What's new for the week May 7, 2013

Here is what looked interesting this past week.

The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea 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.
 
GENERAL ALBERT C. WEDEMEYER: America's Unsung Strategist in World War II 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.

The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe by Stephen Harding this story sounds like something out of a bad action movie but they always say that truth is stranger than fiction.

The Catapult: A History by Tracey Rihll hay have some siege weapons.