Kevin's comments (member since Aug 21, 2007)

Kevin's comments from the Our History group.

WWII is one of my favorite topics in history. There are so many great story lines, heroes, villains, and events that had long lasting geo-political implications that I find it all fascinating.

It's not a book, but I'm looking forward to watching the Ken Burns documentary "The War" on PBS. Here is the schedule (in EST) for anyone else who might be interested.

[http://www.pbs.org/thewar/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_1_thewarbrakenburnsfilm_2007-09-21]

The War

# 101 A Necessary War
8:00pm Sunday, September 23
12:30am Monday, September 24
1:00pm Saturday, September 29
9:00pm Wednesday, October 03

# 102 When Things Get Tough
8:00pm Monday, September 24
12:30am Tuesday, September 25
4:10pm Saturday, September 29
6:15pm Saturday, September 29
9:00pm Wednesday, October 10

# 103 A Deadly Calling
8:00pm Tuesday, September 25
12:30am Wednesday, September 26
1:00pm Sunday, September 30
9:00pm Wednesday, October 17

# 104 Pride of Our Nation
8:00pm Wednesday, September 26
12:30am Thursday, September 27
3:15pm Sunday, September 30
9:00pm Wednesday, October 24

# 105 FUBAR
8:00pm Sunday, September 30
12:30am Monday, October 01
1:30pm Saturday, October 06
9:00pm Wednesday, October 31

# 106 The Ghost Front
8:00pm Monday, October 01
12:30am Tuesday, October 02
4:00pm Saturday, October 06

# 107 A World Without War
8:00pm Tuesday, October 02
12:30am Wednesday, October 03
1:30pm Sunday, October 07

I haven't read it yet, so I can't vouch for it personally, but I have heard really great things about Friedman's book "From Beirut to Jerusalem"

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3559....

John Adams was good, but Truman, also by McCullough is a really outstanding biography.

Mark, I have to agree with you on Power Broker, which is incredibly readable for man that on the surface wouldn't seem terribly interesting.

Two of my other favorites are Alexander Hamilton by Chernow and Lafayette by Unger. Although I read them separately, it would be interesting to read them back to back as they were friends while serving Washington in the revolution and made significant impacts on their respective countries afterwards.