Hence the "may". My point was that my issue with the book may not resonate with many people, and maybe only senior officers. I don't speak for anyone but myself. Take my opinion for what it is worth or ignore if. No worries

One of the best

A couple that stand our for me:

April 1865 - The authors thesis is that one month represented a "fold" in history. A focused take on the events rather than a general history. I had read many books on the U.S. Civil War and related persons, but this offered new insights that I had not considered previously.

Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace - From a historical perspective, it is really interesting and places some world events in context. Great histories of both men and their relationship. For senior military officers, I expect you may agree with me that the author got it wrong by describing Marshall as Eisenhower's "commander". Eisenhower eclipsed Marshall, but respected him as a mentor and friend and valued his input. It highlighted the amazing impact that Marshall had on the Army and the Department of Defense. Despite what I considered a significant shortcoming of the book, I think the rest redeems the book and makes it a worthwhile read.

For me, reading digital books has been a great help. I can grab 5-10 minutes here and there without having to drag a physical book along. The other thing I suggest is not to get in a genre rut. Mix it up. I primarily read non-fiction, but every now and then I through in some good fiction. I use bookbub and that encourages me to try some titles that I might not have been willing to shell out $10-15 for. I imagine I have averaged 25 books a year for the last 20 years.

You would think that people in a books sub would have read at least one book and hence have a brain. Why do idiots here keep downvoting factually correct answers that at not antagonistic?

IANAL. If IA had only allowed a single copy of the book to be loaned out at one time would they have won their case? From my layman read, I think so.

I thought there was going to be a text graphic that said, "because their idiots". Obviously not. That is an example (to me, maybe I'm an idiot) of a graphic that is not particularly informative.

My ratings are generally like yours, but you seem a bit more focused on the editing. I certainly consider that if it reaches a point of distraction. I agree that poor proofing/editing tends to be the norm these days. It is also pretty common to find a book converted to digital with a lot of errors remaining. I read quite a lot of non-fiction and I also consider the accuracy, objectivity, and level of research. I am sure that not all of my Amazon ratings are on GR, but on GR I only have one 1-star.

Please don't upvote this idiocy

Neat story, a bit disappointing that the article didn't show the swing span. This one has some better pictures and artwork.

https://bridgehunter.com/mt/chouteau/fort-benton/