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  • Resolute Rebel

    General Roswell S. Ripley, Charleston's Gallant Defender

    by Chet Bennett ...
    The first biography of the general's complex, often contradictory military service in the US and Confederate armies and his postwar British exploits.Roswell S. Ripley (1823–1887) was a man of considerable contradictions exemplified by his distinguished antebellum service in the US Army, followed by a controversial career as a Confederate general. After the war he was active as an engineer ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Border

    Twenty Life Stories From Four Continents

    by Paul Bennett ...
    This is a fascinating collection of vignettes drawn from the author’s family, youth, career, and travel. Paul Bennett provides readers with his unique perspective on his grandfather’s tragic death in WWI, Canada’s 1970 October Crisis, and the joys of an adolescent summer picking mushrooms in the French Pyrenées. The author recalls interviewing Cambodian refugees after the horrors of the Khmer ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • U. S. Grant: The Civil War Years

    Grant Moves South and Grant Takes Command

    by Bruce Catton ...
    Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Bruce Catton's acclaimed two-book biography of complex and controversial Union commander Ulysses S. Grant.New York Times BestsellersIn these two comprehensive and engaging volumes, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton follows the wartime movements of Ulysses S. Grant, detailing the Union commander's bold tactics and his relentless dedication to achieving ... Read more

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  • Grant Moves South

    by Bruce Catton ...
    A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian looks at the complex, controversial Union commander who ensured the Confederacy's downfall in the Civil War.In this New York Times bestseller, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton narrows his focus on commander Ulysses S. Grant, whose bold tactics and relentless dedication to the Union ultimately ensured a Northern victory in the nation's bloodiest ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Grant Takes Command

    by Bruce Catton ...
    The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian's New York Times –bestselling biography of Ulysses S. Grant and his leadership during the Civil War."Lively and absorbing." — The New York Times Book ReviewThis conclusion to Bruce Catton's acclaimed history of General Grant begins in the summer of 1863. After Grant's bold and decisive triumph over the Confederate Army at Vicksburg, Pr... ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Holidays in Heck

    A Former War Correspondent Experiences Frightening Vacation Fun

    by P. J. O'Rourke ...
    Humorous essays from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author on travel, late-life parenting, and other perils.P. J. O'Rourke, hailed as "one of America's most hilarious writers" by Time, is the author of the classic travelogue Holidays in Hell, in which he traversed the globe on a fun-finding mission to what were then some of the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and ... Read more

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  • Crossroads of Freedom : Antietam

    Antietam

    by James M. McPherson ...
    Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
    The Battle of Antietam fought on September 17 1862 was the bloodiest single day in American history with more than 6000 soldiers killed--four times the number lost on D-Day and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom America's most eminent Civil War historian James M. McPherson paints a masterful account of this pivotal battle the events that led ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • A Buff Looks at the American Civil War

    A Look at the United States’ Greatest Conflict from the Point of View of a Civil War Buff

    by Shon Powers ...
    There have been thousands of books put out about the Civil War, but none by a Civil War Buff, so I wrote one. This book was a produce of five years' work and puts the war in a way that casual fans of the war will be surprised at what took place. This book is in three parts: Civil War Timeline: the events, battles, politics, and personal observations of those who were a part of the war. Things that ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The A to Z of World War II

    The War Against Japan

    by Anne Sharp Wells ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    World War II dominates world history today as it dominated world attention over 60 years ago. In spite of the alliances that bound many of the same participants, the war was essentially two separate but simultaneous conflicts: one involved Japan as the major antagonist and took place mostly in Asia and Pacific; and the other, initiated by Germany and Italy, was contested mainly in Europe, North ... Read more

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  • May You Live in Interesting Times

    by Conor O'Clery ...
    Conor O’Clery has been a witness to some of the major world events of the last thirty years, including the Troubles in Northern Ireland; the ending of the Cold War as viewed from Moscow; the reluctant opening up of China to the West; the Clinton years in the White House; and the 9/11 attacks. As foreign correspondent for The Irish Times, he was the first western journalist to open an office in ... Read more

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  • Ulysses S. Grant: A Victor, Not a Butcher

    The Military Genius of the Man Who Won the Civil War

    by Edward H. Bonekemper III ...
    Ulysses S. Grant is often accused of being a cold-hearted butcher of his troops. In Ulysses S. Grant: A Victor, Not a Butcher, historian Edward H. Bonekemper III proves that Grant's casualty rates actually compared favorably with those of other Civil War generals. His perseverance, decisiveness, moral courage, and political acumen place him among the greatest generals of the Civil War; indeed, of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD