The second book in the historian's trilogy continues his account of the Civil War years from a first person perspective, as he takes on the personas of eleven major players from the time period
The United States provided the bulk of the forces arrayed against Iraq, with the U.S. Army contributing the greatest portion of the ground force. The Whirlwind War tells the story of this pivotal chapter in the Army's history.
Thirty years after its publication Ferol Egan’s now classic tale continues to enlighten and engage readers.
"My purpose in writing this book was twofold: first, to supply a long-standing deficiency in Kansas historical literature (which has concentrated almost exclusively on the pre-Civil War period) by describing the political, military, social ...
Angel in the Whirlwind is the epic tale of the American Revolution, from its roots among tax-weary colonists to the triumphant Declaration of Independence and eventual victory and liberty, recounted by Benson Bobrick, lauded by The New York ...
Overwhelmed with debt following its victory in the French and Indian Wars, England began imposing harsh new tariffs and taxes on the colonies in the 1760s. When it did, the...
For the stand made by the French Army along the Aisne and Somme, see Martin S. Alexander, “After Dunkirk: The French Army's Performance against 'Case Red', 25 May to 25 June 1940.” War in History, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2007), pp. 219-264.
Washington, George: Philander Chase, et al., eds., The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series ... 2010); Thomas P. Slaughter, Independence: The Tangled Roots of the American Revolution (New York, 2013); Gordon S. Wood, ...
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A woman’s true account of eighteen years as a Soviet prisoner: “Not even Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich matches it.”—The New York Times Book Review In the late 1930s, Eugenia Ginzburg was a wife ...