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Missive #553 Published 27 August 2025

Kermit Roosevelt (Theodore's son) enlisted in the British Army during World War I and served in an armored car unit in the Middle East. This book is his short but engrossing memoir of his war service. It's a fascinating read. Kermit's descriptions of the landscapes and people groups he encounters are picturesque and insightful. His accounts of the difficulties of operating primitive (by our standards) armored vehicles across rocky desert restrained vivid and exciting.

Missive #552 Published 25 August 2025

For me there was nothing new presented in this book but for some readers it could be eye opening. The author presents the predicament in very understandable language that can be easily understood. However, because of years of propaganda it may be hard to believe. A recommended book.

Missive #549 Published 18 August 2025

This is the fifth book in the series with one more to read. I like Turtledove's alternate history very much but this series is alternate history mixed with fantasy which is not as good in my opinion.

Missive #546 Published 11 August 2025

This is a novel that reads like historical fiction. It is the first in a trilogy which I'll continue to read. This is not a book that anti-gun supporters will like so they should avoid it, gun rights supporters will enjoy it.

Missive #543 Published 5 August 2025

This book is not recommended for those of you that are overly sensitive. As one reviewer said "If you suffer insomnia or still believe in monsters hide under your beds this book is not great fit for you".

Missive #541 Published 2 August 2025

It's 1809, and Napoleon's army is sweeping across Spain. …This immersive exploration of loyalty, valor, and the indomitable spirit of the soldiers who shaped history is the first in an action-packed series that captures the gritty texture of Napoleonic warfare.

Missive #536 Published 23 July 2025

An unconventional ode to the wonders of mesquite. Call it a love affair or an obsession: Award-winning nature writer and ethnobiologist Nabhan (Ethnobiology for the Future: Linking Cultural and Ecological Diversity, 2016, etc.) has a thing for mesquite. Early on he writes rapturously of his desire to become a tree, or at least to become more like a tree—and not just any tree. In his view, the mesquite is of singular importance as an icon, a framer of one’s worldview, a foodstuff, a beverage, a seasoning, a medicine, an antiseptic, a source of fiber and fuel, and a resource for architects and artisans.

Missive #535 Published 21 July 2025

This is a great compilation of essays for someone who has already gotten a taste of the red pill and wants to think other thoughts which cannot be thought in today's cultural milieu.Couldn't find a book promo for this book and only three customer reviews. The essays touching on the unique origins of the West which enabled the unique rise and dominance of the West and the unique masochism of the West today are especially illuminating. We are a pretty strange people, geographically speaking. It's pretty rare for societies to be monogamous (and to have all of the consequences of monogamy), but even that didn't survive the sexual revolution and feminism.