Palgrave MacMillan, 2008. — 204 p. — (Great Generals). Dubbed by the World War II press as "The G.I. General" because of his close identification with his men, Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981) rose to command the largest exclusively American field command in U.S. history during the European Campaign. Alan Axelrod applies his signature insight and compelling prose to the life,...
Palgrave MacMillan, 2005. — 205 p. — (Great Generals). General George S. Patton (1885-1945) embodied contradiction: a cavalryman steeped in romantic military tradition, he nevertheless pulled a reluctant American military into the most advanced realms of highly mobile armored warfare. An autocratic snob, Patton created unparalleled rapport and loyalty with the lowliest private...
Harper, 2012. — 528 p. “Painstakingly researched and crafted, Larry Berman’s Zumwalt is a compelling and rich portrait of one of the nation’s great patriots.” —Walter Anderson, former editor and CEO of Parade Zumwalt is a compelling portrait of the controversial military man who is widely regarded as the founder of the modern U.S. Navy, Admiral Elmo Russell “Bud” Zumwalt. Chief...
Little, Brown, 2016. — 594 p. The author of the national best-seller The Admirals chronicles famous General Douglas MacArthur's amazing rise during World War II. World War II changed the course of history. Douglas MacArthur changed the course of World War II. Macarthur at War will go deeper into this transformative period of his life than previous biographies, drilling into the...
Lnd.: McFarland, 2009. - 264 p. One of the Civil War's most successful generals is heralded by military historians but never achieved the lasting fame of Grant, Lee, Jackson or Sherman. George Thomas's Southern birth, the ambition of fellow officers, and his action in the less-publicized Western Theater combined to keep him from attaining recognition. This comprehensive...
Penguin Books, 2012. — 432 p. General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In the New York Times bestseller All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military.Afforded extensive access by General...
Penguin Books, 2012. — 432 p. General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In the New York Times bestseller All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military.Afforded extensive access by General...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2009. — 120 p. — (Leaders of the Civil War Era). Ulysses S. Grant is a puzzling figure in American history. The 18th president of the United States had rampant corruption associated with his administration, but he was a decorated war hero famous for turning serious attacks by the Confederate army into victories for the Union and for implementing...
Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1998 - 332 p. ISBN10: 185409484X ISBN13: 9781854094841 (eng) See how Patton created and manipulated his armies for the challenging tasks at hand, how he structured his forces and kept them supplied with arms and food, and secured the men he needed from his superiors. ." . . this superb book tells more of Patton than any of his biographies ever written and...
Palgrave MacMillan, 2007. — 198 p. — (Great Generals). General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) is best remembered for his ability to adapt, a quality that catalyzed his greatest accomplishments. Adaptability has become an indispensable trait for military leadership in an era of technological leaps that guarantee the nature of war will radically change during the span of an...
Univercity of Nebraska Press, 2009. - 328 p. Lt. Charles B. Gatewood (1853–96), an educated Virginian, served in the Sixth U.S. Cavalry as the commander of Indian scouts. Gatewood was largely accepted by the Native peoples with whom he worked because of his efforts to understand their cultures. It was precisely this connection between Gatewood and the Indians, and with Geronimo...
Palgrave MacMillan, 2008. — 206 p. — (Great Generals). This persuasive biography sheds light on the nation's first modern combat commander who set the standard for today's four-star officers. Though the U.S. entered WWI with inadequate forces, in just over a year General John J. Pershing (1860-1948) had built and hurled a one million man army against forty battle-hardened...
Palgrave MacMillan, 2006. — 193 p. — (Great Generals). A modest and unassuming man, General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) never lost a battle, leading the Union to victory over the Confederacy during the Civil War, ultimately becoming President of the reunited states. Grant revolutionized military warfare by creating new leadership tactics by integrating new technologies in...
University of Missouri Press, 2006. — 157 p. Missouri’s history is replete with strong and adventurous leaders, from Lewis and Clark to Harry S. Truman. It is no surprise, then, that the Show-Me State has produced a great number of military men and women, including thirty who attained the rank of general. In this clearly written and richly illustrated book, James F. Muench has...
Random House, 2014. — 432 p. William Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. Fierce Patriot is a bold, revisionist portrait of how this iconic and enigmatic figure exerted an outsize impact on the American landscape — and the American character. America’s first “celebrity” general, William Tecumseh Sherman was a man of many faces. Some of them were...
University of Oklahoma Press, 2016. — 308 p. Unlike the flashy and self-promoting George Armstrong Custer, Civil War veteran and Indian fighter Ranald Slidell Mackenzie is not well known today. In the late nineteenth century, however, Mackenzie ranked among the best known and most effective of a group of young army colonels who led in the defeat of the Plains Indians and the...
Palgrave MacMillan, 2008. — 204 p. This brief biography focuses more on the political career of general Andrew Jackson than on his military heroism at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. It nevertheless provides an overview of the martial events that made Jackson's rise to the presidency possible. Robert Remini is widely touted as one of the great historians of the...
Palgrave MacMillan, 2007. — 205 p. — (Great Generals). Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906-1990) was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was responsible for tens of thousands of civilian deaths--a fact he liked to celebrate by smoking Cuban...
University of Missouri, 2010 - 288 p. A German-born Union officer in the American Civil War, Maj. Gen. Peter Osterhaus served from the first clash in the western theater until the final surrender of the war. Osterhaus made a name for himself within the army as an energetic and resourceful commander who led his men from the front. He was one of the last surviving Union major...
Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. — 198 p. — (Great Generals). General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) famously said War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it. This statement has contributed to his mythic status as a grim-visaged Civil War character who embodied implacable war. Utilizing unique and highly successful maneuvering techniques, Sherman was an original, decisive, and...
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