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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Sherman's forgotten general	Brian C. Melton	"Biography of Union major general Henry W. Slocum. Author explores Slocum's attitudes and tactics while serving under various Civil War generals such as George McClellan, Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker…	OL12220468W
Wiser in battle	Ricardo S. Sanchez	WISER IN BATTLE is the first book about the war in Iraq by an on-site commander. Former Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez served as Commander of Coalition Ground Forces from June 2003 to June 2004. …	OL13652852W
Historia Alexandri Magni	Quintus Curtius Rufus	The Roman historian's account of the conquests of Alexander the Great is one of the primary sources of our knowledge of the Macedonian conquest and its leader.	OL145025W
Brute	Robert Coram	Quoted from the dust jacket. ". . .arguably the most important officer in the history of the U. S. Marine Corps." ". . .Robert Coram presents us with a rich and deeply intimate portrait of the le…	OL15119796W
Battle Ready	Tom Clancy,Tony Koltz,Tony Zinni	Marine general Tony Zinni was known as the "Warrior Diplomat" during his nearly forty years of service. His credentials as a soldier were impeccable, whether he was leading troops in Vietnam, command…	OL15825370W
Eisenhower	Jean Edward Smith	In his magisterial bestseller FDR, Jean Edward Smith gave us a fresh, modern look at one of the most indelible figures in American history. Now this peerless biographer returns with a new life of Dwi…	OL15902675W
Alexander the conqueror	Laura Foreman	No one has made a mark on the world more profoundly than Alexander the Great, the young man who, through war, diplomacy, and arguably Machiavellian means, expanded his empire to include most of the W…	OL16068159W
The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga	Gyūichi Ōta	Shinchō-Kō ki, the work translated here into English under the title “The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga,” is the most important source on the career of one of the best known figures in all of Japanese h…	OL16183691W
Fortress Israel	Patrick Tyler	"Once in the military system, Israelis never fully exit," writes journalist Patrick Tyler. "They carry the military identity for life, not just through service in the reserves until age forty-nine ..…	OL16490444W
The ascent of George Washington	John E. Ferling	Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now his…	OL16660202W
My Share of the Task	Stanley A. McChrystal	General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his eventful career.	OL16714950W
Greyhound Commander	John G. Walker	While a political refugee in London, former Confederate general John G. Walker wrote a history of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Walker's account, composed shortly after the war and unp…	OL17051796W
Custer's Trials	T. J. Stiles	From the Preface... I am telling [George Armstrong Custer's] story in a particular light, with a particular sense of context. The result, I hope, is not simply an addition to a familiar story--he …	OL17368355W
American Ulysses	Ronald C. White	In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the "Trinity of Great American Leaders." But the battlefield commander–turned–commander-in-chief fell…	OL17606965W
Grant	Ron Chernow	Grant is a 2017 biography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War, served t…	OL17883071W
General George H. Thomas	Robert P. Broadwater	"Though successful and heralded by historians, Thomas never achieved the fame of Grant, Lee, Jackson or Sherman. His Southern birth, fellows' ambition, and less-publicized battles kept him from recog…	OL1824959W
Hap Arnold and the evolution of American airpower	Dik A. Daso	"From 1938 to 1946, as the first Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces - the largest, most powerful air armada that has ever been assembled - Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold fought World War II no…	OL19240283W
Hannibal	Patrick Hunt	"This authoritative biography brings to life one of the great commanders of the ancient world, Hannibal Barca of Carthage, who crossed the Alps with his war elephants to invade Italy and brought Rome…	OL19710710W
Band of giants	Jack Kelly	Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less famil…	OL19984112W
Julius Caesar	Antony Kamm	Julius Caesar was a brilliant politician who became sole ruler of a Roman empire increased in size by his own military exploits. As a military strategist he never lost a campaign; he was also a consi…	OL2651734W