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Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The dramatic story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century"--
When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men. In desperation, the Rough Riders were born. A unique group of volunteers, ranging from Ivy League athletes to Arizona cowboys and led by Theodore...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In World War I, telephones linked commanding generals with soldiers in muddy trenches. A woman in uniform connected almost every one of their calls, speeding the orders that won the war. Like other soldiers, the "Hello Girls" swore the Army oath and stayed for the duration. A few were graduates of elite colleges. Most were ordinary, enterprising young women motivated by patriotism and adventure, eager to test their mettle and save the world. The...
46) Glory Road
Author
Language
English
Description
Includes bibliographical references. An account of the Army of the Potomac from 1862 to 1863 when the outcome of the war was determined by the army.
50) Band of brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's nest
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
As gripping as any novel, World War II historian Ambrose tells the horrifying, hallucinatory saga of Easy Company, whose 147 members he calls the nonpareil combat paratroopers on earth circa 1941-45. Stephen Speilberg has produced the upcoming TV mini-series in the fall.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 359
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An analysis of the Civil War focuses on Generals McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant, and discusses the final defeat of General Robert E. Lee.
56) Gone for a soldier: the Civil War memoirs of Private Alfred Bellard : from the Alec Thomas Archives
Author
Pub. Date
1975
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The extraordinary true story of how JW Dear, a young Virginian who fought with Mosby's Rangers in the Civil War, went West and befriended Red Cloud, the most powerful Indian chief on the Great Northern Plains. Set during the opening of the West, the Great Sioux War of 1876, and the forcing of the Sioux onto reservations, Red Cloud and the Indian Trader is a uniquely personal insight into how betrayal, corruption, and backroom deals propelled the...
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Written by Robert Leckie, whose wartime exploits are featured in the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific, Strong Men Armed is the perennial best-selling classic account of the U.S. Marines' relentless drive through the Pacific during World War II. As scout and machine-gunner for the First Marine Division, Leckie fought in all its engagements until his wounding at Peleliu. In Strong Men Armed, Leckie uses firsthand experience and...
Pub. Date
�2001.
Language
English
Description
In the closing days of World War I, the men of the U.S. Army's 77th Division, 308th Battalion were surrounded by German troups in the Argonne Forest. Without food, water or reserve ammunition, cut off from supply and communication lines, and subjected to constant assaults and bombardments, they managed to hold off the enemy until they were finally rescued after five days of desperate action.
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