by Andrew Bamford looks at the combat effectiveness of the British army as it related to noncombat casualties. Not quite sure this is as controversial as the back cover blurb makes out however it may be the first book to devote a full-length study so it deserves a place on the list.
The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
by Richard Rubin as the centennial approaches I would expect to see more books like this. Sounds more like reportage than history.
Columns of Vengeance: Soldiers, Sioux, and the Punitive Expeditions, 1863-1864
by Paul N. Beck one of those conflicts I only know from short references and other works. Linking it to the whiter civil war does make sense.
City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas
by Roger Crowley title pretty much says it all.
By Rick Atkinson This is the big headliner for the week. I have his first two volumes and enjoyed them although they are more aimed at the popular history and of the spectrum. Will definitely have to pick this up.
By Mabel Brookes a reissue and I'm not sure how it's considered in the literature but it's a topic I've wanted to learn more about.
By Owen West books on the occupation of Iraq seem to have slowed to a trickle. I wonder if this is due to burn out or perhaps a dearth of new material. The nuts and bolts of counterinsurgency on the ground is certainly something worthy of study.
by Walter R. Borneman group biographies like this can either be brilliant at showing parallels and contrast or can be a bit of a mess especially when there's individuals that there isn't much material on.
by John McLaughlin I have heard of him but the references are always short. Planning and strategy have been a big part of my reading over the years.
by Stephen Harding this story sounds like something out of a bad action movie but they always say that truth is stranger than fiction.
by Tracey Rihll hay have some siege weapons.