Thinking About the Thinkable on Conventional War
A critical review of Heilbronn on conventional war versus nuclear strategy. It weighs NATO and Warsaw Pact force postures, Soviet perceptions, and the dilemma of relying on large conventional forces to deter nuclear conflict, noting NATO’s limitations and the book’s bibliography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuuclear Warhire
Naths Ais Spersal
Nanbesiv
Ameytratione
Hedbninns
NATO
Warsaw Pact
United States
Europe
Maverich
France
Wis
Heilbran
Cassar Caverns
Asquith and Menzies in a Comparative Biography Study
A Roy Jenkins biography draws on unpublished Asquith letters to Venetia Stanley and compares Asquith with Sir Robert Menzies. It portrays Asquith as noble, calm, and decent, flawed by indolence, while Menzies is shown as a ruthless politician. The book weighs their leadership styles, loyalties, and the 1916 crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jenkins
Minster
Labour
Ruth
Jenkins
Asquith
Venena Stanley
Edwin Montagu
Alwave
Jean
Venetia Stanley
Hay
Sir Robert Menzies
Britain
Australia
Sir Robert
Yenking
Oy George
Gladstone
George
Alfred Douglas
Robert Rose Oxcar Wilde
Peop
Inchuline Shaw
Garvinels
Tor
Ross
Robert
Professor Orr
Hie Cowl
Featherstone
Churchill
Tayd George
Faye Cianting
Loyd George
Lloyd George
Tord George
England
Hoh
Browning letters best left unearthed
A critical piece argues Browning is misread as dull and obsolete. It surveys letters and correspondence involving Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lowell, Story, and others, noting Browning’s influence and the misperception that he failed to charm readers. It highlights Gertrude Rowse Hiden’s edition as a chance to reexamine his work and legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Gertrude Reese Hudson
Phraberh Barrett Browning
William Wetmore Story
James Russell Lowell Story
Gertrude Rowse Hiden
Collins
Henry VIII as seen by Bowles in new perspective
Bowles interprets Henry VIII as energetic, intelligent, and popular yet ruthless. He contrasts Henry’s vigor with autocratic power, noting his ability to charm subjects while exploiting institutions and courtiers. The review highlights Bowles’s use of dialogue from Henry’s sea captains and the king’s assertion that English kings had no earthly superiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Vue
Charles Laughton
Hinnell
Henry
Ay Howle
Thomas Cromwell
Isvanny
Didor
Howle
Fuser
Thomas Wyatt
Cranmer
Whyle
Atterback Lauder
Neswige
Retter
Ehud Hym
England
Earl of Shrewsbury
Saint Cuthbert
The Cousin From Ful, Norman Lindsay, And A Rural Tale
Fragmented OCR notes reference Norman Lindsay story The Cousin From Ful set in Ballarat with country-town amoury and eccentricities. Mentions 1958 first publication and related whimsical works by John Brimblecombe and Marion Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lindsay
Ballarat
Marion Warren
Bean
Pollard
Sudden Silence and Other Reviews by Various Authors
Brief, sharp reviews of new novels and a travel-commentary on tourism. John Minahan’s Sudden Silence, a sensitive story of abortion and family patterns. McDonald Hutchinson’s Out of Carthage critiques tourism’s horrors. Irene Staples’s Cook and Shepherds Come Away recounts experiences of a shepherding wife in New Zealand. Geoffrey Jenkins’s The River of Diamonds follows a diamond expedition off SW Africa. Yin Roffman’s Winter of the Fox portrays isolation and furtive danger in a snowbound setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Minahan
Heineman, Price
Carthage
Robert McDonald Hutchinson
Sig
Spain
Irene Staples
A.W. Reed Pry
Huyband
New Zealand
Geoffrey: Jenkins. Collins
Africa
Books Aelenay by Brian Gardner and Other New Titles
A mixed review of recent books including Allenby as diplomat not tactician in a Balkan war diary based study. Other titles include Mallamed a dramatic romance about a drowned friend and a automation era essay from BBC series led by Sir Leonard Bagrit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Gardner
Allenby
Bur
Fale
Leonard Bagritt
BBC Tec
John Reith
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Heilbronn
Marshal Sokilovskiy
Hunan Ponbal Awstniliany
Orn Heilbrann
Allen
Une Win
Price
Mex
Jenklin
Mas Omone
Penitierons
Dymock's
Alinga Street
Civile Centre
Verity Hewitt
Akema Arcade
High Citadel
Desmond Bagley
Marguerite Steen
Edna O'Brien
George Johnston
Jon Cleary
Harold Macutilion
Peinrall
John Douglas Pringle
Roy Jewba Coltina
Arivain
Renained
By Maurice Dundlevy
Robert Browning
Hamelin
Panaliiy
Brigide
Denty Shay
Preater
Tennyson
Lelieve
Ain Browning
Hal
John Lleonart
Howes
Chiy
John
Hulk
Henry Hetty
Soncian
Bowles
Rome
Henry VII
John Bowie
George Alien and Unwin Ltd
Hich
Walsey
Rowle
Henry Vate
Primny College
Conilvidae
Henry Vie
John Rowte
Are Smith Humorbooks
Yohn W. Brimblecombe
Yin Roffman Collins
Gallifoll Asl Law
Joseph Murray
Acount
Couns Durbar
Anwal
Dravid Walser
al Availabe
Sarema
Canberra City
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