Stephenson, Michael

The picturesque volume is a must for history buffs, and the nice enclosure of the stereographic viewer adds visual appeal.

Though Stephenson achieves his goal of revealing the horrors of combat, some readers may prefer the coverage of this topic within such books as John Keegan's The Face of Battle or Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel. Military history buffs will want to consider.

Anyone who has seen Troll 2 (1990) will understand why it perennially appears on lists of "worst films ever...