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Par Benson Bobrick. 2009
Biography of Virginia-born Union general George Thomas (1816-1870), who was compared to George Washington by his officers and soldiers. Discusses…
Thomas's family life, his decision to stay in the federal army, his successful military campaigns, and his marginalization by rivals Ulysses Grant and William Sherman. Some strong language. 2009Par Bevin Alexander. 2007
Military historian posits that the South would have been victorious had Confederate president Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee…
followed General Stonewall Jackson's advice and attacked factories, railroads, and farms in the North rather than engaging in frontal assaults. Details crucial battles that support this theory. 2007Par M. William Phelps. 2008
Biography of famed patriot and American Revolution hero Nathan Hale (1755-1776), who was hung by the British for spying. Uses…
primary sources to detail Hale's years at Yale and his teaching career before he joined the Connecticut militia. Some violence. 2008Par Nancy Isenberg. 2007
Biography of Revolutionary War veteran, lawyer, and vice president Aaron Burr (1756-1836). Portrays the lies, slander, and factionalism of late-eighteenth-…
and early-nineteenth-century American politics. Details rival Alexander Hamilton's subversion of Burr's career before their 1804 duel. Analyzes Burr's involvement with General James Wilkinson and Burr's 1807 trial for treason. 2007Par Ishmael Beah. 2007
The author recalls experiences as a war refuge and as a thirteen-year-old soldier forced to join the Sierra Leone army.…
Beah describes his participation in mass slaughters, rehabilitation, immigration to America, and involvement with UNICEF. Violence. 2007Par Nicholas Lemann. 2006
Chronicles post-Civil War Reconstruction's degeneration into Jim Crow laws. Describes the 1873 Easter Sunday massacre in Colfax, Louisiana, and the…
armed campaign of racial violence. Highlights the attempts of former Union general Adelbert Ames, governor of Mississippi, to preserve black civil rights. Violence and some strong language. 2006Par Karen DeYoung. 2006
Washington Post reporter interviews retired general Colin Powell to chronicle his rise from a son of Jamaican immigrants to U.S.…
Secretary of State. Highlights his army life that culminated with his role as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and explains his decision not to run for president. 2006Par Colin L Powell. 1995
Powell shares with his fellow Americans what he believes has been a great life. The son of immigrants, he was…
raised in New York's South Bronx and was undistinguished in school. But he found his place in life when he joined the ROTC and the army. Powell's is a story of hard work and good luck, of service, and of love from and for the people who helped make the former general and Joint Chiefs chairman a popular figure in the 1990s. Bestseller. 1995Par Leonard Bird. 2005
Memoir composed of accounts and poems confronting the legacy and future of nuclear warfare. Bird reflects on his visits to…
post-war Hiroshima and his experiences at the Nevada Test Site in 1957, when his marine unit was exposed to radiation during atomic detonations, which later caused his cancer. 2005Par Adam Nicolson. 2005
The author views Admiral Horatio Nelson in terms of a religious but brutal British culture that condoned war. Posits that…
"the twinning of apocalypse and millennium, of violence leading to peace," resulted in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, in which England defeated Napoleonic France. Violence. 2005Par David G. McCullough. 2005
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian chronicles the struggles of the Continental Army during the disastrous year of 1776. Highlights George Washington's failed…
New York campaign and the retreat across New Jersey. Assesses the political, economic, and social problems the young nation encountered during the turbulent months from August to December. Bestseller. 2005Par Terry Golway. 2005
Biography of American Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), who was born a Rhode Island Quaker but chose to fight…
for independence. Details his career as George Washington's quartermaster general and his appointment as leader of the southern theater. Outlines how Greene forced the British to concede at Yorktown. 2005Par H. Paul Jeffers. 2003
A biography of captain Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973), the much decorated "Ace of Aces" who destroyed twenty-six enemy planes in World…
War I. Fascinated with engines and speed, he began his career as a race-car driver, becoming third-ranked in the country. He later founded Eastern Airlines. 2003Par Veterans History Project. 2004
Personal accounts of American soldiers and medical personnel active in World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam…
wars, and the Persian Gulf conflicts. Extracts from interviews, letters, and diary entries collected by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project are grouped by themes: Answering the Call, Under Fire, Coming Home. 2004Par Roy Blount. 2003
Cultural journalist and humourist with southern upbringing offers character insights on Confederate Civil War general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). Discusses…
Lee's background, the strengths and weaknesses of his military tactics, and his sense of honor. Appendixes explore Lee's sexuality, quirky humor, and attitude toward slavery. 2003Par Evan Thomas. 2003
Biography of the "great sea warrior," born in Scotland in 1747, who went to sea at age thirteen. Describes his…
career in the fledgling American Continental Navy, his later exploits in Europe and Russia, and his burial in an obscure Paris grave in 1792. 2003Par John S. D. Eisenhower. 2003
The son of General Dwight D. Eisenhower draws on his own observations and research as a military historian to describe…
his father's relationships with World War II associates. Essays portray Ike's interactions with George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Charles de Gaulle, and Winston Churchill, among others. Some strong language. 2003Par James T. De Kay. 2004
Biography of early American hero Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) by well-known naval historian. Portraying Decatur as a brilliant, fearless, and adored…
commander, de Kay recounts his rise to national prominence through exploits in the Barbary wars and the War of 1812. Offers new details on Decatur's tragic death in a senseless duel. 2004Par Joseph J. Ellis. 2004
Author of Founding Brothers (DB 51469) delves into the life and times of America's first president. Uses personal papers and…
historical accounts to recreate the man who was a French and Indian War soldier, plantation owner, businessman, and savvy politician who forged a new nation. Bestseller. 2004Par General Tommy Franks. 2004
Retired army general and former commander in chief of U.S. Central Command recollects his childhood and decorated thirty-eight-year military career…
including service in Vietnam, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Provides an inside look at the war on terror. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2004