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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
If not now, when?	Jack Jacobs	A Medal of Honor recipient looks back at his own service—and ahead to America’s future.Jack Jacobs was acting as an advisor to the South Vietnamese when he and his men came under devastating attack. …	OL11947226W
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
Kaboom	Matt Gallagher	When Lieutenant Matt Gallagher began his blog with the aim of keeping his family and friends apprised of his experiences, he didn't anticipate that it would resonate far beyond his intended audience.…	OL15111200W
A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks	Godfrey J. Anderson	This rare volume contains the graphic story of a young Michigan soldier's experiences during President Woodrow Wilson's ill-fated 1918 military expedition against the Bolsheviks in the frozen reaches…	OL15495558W
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
Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn	Frederic C. Wagner	"This biographical dictionary contains a description of the Battle of Little Big Horn of 1876-77 and information on the Indian tribes, their customs and methods of fighting. Appendices list the soldi…	OL16141910W
The Sherman tour journals of Colonel Richard Irving Dodge	Richard Irving Dodge	"General William Tecumseh Sherman: a flesh-and-blood man obscured by his larger-than-life myth. Here, we have the chance to glimpse the human side of Sherman through the private journals of Colonel R…	OL1616726W
All in	Paula Broadwell	General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In this book, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his…	OL16216204W
Home and away	French, David	Describes how David French, a thirty-seven-year old father of two, Harvard Law graduate, and president of a free speech association, and his family dealt with his decision to answer the call to serve…	OL16567937W
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
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
Marijuana nation	Roger A. Roffman	The author, a former professor of social work and Army officer, recounts his experiences with marijuana, discusses the controversies about it, and argues that it is neither as dangerous nor as harmle…	OL17862560W
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
Custer's road to disaster	Kevin M. Sullivan	The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform. His dramatic rise during …	OL17890990W
Pat Tillman	Rich Wolfe	Short excerpts from the Pat Tillman scrapbook. ". On one of our visits to a school, one of the kids' shoes was all torn up. Pat Tilman asked the kid 'Do you like my shoes?' The kid said 'Yeah!'. Pat …	OL17928818W
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
The buffalo soldier tragedy of 1877	Paul Howard Carlson	"The year 1877 was a drought year in West Texas. In the middle of that arid summer, a troop of some forty buffalo soldiers (African American cavalry led by white officers) struck out into the Llano E…	OL1856419W
United States Army, a historical dictionary	Clayton R. Newell	"This volume profiles the leaders and the accomplishments of the U.S. Army from the beginning of its 226-year history to the present. Entries on top military and civilian leaders, notable enemies, lo…	OL1879812W
The Civil War letters of General Robert McAllister	Robert McAllister	This books contains 600 + letters written by one of New Jerseys forgotten soldiers, and family man. Written by the General himself it details his experiences with raising, recruiting and training two…	OL1905146W
Ulysses S. Grant	Michael Korda	One of the first two volumes in Harper's Eminent Lives series, Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant – a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of gr…	OL1990414W