True war and combat stories

Hasso von Manteuffel gehört zu den bekanntesten deutschen Generälen des Zweiten Weltkriegs – gefeiert als taktisch brillanter Offizier, zugleich Teil eines Regimes, das Europa in die Katastrophe führte.

Ambrose Burnside, the Union general, was a major player on the Civil War stage from the first clash at Bull Run until the final summer of the war.

[A] well-written, comprehensively researched biography.

Born into a distinguished military family, Fitz John Porter (18221901) was educated at West Point and breveted for bravery in the war with Mexico.

At the time of his death, Ulysses S.

Was Robert E.

Major General Don Carlos Buell stood among the senior Northern commanders early in the Civil War, led the Army of the Ohio in the critical Kentucky theater in 186162, and helped shape the direction of the conflict during its first years.

The first major modern edition of the wartime correspondence of General William T.

General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War.

Union general John Pope was among the most controversial andmisunderstood figures to hold major command during the Civil War.

Benjamin Franklin Butler was one of the most important and controversial military and political leaders of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.

Deserve[s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.

At the time of his death, Ulysses S.

Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E.

One of the Souths most illustrious military leaders, Wade Hampton III was for a time the commander of all Lees cavalry and at the end of the war was the highest-ranking Confederate cavalry officer.

Union general John Pope was among the most controversial andmisunderstood figures to hold major command during the Civil War.

Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War.

Ambrose Burnside, the Union general, was a major player on the Civil War stage from the first clash at Bull Run until the final summer of the war.

General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia.

BOOK 12 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDFeaturing stunning illustrations from Keith Burns, bringing the story to life in vivid detailWhy did Japan decide to attack at Pearl Harbour?

The purpose of this study was to discover what was typical in the history and character of the state during the period of the Civil War and the readjustment that followed.

Andrew Pickens (17391817), the hard-fighting South Carolina militia commander of the American Revolution, was the hero of many victories against British and Loyalist forces.

The purpose of this study was to discover what was typical in the history and character of the state during the period of the Civil War and the readjustment that followed.

Although Spain was never a formal ally of the United States during the American Revolution, its entry into the war definitively tipped the balance against Britain.

Andrew Pickens (17391817), the hard-fighting South Carolina militia commander of the American Revolution, was the hero of many victories against British and Loyalist forces.

Deserve[s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.

One of the South's most illustrious military leaders, Wade Hampton III was for a time the commander of all Lee's cavalry and at the end of the war was the highest-ranking Confederate cavalry officer.

At the time of his death, Ulysses S.

Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E.

One of the Souths most illustrious military leaders, Wade Hampton III was for a time the commander of all Lees cavalry and at the end of the war was the highest-ranking Confederate cavalry officer.

General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War.

Union general John Pope was among the most controversial andmisunderstood figures to hold major command during the Civil War.

The man who gave his name to the greatest failed frontal attack in American military history, George E.

Ambrose Burnside, the Union general, was a major player on the Civil War stage from the first clash at Bull Run until the final summer of the war.

During his service in the Confederate army, Major General Lafayette McLaws (18211897) served under and alongside such famous officers as Robert E.

During his service in the Confederate army, Major General Lafayette McLaws (18211897) served under and alongside such famous officers as Robert E.

Max Benitz reports from the frontline of a highly controversial war in a perceptive and revealing account of several months spent in Afghanistan with this world-famous infantry battalion.

Although Spain was never a formal ally of the United States during the American Revolution, its entry into the war definitively tipped the balance against Britain.

An utterly gripping non-fiction adventure narrative, 'Lost in Shangri-La' is an untold true story of war, anthropology, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.

The ultimate story of escape to riches, revenge and redemption by 'the Napoleon of storytellers'.

A Times History Book of the Year 2022From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first American troops to take the fight to the enemy in the Second World War, and also the last.

The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War.

Deserve[s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.

One of the Souths most illustrious military leaders, Wade Hampton III was for a time the commander of all Lees cavalry and at the end of the war was the highest-ranking Confederate cavalry officer.

Using widely scattered and previously unknown primary sources, Parrishs biography of Confederate general Richard Taylor presents him as one of the Civil Wars most brilliant generals, eliciting strong performances from his troops in the face of manifold obstacles in three theaters of action.

During his service in the Confederate army, Major General Lafayette McLaws (18211897) served under and alongside such famous officers as Robert E.

In the first full biography of Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield (18311906), Donald B.

As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (18171876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles.