Taking Charge of the Change: An Holistic Approach to the Three Phases of Menopause

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This book presents a holistic approach to women's midlife and menopause transitions. It provides a balanced approach giving the expected benefits and side effects of western medical and complementary therapies for the entire range of menopausal concerns. Comprehensive information provided in a user-friendly way, including a matrix for finding western and alternative therapies for each symptom. Contained are graphs, illustrations, charts and worksheets to enhance learning and allow women to individualize the material. Special focus is placed on art that represents expansive, powerful, and symbolic aspects of women's beings; including a wide array of goddess and mythic images. The path of women's spiritual unfolding is described, with its unique features as they connect with the feminine divine. Women are brought in touch with their long heritage of archetypes in history and myth, and given guidance in drawing from the energies of archetypes to bring deeper aspects of the self into expression.

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Excellent book on natural care of menopause.......2006-11-10

This book is very thorough in explaining the physical mechanisms behind menopause as well as the emotional issues. It is a very indepth look at all the current medical treatments and holistic approaches to menopause. I would highly recommend it to anyone going through or preparing to go through that change in life.

Speaks directly to a universal women's health issue.......2002-08-11

Collaborative written by family nurse practitioner Lennie Martin and freelance writer and herbalist Pam Jung, Taking Care Of The Change: A Holistic Approach To The Three Phases Of Menopause covers both the physical and emotional sides of adjusting to the onset of menopause in older women. From coping with hormone changes and getting screened for ovarian cancer, to weathering stress, making a spiritual journey, and adopting a new archetype (alchemist, Queen, Wise Woman, etc.) for oneself, Taking Care Of The Change is thorough, personable, informative, and highly recommended reading that speaks directly to a universal women's health issue.

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
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good read

Entertaining but very disappointing

Did the South Win?

Excellent "alternate history" of the Civil War

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
Newt Gingrich , and William Forstchen
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The remarkable finale of Gingrich and Forstchen's New York Times bestselling Civil War series A ugust 1863. Having pursued the remnants of the defeated Army of the Potomac up to the banks of the Susquehanna, General Robert E. Lee is caught off balance when news arrives that General Ulysses S. Grant, in command of over seventy thousand men, has crossed that same river. The two brilliant generals will now meet in a massive battle that will decide the outcome of the war. As with Gettysburg, Never Call Retreat will focus on an operational battle, a slugging match between two armies, this time with both armies led by brilliant commanders. In Never Call Retreat Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen bring all of their now criticallyacclaimed talents to bear in what is destined to be an immediate classic.

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now what?.......2006-08-15

The first volume covers the battle of Gettysburg, though with strategic maneuvers beyond anything contemplated by the actual participants. Like any successful counterfactual history, the authors are careful in their initial changes - in fact, most readers will not even be aware of the changes in the battle to after the end of the first day's fighting, but by this point many small changes have already occurred - enough changes in fact to lead Lee to a strategic masterstroke on a par with Jackson's Chancellorsville march. From here the story rapidly diverges from what we know as history, but never beyond possibility, and it's amusing to see various participants like Sykes, Sickles, Joshua Chamberlain and others perform in this parallel universe.
The battles scenes are excellent and provide a closeup look at the experience of individual troops. They note often how the opposing sides would arrange unofficial truces when the battles end. You'll probably suspect that the climactic battle of the second book won't resolve everything since there's still that third volume! But that never subtracts from the tension & suspense of these books. Great history - my only regret is that Gingrich didn't start writing novels earlier, rather than spending so much time fighting other battles in Congress.

One small annoyance is the tendency of the authors to put anachronistic quotes in the mouths of their actors. The most prominent one was during a race between the armies towards the coast in which a general remarks let the man on the farthest edge of the flanking troops touch the sea with his sleeve" - a statement actually made 50 years later by the German general during their flanking attack through Belgium. There are several more of these pillaged pedantries scattered thru the books, but their effect is minimal.

good read.......2006-07-29

Gingrich and Fortschen have written an excellent conclusion to their alternative history of the Civil War. AS I stated in my review of the first book, those of us who grew up in the south have lived with the "what if?" Questions our whole life. The first volume of this series posits a Confederate victory in the Gettysburg campaign. But even with that victory could the Confederacy have pushed the campaign to victory and what would have been required to acheive that victory.

The authors have done an excellent job of taking into account the difficulty of capturing Washington and the overwhelming superiority of men and material the Federal forces had. To win this war, it would have required a quick knockout after July 4, 1663. this book shows why this would have been difficult. The difficulties in controlling a captive population, sabotage, internal weakness of the confederate government all are taken into account in this book. I think the embrace of "colored" troops and the army of workers is probably a stretch.

The book involves a short period around on final conclusive battle in Maryland, not far from the site of the Battle of Sharpsburg. The carnage is overwhelming, but in comparison to Cold Harbor, it seems feasible. The authors show an excellent knowledge of the area the battle is fought on.

I enjoyed the trilogy. It was fun fiction, but it also helps the reader to address the 'what if's" Recommend

Entertaining but very disappointing.......2006-07-14

I read all three in this series of "Alternative History" and found the first two fascinating reading and all three were page turners. The last, however left me with more issues that I could not resolve. The end result was as expected. Lee surrenders. I could accept all of the alternative presentations and battles but I could not accept George Armstrong Custer being killed in a battle. What will happen at the "Little Big Horn"?

Did the South Win?.......2006-04-03

"Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant-The Final Victory. Thomas Donne Books, St. Martin's Press, New York. 496 pages with maps and numerous Civil War Photographs. Hardcover 2005/Softcover 2006.
"Never Call Retreat" is the dramatic conclusion to the Civil War trilogy penned by Newt Gingrich, past Speaker of the House and William R. Forstchen, Ph. D., history professor at Montreat College which attempts, in part, to answer the question: "Could the South have won the American Civil War?".
The "yes or no" answer to tha question is forcefully and with knowledgeable insight presented in the conclusion of this spellbinding fictionalized account of the final weeks of the war. Before the conclusion is reached many notable persons and their actions are presented. Custer, Longstreet, Jackson, Stuart, Sheridan and Sherman all are provided their due in the pages of historical time and place.
Lincoln, Grant and Lee, being the principal players in this the bloodiest conflict endured by this nation are shown to be men of strong religious backgrounds and beliefs. All abhor the human suffering and loss endured by the combatants. They are also shown to be cognizant of the pain, worry and heartbreak borne upon the mothers, wives, sweethearts, children and other family members.
"Never Call Retreat" does not skin over the events of the day. The vivid details of moving an artillery piece to the line of battle over a road knee deep in mud down to including the loss of a trooper's boot sucked up by the mud brings the reader to feel he is by the near wayside observing if not in the mud itself straining and sweating in compnay with the combatants.
The action(s) provide hours of excitement worthy of the James Bond 007 thrillers such as: two steam locomotives sent hurtling down the tracks towards each other to collide head on at the center of the bridge. The resulting explosion caused by the impact plus the tremendous rupture of the steam boilers renders the bridge to the devastation and destruction intended.
Also the maniac charges of the Confederates again and again against the three-inch ordnance rifles loaded with double cannister (100.50cal steel balls) is as strong an epistle of man's animal indecencies as this reviewer has had occasion to have read. Grant's compassion is revealed when he orders his artillery commander: "For God's sake, Henry hold fire", stopping the harvest of human flesh likened to the sweep of a sickle through a field of wheat. "Never Call Retreat" should be required reading and study by all politicians, especially those arm-chair types who advocate military action but have never been on the receiving end of shots fired in anger.
The filling of canteens down stream from the scene of battle with water streaked pink by blood is another meticulous description of the gruesome nature of warfare.
The reader is again and again skillfully brought into the narrative to be one and the same as if he is subjective rather than objective in nature. He becomes an insider rather than an observer while reading the insightful narrative of the building of the pontoon bridge. The descriptive wording of the difficult straining to implant a king-pin to secure the bridge spans is felt as is the spray of the waters of the river.
After the defeat General Robert E. Lee addresses the Confederate Assembly with words that are as meaningful as the words of Atticus Finch (a.k.a. Gregory Peck) in his summation to the jury in "To Kill a Mockingbird". He asks that the hostilities cease and that all, North and South, start to mend and bring the opposing forces into a unified union.
The novel alternates between the White House, The Northern and Southern armies in a time sequence used by the author W.E.B. Griffin. The days/dates do not relate to the times of the actual war, and the reader must keep in mind that this is fiction.
Could the South have won the war? The authors say NO! I suggest you read the book and draw your own conclusion.

Excellent "alternate history" of the Civil War.......2006-03-23

This historical novel is the third and final part of a trilogy that began with Gettysburg, and as the title suggests, this volume chronicles the final stages of the Civil War. The trilogy begins during the Battle of Gettysburg, and describes how the course of the war might have changed had General Lee taken General Longstreet's advice at the end of the second day of battle. What follows is a riveting account of the rest of the "alternate Civil War". The authors describe strategy, tactics, and battle scenes with great realism, and all the developments were easier to follow than the "real thing". Character development was very thorough and added a great deal to the over all understanding of the events (I hope not too much "fictional license" was taken).

Overall, this book was an excellent read, as was the entire trilogy. I think they would be worthwhile to the most casual student of the Civil War.

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory

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The best

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
Newt Gingrich , and William Forstchen
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An ending with honor.......2007-07-14

The Final Victory is a fitting conclusion to a great alternative Civil War series. Lee's mastery of 19th century military tactics is matched against Grant's doggedness and the material mastery of the North. The plot has some great twists and turns. Despite a few historical errors that slipped past the reviewers (the famous naval theoretician Alfred Thayer Mahan was not at West Point as a teacher, but rather his less famous father, Dennis Hart Mahan was), that suggest this volume may have been rushed to publication, this is a fitting conclusion to a great alternative history series. Fans of both North and South get to enjoy an alternative Civil War that ends with honor for all.

The best.......2007-04-11

You don't have to be a civil war buff to be engrossed in the "what if" of how the civil war might have progressed and ended. The historical characters are real, you can feel the pain of being a leader and the pride of being a soldier. This series is an outstanding experience.

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory (Gingrich and Forstchen's Civil War Trilogy)

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What a book for a Southerner to have written.
Concluding their trilogy that began at Gettysburg
Is there anything less than one star?

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory (Gingrich and Forstchen's Civil War Trilogy)
Newt Gingrich , William R. Forstchen , and Albert S. Hanser
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Release Date: 2007-04-03

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The New York Times bestselling authors of Gettysburg continue their inventive series with this remarkable answer to the great “what-if” of the American Civil War:

After his great victories at Gettysburg and Union Mills, General Robert E. Lee’s attempt to bring the war to an end by attacking Washington, D.C., fails. However, in securing Washington, the remnants of the valiant Union Army of the Potomac are trapped and destroyed. For Lincoln, there is only one hope left, that General Ulysses S. Grant can save the Union cause.

It is August 22, 1863. Pursuing the Union troops up to the banks of the Susquehanna, Lee is caught off balance when news arrives that Grant, in command of over seventy thousand men, has crossed that same river. The two armies finally collide in Central Maryland and a bloody weeklong battle ensues along the banks of Monocacy Creek. This must be the “final” battle for both sides.

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Great series.......2007-09-07

I thoroughly enjoyed this series and strongly recommend it for anyone who enjoys historical fiction. I also recommend the audio version of this book, which is narrated exceptionally well. I was sad for the series to end and to leave the characters behind. Well done.

Imaginary History.......2007-08-04

This trilogy of "what if" history, ending with "Never Call Retreat", is so well written, attributing logical alternate courses of action to historical characters, that if readers do not have a firm understanding of what actually happened, they may be convinced that the events described are factual.

What a book for a Southerner to have written........2007-04-23

This is the sort of review that I didn't anticipate writing for a Civil War series that I had immensely enjoyed -- up to book three. I rate it a "2," not for it polish -- the prose and the skill of the authors for writing military action and characters are in fact high. My problem is with the way the story is developed and concluded.

Interestingly, I found my copy going for clearance in a used book store when the book was still in the stores. After I had read it, I realized why someone who might have enjoyed the first two books would have wanted to have it out of his house on the double quick, despite his investment in its price.

I'm not spoiling anything when I say that this is a book about how if Lee had won the Gettysburg campaign it would only have led to disaster, since Gingrich is determined to have him bungle away the chance he's given the South for a political victory -- a victory that would have come through a morale collapse on the Union side. That Lee would have done that is not impossible, but that he would have is probably less likely than that a stray cannonball would have taken out General Grant (or even Lincoln during the siege of Washington, where Gingrich has him carelessly exposing himself).

Having read a great deal of Civil War history and I don't fault the book (as some reviewers do) for purported military errors. The action seems plausible enough to me. It is something else, the peculiar ideas behind the book, that bothers me. What was Gingrich trying to say is stunningly simpleminded -- that the best victory can be spoiled if it is followed up by a wrongheaded determination to do absolutely nothing right. While Lee and Davis are acting clownishly incompetent, Gingrich endows Grant and Lincoln with incisiveness and clear-headed insights. In fact, Grant seems more like an error-free game-playing computer than a real human being. Historically U.S. Grant was a risk-taker and, time and time again, his recklessness might have ruined him. He looked better than he was because he was up against the third-rate Pemberton and Bragg in the West. In the East, his advance on Richmond in 1864 showed little brilliance, but a great deal of bullheadedness. He simply wouldn't be daunted by a scale of losses that would destroy a military career today, when we agonize more over the loss of a single man than our ancestors bothered with the ruin of an entire regiment. Grant was arguably defeated repeatedly on the Richmond road, and nearly got half his army trapped at the North Anna, a situation that the tired and depleted Confederates couldn't move quickly enough to take advantage of. Drama suffers when one character is made a paragon and the other is left merely human. Both Lee and Grant were flawed men. Lee's weaknesses are built upon to make the novel come out the way the authors intend it to; Grant's weaknesses are concealed for the same reason.

In Gingrich's campaign, the Union troops seem to be able to get away with anything they try while the Confederates wallow and dither and can't bring off the simplest maneuver. Much of what the story presents could easily have gone the other way. But Gingrich is bound and determined to flip the coin against Lee to achieve his defeat a year before his historical surrender. At times the story does not seem so much plotted as programmed.

Unlike some reviewers, I respected Newt Gingrich as a political leader. He ultimately failed to make a difference because he decided to court popularity and win over people who opposed him instead of seeking victory for the people who were inspired by him. Instead of going with his strengths, he tried to do the undoable and so failed to achieve even half of what lay within his grasp. In this he is like his character General Lee. Maybe by showing a lack of sympathy for those who fought for limited government he was seeking to win over people who'd never read a book by him. Or was he trying not looking like an unreconstructed Confederate so he'd come out more appealing to those who viscerally despise him? Or maybe Newt Gingrich was just too much of a Washington politician to be comfortable with envisioning a world where federal centralization does not hold sway.

I don't think this will be a memorable book in the long haul, and its weaknesses pull down the trilogy as a whole. Who was N.C.R. written for? People who enjoy alternate history usually read such stories because they want to root for a lost cause, to see its ideals win and then extrapolate how this acrimonious and sordid world could thereby have been made better. In the first two books Gingrich hinted he would give much, but in the end he didn't properly serve his constituency. That's a failing that will keep both a politician and an author from being the best he could be.

Nonetheless, alternate history done right makes for good reading. For people interested in considering how a little better run of luck or a changed reaction here or there might have won the war for the South, I recommend DIXIE VICTORIOUS, edited by Peter Tsouras.

Concluding their trilogy that began at Gettysburg.......2007-01-31

In this concluding book of an alternative history trilogy the authors continue and then conclude in their story which is based on the supposition that the South, rather than the north won the battle of Gettysburg. In the first book, the authors change history to what I (an armchair general) thought should have happened, i.e. don't fight at Gettysburg, but go south towards Washington, pick good ground and make the Yankees attack you. As the technology of the time greatly favored the defense, it is likely that they could have won. That would have definitely have changed the course of the war.

After the first book, the authors are having to propose the consequences. And I think they did a good job. Where would Lee have taken his Army? What would Lincoln have done? And the further Lee got from his base in Virginia the harder time he would have had in getting supplies, or in getting home as the Yankees moved ever larger armies around him.

A very interesting point is that in this senario, the authors have the war ending a year early. In actual fact, the last year of the war was very bloody. It is impossible to say, of course, but changing the outcome of one battle might have saved the lives of a hundred thousand men.

OK, Drs. Gingrich and Forstchen, you've done an excellent job on the Civil war. Now lets move on to World War I or II and do another trilogy.

Is there anything less than one star?.......2006-11-14

If you're looking for a novel with accurate historical reference, this is not it. Not only does he claim George Custer was killed in the Civil War, he places Lee's surrender at Monocacy Church, Maryland on August 31, 1863 (something I'll bet would have been welcome news to those that fought until 1865). The book is riddled with mistakes and omissions. Not what you would expect from a former Speaker of the House and a professor of history.

America's retreat from victory;: The story of George Catlett Marshall (The Americanist library)

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America's retreat from victory;: The story of George Catlett Marshall (The Americanist library)
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The controversial Senator's take on an establishment "saint"........2005-10-09

In 1951,Senator Joseph R. McCarthy made a lengthy speech(constantly interrupted)in the Senate,highly critical of the military and diplomatic career of General George C. Marshall(and other "public servants")during the Roosevelt and Truman administrations.The reaction from many quarters to this speech was one of indignant outrage.
In questioning the wisdom-indeed the very loyalty to the US-of Marshall,revered and sanctified as the "Organizer of victory" during World War 2,even Senator McCarthy's allies(such as Republican party chief Robert Taft),felt Joe may have gone too far.
To this day,it is McCarthy's "attack" on Marshall-Army chief,roving diplomat for Truman,Secretary of State and Defence Secretary-which is pointed to as being the "red-hunting" Senator's greatest political crime.This book,published in 1951,is basically a condensed version of McCarthy's speech,with some additional material.
Whether McCarthy was wholly responsible for writing the speech/book-or if,as some believe,it is largely the work of one of his more academic assistants,such as J.B. Matthews,is debatable.
Be that as it may,whoever has(like me)been informed by our "media" for decades that McCarthy's public attack on Marshall was a prime example of Joe's unholy wickedness,may have to revise their opinion after reading this book.The case made against Marshall,his proteges and advisors,is carefully argued,well supported by evidence-and devastating!Drawing on published memoirs by the politicians,military figures and such who were involved in the momentous events in which Marshall played a leading part,one is staggered by the scope of the indictment against him,and sobered by the thought of the other horrors which would have occured if Marshall(and others discussed here)had managed to get their way all the time(instead of just a lot of the time!).
Here we see Marshall's murky role in the Japan/Pearl harbour debacle,his monomania about opening a "Second front"-at a time when neither the US or the Britain could have mounted an assault on Nazi held Western Europe without colossal casualties and inevitable failure,solely to take the pressure off Stalin's forces in Russia(Stalin having been until very recently Hitler's ally and fellow plunderer of Europe);his sabotaging of the efforts of Churchill and others who were trying to prevent Russia occupying swathes of eastern europe and taking Berlin;his moves to see that Russia was brought into the war in the east(a strengthening of Stalin's hand quite unnecessary to the Allied war on Japan);his insistence on there being a land invasion of Japan(then defeated militarily,without supplies-as its Navy had gone-and suing for peace with the Allies)which would have seen massive needless loss of life among Allied servicemen;his role in ensuring Stalin got the territory he craved during behind the scenes manoevering at the big conferences like Tehran and Yalta;his willingness to forward the cause of Mao and his communist rebels at the expense of the Nationalist regime which led to decades of the Chairman's gory incompetent rule over China(turning it into an impoverished charnel house).
Anyone reading the indictment here will probably begin to wonder how on earth Marshall gained such a reputation as a sagacious guardian of the US and the free world's interests,and why he was thought of so highly by clever political operators like FDR,Truman and Eisenhower.Is this the story of a naive serial blunderer,whose errors were somehow turned into epics of reasoned statesmanship by a fawning gullible left/liberal media and political establishment-or were all these activities(which promoted the aims and ends of Stalin)coldly calculated and deliberate.We have the evidence from the previously secret US and Soviet intelligence archives that the infiltration into the power structure of the US by Soviet agents and fellow travelling allies was on a quite breathtaking scale in the 30's and 40's.Much more still remains locked in the archives of the Soviet intelligence services.There is uncontrovertable evidence that many of those previously declared by the "liberal consensus" to have been innocent victims of unscrupulous political witch hunters like McCarthy and the Un-American Activities Committee-from Alger Hiss and Harry Dexter White to the Rosenbergs-were in fact guilty as charged all along.Joe McCarthy came close to calling Marshall a traitor.Dwight Eisenhower,who coasted to prominence on Marshall's coat-tails,never forgave McCarthy for attacking his old mentor-it was one of the reasons why,as President,Ike finally joined the pack who were out to get the Junior Senator from Wisconsin,and helped destroy him politically during the 1954 Army Hearings and their aftermath.
Reading this book will help any impartial reader decide who was right about George Catlett Marshall.

Explains a great deal.......2005-03-14

In evaluating Senator McCarthy's book, I will compare the situation he analyzed with another more well-known situation.

From reading William Shirer's book "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" I became aware that Neville Chamberlain helped precipitate World War 2 when he went to Munich. There, he appeased Hitler by allowing him to take chunks of Czechoslovakia and incorporate them into Germany, without a fight. Czechoslovakia was not even invited to these "negotiations." The situation was hopeless for that country; although it was well-armed and could have fought back Germany, the citizens capitulated and within a few weeks the entire country became engulfed by Germany. But that is all that Chamberlain did to encourage Germany into invading Czechoslovakia. To think that Chamberlain was a Nazi or a Nazi sympathizer might be overreacting.

Now, imagine that prior to Chamberlain coming to Munich, Germany was already invading Czechoslovakia by force. Not only that, but the Czechoslovak forces were steadily beating back the German army from the Sudeten regions. Suppose now, at the urging of Hitler, Chamberlain was to demand that the Czechoslovak forces cease-fire before taking back their lost territory, in the interests of "peace." Suppose that while assuring the British people, who wanted arms to be brought to Czechoslovakia, the arms were mysteriously sabotaged while being transported to Czechoslovakia in the care of Chamberlain. Suppose further that Chamberlain demanded that Czechoslovakia "reform" their government and hold elections, and allow the Nazis to be elected into their government positions, in the interest of "democracy." And that if they refused to comply, Chamberlain was going to withdraw British troops from, and discontinue aid to Czechoslovakia. Suppose that the Czechoslovaks conceded and ceased-fire but still this was not good enough for Chamberlain, who before returning to Britain, withdrew aid and troops, and made the statement, "With a stroke of the pen, I now disarm 39 divisions of the Czechoslovak army." Would you think that Chamberlain was a Nazi, had he committed these actions? Even if the man was considered by most of your countrymen to be a "war hero?"

In the previous paragraph, replace "Chamberlain" with "George Marshall," "Hitler" with "Chou En-Lai," "Munich" with "Yenan," "Germany" with "Russia and Red China," "Nazi" with "Communist" "Czechoslovakia" with "Free China," "Sudeten" with "Manchuria" and "British" with "American," and you get the idea, of what happened to China prior to it's fall to the Communists shortly after world war 2. Now we are faced with another question.

If you are yet undecided as to the answer of that question, then I suggest you read McCarthy's book, which is actually a transcription of a speech he made in the Senate. In spite of the media reaction to McCarthy and his speech, in the speech, and hence this book, much evidence is provided, and conclusions presented in a calm, objective manner.

A special section at the end of the book documents media reaction to the speech. Much vitriol was flung at McCarthy by editors of various newspapers. Much of the commentary demonstrated a complete lack of understanding of what McCarthy said, or worse.

It is a great injustice that Marshall is still considered to be a "war hero," when it is quite apparent that he committed numerous "errors," even prior to his shenanigans in China. The systematic nature of his errors, always in favor of the reds, explains a great deal why China is still communist today, and unlike Japan, has a government which is hostile to the US and may become increasingly so in the next several years.

McCarthy Is Correct.......2005-03-05

This small tome, expanding upon his speech in the Senate, provides a wealth of documented information regarding General Marshall and the deleterious effects his mistaken eforts have wrought on the US and the enslaved citizens of China.

A modern history of this subject with all the released information from the Venona files and the Soviet Union folded in would only enhance McCarthy's prescience in writing this book.

This book does not charge Marshall with being a spy, nor a Soviet agent, nor a communist, nor a fellow traveler, but whatever leanings Marshall had and how he was influenced by the Communists and American Traitors that were in charge of formulating and influencing the US's foreign policies, especially in the far east, are strongly inferred in this book.

This is a well written, well argued, and well documented book, that almost turns into a page turner and a one night read.

Fascinating Book By the Famous Senator.......2005-02-02

Senator Joseph McCarthy was a contemporary of General George Marshall (the WWII U.S. military officer who worked closely with President Roosevelt), both having lived through the events that are described in this book, so this is a fascinating, absorbing first-person account of that history and those times. Senator McCarthy certainly lives up to his "no holds barred" reputation for directness and controversy in this book. Highly recommended!

CHAPTERS:

Background Leading Up to the Marshall Speech

Marshall and the Second Front

The Struggle for Eastern Europe

The Yalta Sellout

Marshall and Stilwell

The Marshall Policy for China

The Marshall Mission

The Marshall Plan

The Marshall-Acheson Strategy for the Future

Appendix A: Source Material

Appendix B: Press Reaction to the Speech

Yes---this is what he said.......2002-08-26

Much has been made of this. Sen. McCarthy had some things to say about the so-called good general. Eisenhower went ape, as they said then, and the establishment press pontificated---but these words, written by Forrest McDonald, are worth a view. Where was Marshall on Pearl Harbor day? Why did he consistently side with Mao? Read this for a decidely different view from the conventional one.

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America's Retreat from Victory the Story of George Carlett Marshall

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America's Retreat from Victory The Story of Geroge Catlett Marshall

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America's Retreat from Victory The Story of Geroge Catlett Marshall
Joseph R. McCarthy
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Binding: Paperback
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