by Rona Simmons | Aug 15, 2022 | Books, History, Remembrance
One of the great rewards of being an author is hearing stories readers come back to tell.
by Rona Simmons | Jul 23, 2022 | Books, Military History
So many books, so little time. The easy way is to pick up the book everyone else is reading or the one on the front page of some magazine. There is a better way.
by Rona Simmons | Oct 17, 2021 | Books, History
In his most prophetic and frightening statement in his book, On China, Kissinger cites Immanuel Kant’s argument that perpetual peace will come to the world in one of two ways: “by human insight or by catastrophes of a magnitude that leave us no other choice.” And, he...
by Rona Simmons | Sep 28, 2021 | Books, WWII
It may be D-Day and the Normandy invasion all over again. If you don’t believe me, take a glance at the number of books about World War II swarming bookshelves this year. I’ve given up trying to find an accurate count. Goodreads identified 61 newly released WWII...
by Rona Simmons | Sep 18, 2020 | Books, Military, Military History, WWII
By now I imagine and, having done my part, fervently hope, everyone knows 2020 is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. If not, there’s one more opportunity to catch up on the events, the issues, and the ordinary and extraordinary people who...
by Rona Simmons | Aug 25, 2020 | Books, Military
You might not think of our men and women in uniform as “readers,” but you would be wrong. The army, navy, marines, air force, and coast guard all consider reading (and reading widely) as critical for career advancement. Courtesy of DODReads.com, a site dedicated...