Sobre l'autor
James A. Warren is a writer and a farmer visiting scholar in the American Studies Department at Brown University. A regular contributor to the Daily Beast, Warren is the author of Gap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam and American Spartans: The U.S. Marines: A Combat History from Iwo mostra'n més Jima to Iraq, among other books. His articles have appeared in MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, Vietnam Magazine, Society, and the Providence Journal. Educated at Brown, he lives in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. mostra'n menys
Obres de James A. Warren
Obres associades
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1998 (1998) — Author "Total War Comes to the New World — 14 exemplars
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1994 (1994) — Author "Down Under in Vietnam" — 11 exemplars
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1997 (1997) — Author "The Mystery of Khe Sanh" — 11 exemplars
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- Llocs de residència
- Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
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Williams comes across as a champion of Native Americans at a time when that was a singularly unpopular position; he repeatedly intervened, usually successfully, on behalf of the Narragansetts. (It’s thus ironic that when the Narragansetts had finally had enough of the colonists and joined with Philip, they looted and burned William’s house too. However, they left the 73-year-old Williams unharmed as he remonstrated with them),
Author James Warren is primarily a military historian, but he explains the political struggles in the colonies quite well. This is a smooth and easy read. Endnotes, bibliography, and a plate section with relevant illustrations.… (més)