▁Taylor ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Mark ▁Collins ▁Jenkins , ▁an ▁illustrated ▁National ▁Geographic ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁" an ▁eng aging ▁series ▁of ▁narr atives ▁filled ▁with ▁fasc in ating ▁historical ▁fl ots am " ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁authors ▁" s eld om ▁eng age ▁in ▁cheer leading , ▁offering ▁instead ▁a ▁capt iv ating ▁story ." ▁ ▁Taylor ' s ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁book , ▁C ork ▁Wars : ▁In tr igue ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁published ▁by ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁Press , ▁as ▁Gr ady ▁Har p ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁" read s ▁like ▁a ▁thr iller ▁… ▁particularly ▁tim ely ▁as ▁we ▁step ▁light ly ▁though ▁port ents ▁of ▁possible ▁similar ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁consp i racy . ▁Br illiant ▁writing !” ▁Histor ian ▁Douglas ▁Br ink ley ▁called ▁C ork ▁Wars ▁" a ▁mar vel ous ▁history ," ▁adding , ▁" T aylor ▁gives ▁a ▁v ivid ▁slice ▁of ▁life ▁from ▁that ▁time ▁that ▁speak s ▁to ▁our s . ▁A ▁land mark ▁achiev ement ." ▁In ▁the ▁Washington ▁Independent ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁C ath y ▁Alter ▁wrote , ▁" As ▁he ▁demonstrated ▁with ▁his ▁previous ▁book , ▁G ins eng , ▁the ▁Div ine ▁Root , ▁Taylor ▁has ▁a ▁kn ack ▁for ▁taking ▁uns ung ▁hero es ▁and ▁elev ating ▁them ▁to ▁star ▁status ." ▁Alter ▁called ▁Soul ▁of ▁a ▁People ▁"