion Books, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132815
Scales, Helen. Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep. : Reaktion Books, 2025. Illustrations. 240 pp. £20 (cloth), ISBN 9781836390985. Reviewed by Ann Elias (University of Sydney) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62285
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November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New book review:
Bouchebl on Livingston, Michael; Cornwell, Bernard: _Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King_. Osprey Publishing, 2023. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132809
Livingston, Michael; Cornwell, Bernard. Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King. : Osprey Publishing, 2023. 320 pp. $30.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781472855206.$18.00 (paper), ISBN 9781472855169. Reviewed by Maya Bouchebl (University of Houston) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New book review:
Dreshaj on Bessner, Daniel; Brenes, Michael, eds.: _Rethinking U.S. World Power: Domestic Histories of U.S. Foreign Relations_. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132808
Bessner, Daniel; Brenes, Michael, eds.. Rethinking U.S. World Power: Domestic Histories of U.S. Foreign Relations. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. x + 212 pp. $159.99 (cloth), ISBN 9783031496769.$129.99 (e-book), ISBN 9783031496776. Reviewed by Andelina Dreshaj (University of Albany) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New book review:
Nicholas on Goldman, Stephen A.: _One More War to Fight: Union Veterans' Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause_. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132807
Goldman, Stephen A.. One More War to Fight: Union Veterans' Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023. 438 pp. $28.50 (e-book), ISBN 9781538161562.$29.95 (cloth), ISBN 9781538161555. Reviewed by Rachel Nicholas (West Virginia University) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New book review:
Hale on Slim, Hugo: _Humanitarianism 2.0: New Ethics for the Climate Emergency_. Hurst, 2024. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132670
Slim, Hugo. Humanitarianism 2.0: New Ethics for the Climate Emergency. : Hurst, 2024. 249 pp. $29.99 (cloth), ISBN 9781911723707. Reviewed by Marcia Hale (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61882
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November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New book review:
Sheehan-Dean on Smith, Adam I. P.: _Gettysburg_. Oxford University Press, 2025. Published by H-CivWar.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132662
Smith, Adam I. P.. Gettysburg. Great Battles: Oxford University Press, 2025. 320 pp. $24.99 (cloth), ISBN 9780199671274. Reviewed by Aaron Sheehan-Dean (Louisiana State University) Published on H-CivWar (November, 2025) Commissioned by Patrick J. Doyle (Royal Holloway, University of London) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61973
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November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New book review:
Chang on Guy, R. Kent: _Three Impeachments: Guo Xiu and the Kangxi Court_. University of Washington Press, 2024. Published by H-Asia.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132482
Guy, R. Kent. Three Impeachments: Guo Xiu and the Kangxi Court. : University of Washington Press, 2024. 233 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 9780295752938. Reviewed by Michael Chang (George Mason University) Published on H-Asia (November, 2025) Commissioned by Jenny H. Day (Skidmore College) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61658
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November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New book review:
Ruiz-Serna on Huezo, Alexander: _Visions of Global Environmental Justice: Comunidades Negras and the War on Drugs in Colombia_. University of California Press, 2025. Published by H-Diplo.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132476
Huezo, Alexander. Visions of Global Environmental Justice: Comunidades Negras and the War on Drugs in Colombia. : University of California Press, 2025. $34.95 (paper), ISBN 9780520387935. Reviewed by Daniel Ruiz-Serna (Dawson College) Published on H-Diplo (November, 2025) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)
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November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New book review:
Westerman on Destenay, Emmanuel: _America's French Orphans: Mobilization, Humanitarianism, and the Protection of France, 1914–1921_. Cambridge University Press, 2024. Published by H-Diplo.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132448
Destenay, Emmanuel. America's French Orphans: Mobilization, Humanitarianism, and the Protection of France, 1914–1921. : Cambridge University Press, 2024. 308 pp. $59.99 (cloth), ISBN 9781009517898. Reviewed by Thomas D. Westerman (Porter-Gaud School) Published on H-Diplo (November, 2025) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)
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November 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New book review:
Wawrejko on Langford, Thomas: _Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community, The_. University of British Columbia Press, . Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132397
Langford, Thomas. The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community. : University of British Columbia Press, . 400 pp. $43.95 (paper), ISBN 9780774869294. Reviewed by Adrian Wawrejko (University of Alberta) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New book review:
Kang on Bates, Eliot; Bennett, Samantha: _Gear: Cultures of Audio and Music Technologies_. MIT Press, 2025. Published by H-Music.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132389
Bates, Eliot; Bennett, Samantha. Gear: Cultures of Audio and Music Technologies. : MIT Press, 2025. 284 pp. $75.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780262551854. Reviewed by Yowei Kang (Auburn University at Montgomery) Published on H-Music (November, 2025) Commissioned by Craig M. McMahan () Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62169
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November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New book review:
Flachs on Eddens, Aaron: _Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa_. University of California Press, 2024. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132375
Eddens, Aaron. Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa. : University of California Press, 2024. xi + 206 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 9780520395305. Reviewed by Andrew Flachs (Purdue University) Published on H-Sci-Med-Tech (November, 2025) Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
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November 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New book review:
Brig-Ortiz on Mezes, Carolin; Opitz, Sven; Wiegeshoff, Andrea, eds.: _Ecologies of Disease Control: Spaces of Health Security in Historical Perspective_. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132277
Mezes, Carolin; Opitz, Sven; Wiegeshoff, Andrea, eds.. Ecologies of Disease Control: Spaces of Health Security in Historical Perspective. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2025. 297 pp. $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780822948483. Reviewed by Kristin Brig-Ortiz (Washington University in St. Louis
) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New book review:
Caton on Scott, James C.: _In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings_. Yale University Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132143
Scott, James C.. In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings. : Yale University Press, 2025. 248 pp. $28.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780300278491. Reviewed by Brian Caton (Luther College) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62068
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November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM