military history

"Tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"--Publisher.

Presents a two-volume set that chronicles America's wars from 1775 to 2005, and includes essays that describe major battles and campaigns along with discussions of key issues of each conflict.

Covers American wars from colonial times to the Gulf War in 1991, including the American Revolution, Civil War, Cold War, Vietnam War and both world wars, discussing its significance, background, causes, and battles, arranged chronologically.

Covers U.S. military institutions and policies from Colonial times to the present. Also discusses major military campaigns.

A history of the Revolutionary War, explaining how and why American colonists were able to seize victory from the British.

Presents a year-by-year account of war in North America since 1521. Includes many photos, maps, and illustrations.

Recounts events during which, immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, a small group of U.S. Special Forces soldiers entered Afghanistan on horseback to capture the city of Mazar-i-Sharif and were ambushed in a battle in which they were outnumbered forty to one.

Explores the facets of the Civil War general's career and the ways he shaped, and was shaped by, the goals and ambitions of a young republic.

A look at the times and people of a new democratic government challenged with survival by pirates, wars with England and Mexico, and governing new lands.

The dramatic story of the Allies' liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II is recaptured, beginning with the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Readers learn how the Allies planned and executed this amazing amphibious assault that, while costly, allowed them to gain a key foothold in Europe.