From Alexander the Great's conquest of the known world to the generals leading today's campaigns in Afghanistan, this handbook casts new light on the leaders who are forging history on the battlefield.
A detailed biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, the general of the French Revolution who later declared himself Emperor of France, from his birth on the island of Corsica to his final exile on the island of St. Helena.
When the dark magical force within him challenges his effort to forge new alliances and build a defense against a new threat, Nikolai Lantsov, the young king of Ravka, embarks on a journey to his country's most magical places to vanquish it.
how Clarence Tinker became the first Native American general
Rogers, Kim
"A biographical picture book about Clarence Tinker, a member of the Osage Nation, who endured abuse growing up at the hands of a boarding school and went on to serve in the United States Air Force in World War II"--.
Examines the strategies and weapons used by twelve of history's most accomplished military leaders, discusses the significance of the battles they fought, and includes diary entries, reenactments, and commentary from scholars.
Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome of the American Revolution.
Gods and generals (219 min.): "... reveals the spirited allegiances and fierce combat of earlier Civil War struggles, framing its tale with the fateful clashes of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville."--Container.
Recounts the late-Reconstruction Era mission of General Philip Sheridan, a Union hero dispatched to the South ten years after the Civil War to protect the rights of newly freed Black men, who were under siege by violent paramilitary groups like the White League intent on erasing their postwar gains.
how Rufus Putnam won the siege of Boston without firing a shot
Pattison, Darcy
2023
"In January 1776, George Washington had a problem: the British army controlled the city of Boston. The colonial army needed to force the British to leave. But how? Washington had a solution: ask his engineer Rufus Putnam to solve the problem. They needed to take control of the high ground, Dorchester Heights, just south of Boston. They could place cannons there to bombard the British army"--Amazon.
