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Study of the life of George Armstrong Custer, examining his role in the Civil War and the postwar decade, looking at his romance and marriage to his devoted wife Libbie, and discussing the disasterous battle at Little Big Horn.

"Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West Point he graduated second in his class! In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee was offered the opportunity to command the Union forces. However, even though he was against the war, his loyalty to his home state of Virginia wouldn't let him fight for the North."--Amazon.com.

When a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan goes tragically wrong, a treasonous group called the "Sons of Liberty" to unravel American foreign policy. Army majors Cindy Sherman and Bud Lewis become involved.

"A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions. Now, the city's god is dead. The city itself lies in ruins. And to its new military occupiers, the once-powerful capital is a wasteland of sectarian violence and bloody uprisings. So it makes perfect sense that General Turyin Mulaghesh--foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov,...

Patton and Rommel served their countries through two World Wars. Their temperaments, both on and off the battlefield, were overwhelmingly contrary--but their approach to modern warfare was remarkably similar. Written by a prominent military historian, this book takes a look at both figures, intertwining the stories of the paths they took and the decisions they made during the course of the Second World War--and compares the lives and careers of two...

Alexander analyzes the mindset that distinguishes a truly great commander from a merely good one. Includes Hannibal, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stonewall Jackson, Sherman, Rommel, Mao Zedong, and many others.

A biography of the Indian fighter who became the youngest General in the Army and won fame for his fatal stand at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Biography of the Indian fighter who became the youngest General in the Army and made a fatal stand at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

A biography of the brilliant southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War.

When Alexander the Great sinks into a coma without having named his successor, the battle for his throne begins.

America is caught in the lethal center of an unwinnable two-front war -- in this gripping and explosive thriller from the master of geopolitical intrigue . . . The war on terrorism has borne bitter fruit, as the radical Islamic states forge an unholy alliance with a surging China, aiming for total control of the Middle East's vast oil reserves and the strategic Strait of Malacca. As a new axis of world power simultaneously launches a devastating double-pronged...