Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of...
On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with 57 passengers and a crew of six departed from New York’s JFK International Airport en route to the tropical island of St. Maarten, but four hours and 34 minutes later...
Preface1. A Son of the Frontier2. Thwarted Ambition3. Rise to Power4. A People's Contest5. From Limited War to Revolution6. Midstream7. To Finish the Task8. With Malice Toward NoneChronology of...
The Hitler regime warns us of the destruction that ensues when a perverted ideology and a cult of leadership are combined with a polity where power is divorced from morality. This illustrated A - Z...
During World War II ten young volunteers from all over the United States came together to form the "Rosacker" crew in the 93rd Bomb Group of the 8th U.S. Air Force, flying B-24 Liberators based in...
Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this book shortly after leaving the National Security Council, where, as director and senior director for counterterrorism, they watched the rise of...
This book is about American history as seen from a very unique vantage point – aboard the “flying White House” known as AIR FORCE ONE. It reveals fascinating and sometimes hilarious inside stories of...
From their World War I deployment in the Black Sea by the Imperial Russian Navy, to their coming of age in World War II, to their role in recent conflicts in Vietnam, the Falklands, and the Persian...
Lanchester's revolutionary work on the strategy and tactics of aircraft in warfare represents a formative look at aerial combat. Written during the first use of combat aircraft in WWI, this new edition...
A seventeen-year-old who enlisted in the army in 1941 writes to describe the Bataan Death March. Other members of the greatest generation describe their war -- in such historic episodes as...
