Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander offers a fresh and cogent analysis of Stonewall Jackson's military genius and reveals how the Civil War might have ended differently if Jackson's strategies had been adopted.
The Civil War of 1861-65 pitted the industrial North against the agricultur[...]
In 1940, as Hitler plotted to conquer Europe, only one nation posed a serious threat to the Third Reich's domination: France. The German command was wary of taking on the most powerful armed force on the continent. But three low-ranking generals-Eric von Manstein, Heinz Guderian, and Erwin Rommel-we[...]
Most of us rally around the glory of the Allies' victory over the Nazis in World War II. The story is often told of how the good fight was won by an astonishing array of manpower and stunning tactics. However, what is often overlooked is how the intersection between Adolf Hitler's influential person[...]
Provides a close-up look at pivotal battles--ranging from Agincourt and Waterloo to Gettysburg and Austerlitz--and profiles great military commanders as it examines thirteen key rules of battle that have determined victory or defeat from ancient times to the present day. Reprint. 20,000 first printi[...]