Eisenhower - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Eisenhower write by Carlo D'Este. This book was released on 2015-11-24. Eisenhower available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "An excellent book . . . D'Este's masterly account comes into its own." —The Washington Post Book World Born into hardscrabble poverty in rural Kansas, the son of stern pacifists, Dwight David Eisenhower graduated from high school more likely to teach history than to make it. Casting new light on this profound evolution, Eisenhower chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander. With full access to private papers and letters, Carlo D'Este has exposed for the first time the untold myths that have surrounded Eisenhower and his family for over fifty years, and identified the complex and contradictory character behind Ike's famous grin and air of calm self-assurance. Unlike other biographies of the general, Eisenhower captures the true Ike, from his youth to the pinnacle of his career and afterward.
Sherman
Sherman - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sherman write by Lee B. Kennett. This book was released on 2009-06-06. Sherman available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Sherman, acclaimed military historian Lee Kennett offers a bold new interpretation of William T. Sherman as civilian, solider, and postwar army commander. This vividly detailed picture follows Sherman from his education at West Point to his abortive career as a San Francisco banker to his triumphant role as Civil War hero. Sherman’s actions during the Civil War were not without controversy, and he was at one point accused of mental incompetence. But with a blend of drive, determination, and mastery of detail, he would go on to become a remarkable leader, capture Atlanta and Savannah in the Great March, and help end the war. Drawing on previously unexplored research, Kennett presents a comprehensive portrait of this singular individual who had so much impact on American history. Lee Kennett is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Georgia and the author of G.I.: The American Soldier in World War II and Marching Through Georgia. He lives in North Carolina. “A lively account ... Well-researched, well-reasoned, well-written, and highly recommended.” — Providence Journal
A Soldier's Life
A Soldier's Life - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Soldier's Life write by Andrew Robertshaw. This book was released on 1998. A Soldier's Life available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes the uniforms, weapons, food, and supplies of thirty-five different kinds of soldiers.
Ranger
Ranger - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ranger write by Ralph Puckett. This book was released on 2017-04-11. Ranger available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River. Separated by more than a mile from the nearest friendly unit, fifty-one soldiers fought several hundred Chinese attackers. Their commander, Lieutenant Ralph Puckett, was wounded three times before he was evacuated. For his actions, he received the country's second-highest award for courage on the battlefield—the Distinguished Service Cross—and resumed active duty later that year as a living legend. In this inspiring autobiography, Colonel Ralph Puckett recounts his extraordinary experiences on and off the battlefield. After he returned from Korea, Puckett joined the newly established US Army Ranger Department, serving as an instructor and tactical officer, and commanding companies at Fort Benning and in the Ranger Mountain Camp in north Georgia. He went on to lead companies in Vietnam, train cadets at West Point, and organize the Escuela de Lancero leadership course in Colombia. Puckett's story is critical reading for soldiers, leaders, military historians, and others interested in the impact of conflict on individual soldiers as well as the military as a whole.
Soldiers' Lives Through History - The Middle Ages
Soldiers' Lives Through History - The Middle Ages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soldiers' Lives Through History - The Middle Ages write by Clifford J. Rogers. This book was released on 2007-04-30. Soldiers' Lives Through History - The Middle Ages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Part of the 'Soldiers' Lives Through History' series, this book vividly brings to life the soldier in the Middle Ages, from Scotland to Portugal, and the Mediterranean to the Baltic. All aspects of soldiers' lifes, including weaponry, clothing, medicine, transport, and more, are examined.
