John Prados

21 book reviews, 8 books reviewed in The Journal of Military History, 1992 to 2014.

Book reviews by John Prados

  1. Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, by Robert K. Massie506

    Vol. 56, No. 3, July 1992

  2. The Invasion of Japan: Alternative to the Bomb, by John Ray Skates549–550

    Vol. 58, No. 3, July 1994

  3. Hitler's Japanese Confidant: General Oshima Hiroshi and Magic Intelligence 1941-1945, by Carl Boyd349–350

    Vol. 59, No. 2, April 1995

  4. Trial by Fire: The 1972 Easter Offensive, America's Last Vietnam Battle, by Dale Andrade561

    Vol. 59, No. 3, July 1995

  5. Secret Army, Secret War: Washington's Tragic Spy Operation in North Vietnam, by Sedgwick Tourison and James E. Parker585–586

    Vol. 60, No. 3, July 1996

  6. Victory at Any Cost: The Genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, by Cecil B. Currey and John Colvin649

    Vol. 61, No. 3, July 1997

  7. Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941, by David C. Evans and Mark R. Peattie635–636

    Vol. 62, No. 3, July 1998

  8. Strategy in Vietnam: The Marines and Revolutionary Warfare in I Corps, 1965-1972, by Michael A. Hennessey497

    Vol. 63, No. 2, April 1999

  9. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Defining Year, 1968, by Jack Shulimson755–756

    Vol. 63, No. 3, July 1999

  10. Battlefield: Vietnam1045–1046

    Vol. 63, No. 4, October 1999

  11. Origins of the Pacific War and the Importance of "Magic", by Keiichiro Komatsu882

    Vol. 64, No. 3, July 2000

  12. The Scar That Binds: American Culture and the Vietnam War, by Keith Beattie574

    Vol. 65, No. 2, April 2001

  13. Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966, by John M. Carland1167

    Vol. 65, No. 4, October 2001

  14. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy, 1957-1960, and: The Chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1949-1999639–640

    Vol. 67, No. 2, April 2003

  15. American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy1006–1007

    Vol. 67, No. 3, July 2003

  16. History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1969-19701344–1346

    Vol. 67, No. 4, October 2003

  17. Spies for Nimitz: Joint Military Intelligence in the Pacific War1006–1008

    Vol. 68, No. 3, July 2004

  18. The Admirals' Advantage: U.S. Navy Operational Intelligence in World War II and the Cold War865–867

    Vol. 70, No. 3, July 2006

  19. Foreign Relations of the United States 1969-1976, vol. 6, Vietnam: January 1969-July 1970, by Edward C. Keefer and Carolyn Yee, editors596–598

    Vol. 71, No. 2, April 2007

  20. RAND in Southeast Asia: A History of the Vietnam War Era, by Mai Elliott1338–1339

    Vol. 74, No. 4, October 2010

  21. Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991, by Piero Gleijeses1175–1177

    Vol. 78, No. 3, July 2014

Books by John Prados reviewed in the Journal

  1. The Hidden History of the Vietnam War, by John Prados744

    Reviewed by Vol. 59, No. 4, October 1995

  2. Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II, by John Prados389

    Reviewed by Vol. 60, No. 2, April 1996

  3. The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War, by John Prados499

    Reviewed by Vol. 63, No. 2, April 1999

  4. America Confronts Terrorism: Understanding the Danger and How to Think about It, by John Prados1278

    Reviewed by Vol. 66, No. 4, October 2002

  5. Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA, by John Prados1013–1015

    Reviewed by Vol. 73, No. 3, July 2009

  6. Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975, by John Prados207–212

    Reviewed by and Vol. 74, No. 1, January 2010

  7. Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe, by John Prados610–611

    Reviewed by Vol. 76, No. 2, April 2012

  8. Storm over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy, by John Prados606–607

    Reviewed by Vol. 81, No. 2, April 2017

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