Congratulations to USCMH member Donald M. Bishop, on the release of his new book, Pacifist to Padre: The World War II Memoir of Chaplain Roland B. Gittelsohn, December 1941-January 1946 (Marine Corps University Press, 2021). Ronald B. Gittelsohn, the first Navy rabbi assigned with U.S. Marines, served in the Pacific …
Congratulations to USCMH member Michael Livingston, on the release of his new book Never Greater Slaughter: Brunanburh and the Birth of England (Osprey, 2021). Late in AD 937, four armies met in a place called Brunanburh. On one side stood the shield-wall of the expanding kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. On …
Great news! The 2021 International Congress of Military History is GO! Our colleagues at the Hellenic Commission of Military History have put together a remarkable program for both participants and accompanying persons — as well as some excellent post-congress events — and have every intention of making this an unforgettable …
Congratulations to USCMH member Charles D. Melson, on the release of his new book, Fighting for Time: Rhodesia’s Military and Zimbabwe’s Independence (Casemate, 2021). From the 1960s through 1970s there were a series of conflicts in Africa involving Rhodesia, South Africa, and Portugal in conflict with the so-called Frontline States. …
The Society for Military History Annual Meeting is happening in Norfolk, VA from 20-23 May. The Society will hold a live or in-person meeting at the Hilton Main on Main Street, Norfolk and will provide a virtual link to registrants who cannot attend due to COVID concerns or travel restrictions. Register now …