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Author : Robert A. Miller
Publisher : Reprint Company Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Division Commander written by Robert A. Miller and published by Reprint Company Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Bobbitt Townsend
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826272150
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Yankee Warhorse written by Mary Bobbitt Townsend and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2010-03-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A German-born Union officer in the American Civil War, Maj. Gen. Peter Osterhaus served from the first clash in the western theater until the final surrender of the war. Osterhaus made a name for himself within the army as an energetic and resourceful commander who led his men from the front. He was one of the last surviving Union major general and military governor of Mississippi in the early days of Reconstruction. This first full-length study of the officer documents how, despite his meteoric military career, his accomplishments were underreported even in his own day and often misrepresented in the historical record. Mary Bobbitt Townsend corrects previous errors about his life and offers new insights into his contributions to major turning points in the war at Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and Atlanta, as well as other battles. Townsend draws on battle reports not found in the Official Records, on personal papers, and on other nonpublished material to examine Osterhaus’s part in the major battles in the West as well as in minor engagements. She tells how he came into his own in the Vicksburg campaign and proved himself through skill with artillery, expertise in intelligence gathering, and taking the lead in hostile territory—blazing the trail down the west side of the river for the entire Union army and then covering Grant’s back for a month during the siege. At Chattanooga, Osterhaus helped Joe Hooker strategize the rout at Lookout Mountain; at Atlanta, he led the Fifteenth Corps, the largest of the four corps making Sherman's March to the Sea. Townsend also documents his contributions in the battles of Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Ringgold Gap, and Resaca and shows that he played a crucial role in Canby’s Mobile Bay operations at the end of the war. In addition to reporting Osterhaus’s wartime experiences, Townsend describes his experiences as a leader in the 1848–1849 Rebellion in his native Germany, his frustration during his term as Mississippi’s governor, and his stint as U.S. consul to France during the Franco-Prussian War. Osterhaus stood out from other volunteer officers in his understanding of tactics and logistics, even though his careful field preparation led to criticism by historians that he was unduly cautious in battle. Yankee Warhorse sets the record straight on this important Civil War general as it opens a new window on the war in the West.
Author : Debi Unger
Publisher : Harper
ISBN 13 : 9780060577193
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (771 download)
Download or read book George Marshall written by Debi Unger and published by Harper. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on exhaustive research and filled with rich detail, George Marshall is sure to be hailed as the definitive work on one of the most influential figures in American history—the general who ran the U.S. campaign during the Second World War, the secretary of state who oversaw the successful rebuilding of postwar Europe, and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. While Eisenhower Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, MacArthur, Nimitz, and Leahy waged battles in Europe and the Pacific, one military leader, George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945, actually ran World War II for America, overseeing all personnel and logistics. This biography, the first to offer a complete picture of his life, follows George C. Marshall from his childhood in western Pennsylvania and his training at the Virginia Military Institute to his role during and after World War II and his death in 1959 at the age of seventy-eight. It casts light on the inspiration he took from historical role models, such as George Washington and Robert E. Lee, and his relationships with military brass, the Washington political establishment, and world leaders, from Harry Truman to Chiang Kai-shek. It explores Marshall's triumphs and defeats during World War II, and his contributions through two critical years of the emerging Cold War—including the transformative Marshall Plan, which saved Western Europe from Soviet domination, and his failed attempt to unite China's Nationalists and Communists.
Author : Alan Axelrod
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250109337
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Patton: A Biography written by Alan Axelrod and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George S. Patton embodied contradiction: a cavalryman steeped in romantic military tradition, he nevertheless pulled a reluctant American military into the most advanced realms of highly mobile armored warfare. An autocratic snob, Patton created unparalleled rapport and loyalty with the lowliest private in his command; an outspoken racist, he led the only racially integrated U.S. military unit in World War II; an exuberantly profane man, he prayed daily and believed God had destined him for military greatness; a profoundly insecure individual, he made his Third Army the most self-confident and consistently victorious fighting force in the European theater. From Patton's boyhood battling dyslexia and becoming an avid reader, to his leadership strategies that modernized the U.S. army, Alan Axelrod delivers a fascinating account of Patton's life and legacy.
Author : Darrell Collins
Publisher : Savas Beatie
ISBN 13 : 1611210097
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Major General Robert E Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia written by Darrell Collins and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALIST FOR BIOGRAPHY, 2008, ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD WINNER, 2009, THE DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON SOUTHERN HISTORY Jedediah Hotchkiss, Stonewall Jackson’s renowned mapmaker, expressed the feelings of many contemporaries when he declared that Robert Rodes was the best division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. This well-deserved accolade is all the more remarkable considering that Rodes, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and a prewar railroad engineer, was one of a very few officers in Lee’s army to rise so high without the benefit of a West Point education. Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography, is the first deeply researched scholarly biography on this remarkable Confederate officer. From First Manassas in 1861 to Third Winchester in 1864, Rodes served in all the great battles and campaigns of the legendary Army of Northern Virginia. He quickly earned a reputation as a courageous and inspiring leader who delivered hard-hitting attacks and rock steady defensive efforts. His greatest moment came at Chancellorsville in the spring of 1863, when he spearheaded Stonewall Jackson’s famous flank attack that crushed the left wing of General Hooker’s Army of the Potomac. Rodes began the conflict with a deep yearning for recognition and glory, coupled with an indifferent attitude toward religion and salvation. When he was killed at the height of his glorious career at Third Winchester on September 19, 1864, a trove of prayer books and testaments were found on his corpse. Based upon exhaustive new research, Darrell Collins’s new biography breathes life into a heretofore largely overlooked Southern soldier. Although Rodes’ widow consigned his personal papers to the flames after the war, Collins has uncovered a substantial amount of firsthand information to complete this compelling portrait of one of Robert E. Lee’s most dependable field generals. Darrell L. Collins is the author of several books on the Civil War, including General William Averell’s Salem Raid: Breaking the Knoxville Supply Line (1999) and Jackson’s Valley Campaign: The Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic (The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series, 1993). A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Darrell and his wife Judith recently relocated to Conifer, Colorado.
Author : Byron Farwell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393310863
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Stonewall written by Byron Farwell and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first major biography of Stonewall Jackson in more than 30 years, Farwell reveals the quirky, obsessive, dark personality behind the legendary Confederate general who died at Chancellorsville. Despite many limitations, Jackson's genius was unquestionable, as revealed in this meticulously researched narrative. Photos.
Author : Alden Hatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book General Ike written by Alden Hatch and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this biography, the author explores Eisenhower's boyhood in Kansas, his courtship of Mamie Doud, his Army career, and his pivotal role in World War II. It also looks at this administrative duties at Columbia University after the War. The book describes his political ideas, his opinion of Senator Robert A. Taft, and his attitude torwards the Presidency.
Author : Gerald M. Carbone
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780230612938
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Nathanael Greene written by Gerald M. Carbone and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Revolutionary War began, Nathanael Greene was a private in the militia, the lowest rank possible, yet he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer--celebrated as one of three most important generals. Upon taking command of America's Southern Army in 1780, Nathanael Greene was handed troops that consisted of 1,500 starving, nearly naked men. Gerald Carbone explains how within a year, the small worn-out army ran the British troops out of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina and into the final trap at Yorktown. Despite his huge military successes and tactical genius Greene's story has a dark side. Gerald Carbone drew on 25 years of reporting and researching experience to create his chronicle of Greene's unlikely rise to success and his fall into debt and anonymity.
Author : Raymond F. Toliver
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Fighter General written by Raymond F. Toliver and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolf Galland began World War II in Poland, as a lieutenant and squadron commander, flying obsolescent biplanes. He ended the war as a Lieutenant General - and was again a squadron commander - this time flying Me 262 jet fighters. In all of aviation history there is no comparable rise and fall by a fighter pilot. The most famous German ace and fighter leader of his generation, Galland's story is simultaneously that of the Luftwaffe Fighter Arm, in which he served from foundation to finish. Fighter General recounts the career of an outstanding combat leader torn from the fighter cockpit to defend his country - and sometimes his own pilots - in the bizarre bureaucracy of the Luftwaffe High Command. Galland's battles against the Allied air forces, both as a general and in individual combat, hold no less drama than his head-on battles with Goering and Hitler. Galland's triumphs and tragedies, his friends and his flames, his humor and heartaches pulse anew in Fighter General. Here in this official biography is real-life adventure to shame the wildest fiction.
Author : John Aikin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book General Biography written by John Aikin and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Gariepy
Publisher : Chariot Victor Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781564760449
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)
Download or read book General of God's Army written by Henry Gariepy and published by Chariot Victor Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Leist Redwin Cates
Publisher : London : Longmans, Green
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of General Biography written by William Leist Redwin Cates and published by London : Longmans, Green. This book was released on 1867 with total page 2414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richmal Mangnall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.V/5 ( download)
Download or read book Historical and Miscellaneous Questions ... With a Selection of British and General Biography written by Richmal Mangnall and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward A. Miller
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570031106
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Lincoln's Abolitionist General written by Edward A. Miller and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sentiments than Lincoln, the two developed a friendship that lasted until Lincoln's death. Miller details the evolution of their relationship, from their early correspondence to Hunter's leading role in the trial of those accused of Lincoln's assassination. Dealing extensively with Hunter's Civil War experience, Miller recounts the general's wounding at Bull Run and leadership of the Department of the South at Hilton Head Island, where he issued an order to free the.
Author : William F. McConnell
Publisher : White Mane Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Remember Reno written by William F. McConnell and published by White Mane Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Them in irons. He was a friend of West Point classmate Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, but later fought him in two battles. Whether friend's or foe's bullet caused his death in 1862 has long been a matter of controversy among historians. He was buried with a famous Barbara Fritchie flag. These, and his many other achievements would seem to be the attributes for lasting fame, but it was not to be. Jesse Lee Reno is now nearly forgotten except for a few scholars and.
Author : Bradley T. Gericke
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 0313383774
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book David Petraeus written by Bradley T. Gericke and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth and forthright biography examines the personal and professional life of General David Petraeus, today's most prominent military leader. David Petraeus: A Biography offers an objective assessment of the life and career of the man who is arguably the most important military figure of the decade and certainly an officer who has had an enormous impact on U.S. military strategy and policy. The biography examines the full range of Petraeus's experiences, from his youth in New York to his involvement with the 101st Airborne Division to the 2007 MoveOn.org controversy. The author, a military historian and army strategist, explores the general's considerable influence on officer development, as well as the ways in which his integration of diplomatic, economic, and informational components into military campaigns have transformed the Department of Defense's approach to warfare. Readers will be able to clearly trace Petraeus's rise to prominence and discover how his actions have shaped, and been shaped by, current events in the United States and the Middle East.
Author : David A. Smith
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780313323539
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)
Download or read book George S. Patton written by David A. Smith and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When many Americans think of George S. Patton, they conjure the image of George C. Scott. Yet the movie could only tell a compressed version of Patton's remarkable life. This book presents the full complexity of one of America's most famous generals. A thorough bibliography of print and electronic sources and a timeline that plots key events in Patton's life and career complete the book.
