military leadership

Chronicles the military leadership of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, his strategic insight, and how he often overstepped the boundaries of his political office to assume the role of commander in chief, ultimately changing the course of the war and saving the Union.

A history of the laws of war in American history describing the code Lincoln issued in the Civil War, its rules on torture, prisoners of war, assassination, and more that quickly became foundations of the modern laws of war and today's Geneva Conventions.

Describes the public career of Dwight Eisenhower beginning at the time he was named Supreme Commander after the Teheran Conference in 1943, during World War II.

Presents a study of how General Ulysses S. Grant obtained and used military intelligence during the Civil War, discussing the increasingly sophisticated methods he employed to learn about his enemy.

George Washington, worried that his troops are not a match for the mighty British army, is inspired by a poem written to him by Phillis Wheatley, a former slave, who knew what it was like to long for freedom.

Presents an in-depth look into the secret debates, tension, and distrust within the White House, the Pentagon, and State Department from mid-2006 to mid-2008 over the way the war in Iraq has been handled.

A biography of British politician Winston Churchill, covering his role as a soldier, Prime Minister, and famous military leader and strategist during WWII as well as his personal life, which involved a successful marriage and work as a painter and writer.

Recounts the Civil War battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, focusing on the opposing generals: Grant, in command of the Union forces and yet to win a battle, and his opponent, the equally untried but less fortunate Forrest.

Documents the leadership of twenty-two-year-old Lt. Col. George Washington as he led his militia against the French army at the Battle of Great Meadows in July 1754; and describes how his inexperience and tactical mistakes that lost him the battle helped shape him into the leader he ultimately became.