Page Navigation

HOME PAGE
AUTHOR BIO
LINKS
REVIEWS
CONTACTS
NEWS & EVENTS

To purchase books online, click below:

Book Reviews

"The Sound of Freedom"
"Naval Weapons Technology at Dahlgren, Virginia 1918-2006"
By James P. Rife & Rodney P. Carlisle

Reviewed By Steve Wolfe

" For most of us who live in the Dahlgren area, the rumble of guns is a fact of everyday life whose greatest inconvenience is usually a need to re-straighten the pictures on our walls cast askew by a busy day of testing. Further up the Machodoc Creek, the occasional explosions at Pumpkin Neck stir the Bald Eagles and ospreys, who quickly resume their normal routines.

Eagles and ospreys aside, for many the roar of the guns and explosions means more than just a busy day at the base. They also signal that the Navy's mission at Dahlgren goes forward as it prepares to enter its tenth decade of service to our nation. In short, what we hear is "The sound of freedom." Read more!

List of reviews: