Forgotten Patriots The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War by Burrows, Edwin

"Despite the extraordinary number of lives lost, Forgotten Patriots is the first-ever account of what took place in these hell-holes. The result is a unique perspective on the Revolutionary War as well as a sobering commentary on how Americans have remembered our struggle for independence—and how much we have forgotten." - Editorial Reviews

Touching history : the untold story of the drama that unfolded in the skies over America on 9/11 by Lynn Spencer

"Starred Review. While most Americans watched the 9/11 attacks on television, the guardians of the nation's air-control and air-defense systems had the unenviable task of trying to halt them. Working from interviews and tape archives, Spencer's minute-by-minute chronicle recreates their heroics in nerve-racking detail. " - Publishers Weekly

The purpose of the past : reflections on the uses of history by Gordon S Wood

"In The Purpose of the Past, historian Gordon S. Wood examines the sea change in the field through considerations of some of its most important historians and their works. His book serves as both a history of American history-neither wholly a celebration nor a critique-and an argument for its ongoing necessity. " - Editorial Reviews

Civil War weather in Virginia by Robert K Krick

"This is not a "sit down n read" book. It is a much-needed book and the information will help complete our picture of the war. Only an author with the status of Robert Krick could have brought this book to the public. I thank the University of Alabama Press for publishing so valuable book and adding to the understanding of the war in Virginia. This type of technical reference is invaluable in gaining a fuller understanding of the conditions that the armies faced. " - James Durney

The spirit divided : memoirs of Civil War chaplains : the Confederacy by John Wesley Brinsfield

"Dr. Brinsfield begins the book by thanking his wife for allowing him time to spend time in the company of heroes (through reading their firsthand materials he used to write this book). What he neglects to say is that he, too, is a hero as a (retired) Army chaplain. (I know because I have the honor of serving such heroes, chaplains and chaplain assistants, every day.) And as a Southerner himself as well, no one could be better suited to write this book. " - Ariellion

Wars of the Americas : a chronology of armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the present by David Marley

"WARS OF THE AMERICAS: A CHRONOLOGY OF ARMED CONFLICT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE appears in its 2nd updated edition to appeal to a range of collections, from public libraries strong in military history and specialty military history collections to general-interest collections."- Midwest Book Review

This glorious struggle : George Washington's Revolutionary War letters by Edward G. Lengel

"This Glorious Struggle brings Washington to vivid life, offering a fresh and intimate sense of this most towering American figure and the critical role he played in the creation of our country. " - Editorial Reviews

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney slavery, secession, and the president's war powers by James F. Simon

"Almost 150 years after Lincoln's and Taney's deaths, their words and actions reverberate in constitutional debate and political battle. Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney tells their dramatic story in fascinating detail." - Editorial Reviews

A South divided : portraits of dissent in the Confederacy by David C Downing

"A South Divided is an account of Southern dissidents in the Civil War, at times labeled as traitors, Tories, deserters, or mossbacks during the war and loyalists, Lincoln loyalists, and Unionists by historians of the war. In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in Southern dissenters among specific groups or communities. But A South Divided presents a panoramic overview of Southern dissent. What emerges is a complex pattern of dissent involving every state in the Confederacy and every year of the war. " - Editorial Reviews

Trigger men : shadow team, spider-man, the magnificent bastards, and the American combat sniper by Hans Halberstadt

"Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews, Halberstadt gets inside the sniper mind and shows how they think and interact with each other, how missions are planned and executed, how the weapons work, and even what happens when a bullet finally strikes its target. There are only a few hundred snipers from all the services put together in combat at any one time, making this true inside story a rare and important event." - Macmillan

A soul on trial : a Marine Corps mystery at the turn of the twentieth century by Robin R Cutler

"Touching on lives great and small, A Soul on Trial is a rich portrait of Progressive Era America. Part murder mystery, part ghost story, and part courtroom drama-the book follows the stories of Rosa Sutton, her daughter Rose, and three Marine Corps lieutenants whose futures were at stake as the Naval investigation unfolded. It is a riveting tale of the power of the press, the secrecy of the military in times of crisis, and the lives of young officers whose private battles were often as difficult as their professional ones. " - Editorial Reviews

Buffalo soldiers in the West : a Black soldiers anthology by Bruce A Glasrud

"This anthology focuses on the careers and accomplishments of black soldiers, the lives they developed for themselves, their relationships to their officers (most of whom were white), their specialized roles (such as that of the Black Seminoles), and the discrimination they faced from the very whites they were trying to protect. In short, this volume offers important insights into the social, cultural, and communal lives of the buffalo soldiers." - Editorial Reviews

The search for Kennedy's PT 109 by Peter Getzels

"National Geographic reveals the true story behind the legend - a more complex more intriguing tale than we were ever led to believe. Famed ocean explorer Dr. Robert Ballard will travel to the Solomon Islands to find the sunken wreck of Kennedy's boat the PT-109. Through eyewitness accounts of survivors local islanders and other PT crews on patrol that night along with powerful footage from the war in the Pacific we retell the remarkable story of JFK's heroic struggle to rally his crew and get them safely to shore and explore the controversies that have swirled around the boat's sinking." - Editorial Reviews

American creation : triumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic by Joseph J Ellis

"This subtle, brilliant examination of the period between the War of Independence and the Louisiana Purchase puts Pulitzer-winner Ellis (Founding Brothers) among the finest of America's narrative historians. Six stories, each centering on a significant creative achievement or failure, combine to portray often flawed men and their efforts to lay the republic's foundation..." - Publishers Weekly

Throes of democracy : the American Civil War era, 1829-1877 by Walter A McDougall

"A pleasing romp through a critical period in the nation's history, it sticks to the tried and true." - Publishers Weekly

Chronology of the American Revolution : military and political actions day by day by Bud Hannings

"Drawing on such vital primary documents as the Journals of the Continental Congress and the Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, the book offers a close-up view of the political and military tension of the time, the perilous situation of the colonists, and the concerns of the soldiers and sailors immersed in battle. " - Editorial Reviews

Through the howling wilderness : the 1864 Red River Campaign and Union failure in the West by Gary D Joiner

"This book seems destined to become the standard book on the Red River campaign. It covers in great detail the cooperation between the Union Army and Navy in preparing for and in carrying out the campaign. It also covers the Confederate responses to the invasion." - John Matlock

The Manhattan project : the birth of the atomic bomb in the words of its creators, eyewitnesses, and historians by Cynthia C Kelly

"Starred Review. More than 60 years since WWII was ended by two atomic detonations, the Manhattan Project that made them possible still carries iconic weight, both as an incredible achievement of science and engineering and as the opening salvo in the nuclear arms race. This collection of essays, including excerpts from 45 books and almost twice as many articles, is more than worthy of its subject. " - Editorial Reviews

Meade's army : the private notebooks of Lt. Col. Theodore Lyman by Theodore Lyman

"Meade's Army is more that just an edited version of Theodore Lyman's experience with the Army of the Potomac. As one moves through the pages of Lyman's journal and flips back to the accompanying footnotes, one begins to appreciate the relationship between the editor and Lyman. While Lyman provides astute observations on everything from the flora and fauna of the battlefield to the chaos of fighting, the editor's annotations serve to link Lyman back to his social milieu..." - John J. Knoerl

One man great enough : Abraham Lincoln's road to Civil War by John C Waugh

"This book vividly illustrates why Abraham Lincoln remains a touchstone for democracy." - Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, Lincoln Presidential Library