A battle ready guide to the deadliest war in American history.
Completely revised for the Sesquicentennial, "The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to the Civil War, Third Edition" is a comprehensive overview of America's bloodiest war. From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at App[...]

Why should we remember General George S. Patton today? What can we learn from him? Unlike George Washington or Abraham Lincoln who seem to occupy a realm beyond that of mere mortals, Patton had great strengths and accomplished remarkable results while at the same time, he had to work to overcome h[...]

This is the newest entry in Alan Axelrod's engaging, successful "Real History" series - and the only current illustrated book on a misunderstood and mysterious topic. From the fall of Nazi Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall, a cold war raged between the US and the Soviet Union. Though not a shot[...]

For some, patriotism means flags and parades. But, as Alan Axelrod observes in this revealing review of our history, it's much more than that: True patriotism is built on a bedrock of understanding - who we are as individuals and as a nation, how our ideals and democracy have evolved, and what it re[...]

Few areas of human endeavor have produced more - or more colorful-terms than has the military. Soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen have over centuries come up with words, phrases, and acronyms to express everything from raw emotion to complex technology. The military is both a distinctive way of [...]