What's new for the week May 14, 2013

So here we go.

The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 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.

Napoleon on St Helena 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.

The Snake Eaters: Counterinsurgency Advisors in Combat 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.