Presents a biography of Robert E. Lee, General of the Confederate army in the American Civil War, from his earliest childhood experinces--poverty, and the death of his father--to his education at West Point Military Academy, his military career, and his service to the Confederacy.
Chronicles the life of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, discussing his childhood, schooling at the United States Military Academy, service during the Mexican War, role in the Civil War, presidency, and other related topics.
Presents a history of the tense, often combative, relations between Soviet Russia and the United States from the end of World War II to the fall of communism in 1989.
