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The story of LeMay's career begins in WW II with the Flying Fortresses and the air strikes against Japan. Later he launches the Berlin Air Lift in 1948 and serves as Air Force Chief of Staff under Kennedy.
V.1 Education of a general, 1880-1939; v.2 Ordeal and hope, 1939-1942; v.3 Organizer of victory, 1942-1945; v.4 Statesman, 1945-1959.
V.1 Education of a general, 1880-1939; v.2 Ordeal and hope, 1939-1942; v.3 Organizer of victory, 1942-1945; v.4 Statesman, 1945-1959.
A chronicle of the January, 1815 Battle of New Orleans describes how the American general, Andrew Jackson, unexpectedly joined forces with raffish French buccaneer, Jean Laffite, to repel an invasion of British troops from the Louisiana city.
One hundred of World War II's most influential persons, illustrated, with brief vignettes providing facts on each one.
Combining biography and Washington's own writings with his own comments and sidebars, Beck explores our nation's first president and describes how Washington's beliefs and values--beliefs and values which united a country in an age even more fractious than our own--are especiall…
Ferdinand Foch ended the First World War as marshal of France and supreme commander of the Allied armies on the Western Front. Foch in command is a pioneering study of his contribution to the Allied victory. Elizabeth Greenhalgh uses contemporary notebooks, letters, and document…
Ferdinand Foch ended the First World War as marshal of France and supreme commander of the Allied armies on the Western Front. Foch in command is a pioneering study of his contribution to the Allied victory. Elizabeth Greenhalgh uses contemporary notebooks, letters, and document…
Review: "The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. He should be heralded and celebrated today; but he is not. So who is Scipio Africanus?" "He is …
Presents the life of the Confederate general, who graduated from West Point, fought in the Mexican War in 1846, and whose decisions as a military leader in the Civil War led others to call him "Stonewall."
Presents the life and military exploits of the famous Carthaginian general.
