Customer Review: When James K. Polk took the oath of office on becoming President of the United States of America in 1845, surely few people imagined that the man who would take the same oath fifteen years later would lead only one section of the United States, and would take that section into war against a seceding... more info
Customer Review: This book is a very enjoyable and powerful read. The "War of Northern Aggression" has never seemed such a real happening to me before. It makes well-known battlefield names come alive. Fletcher was a very practical, down-to-earth man and the reader is exposed to the practical everyday concerns of a... more info
Customer Review: Quick! Name the three most famous battles fought on what is now US soil! Well, there may be some room for discussion but I would go with (in no particular order) The Battle of the Little Big Horn, Gettysburg, and The Battle of the Alamo. Two of these have their stature largely established on legend... more info
Customer Review: Mr. McCaslin has opened the murky pages of the past with this outstanding accounting of the Hanging at Gainesville. Even today there are strong feelings on both sides regarding the right or wrong of the situation, although, there can never be any doubt that the system broke down badly. It is a image... more info
Customer Review: Tom Lindley was interested in the truth ... his ernestness is obvious in his portrayal of the real facts about the Alamo and all the myths surrounding this historic period. There is so much written about the Alamo in this day & time. It is refreshing to hear a new perspective that does not put... more info
Customer Review: There were actually two battles at Sabine Pass during the Civil War. The first one ended with the fort there being captured by Union forces. However, because of its distance from Union headquarters, Texas was hard to hold, and Sabine Pass was quickly returned to Confederate control. The second... more info
Customer Review: Throughout American military history, the interactions and tensions between the regular Army, militia (National Guard) and the civilian politicians in Washington have plagued efficiency in time of war. Nowhere are these tensions more apparent than in Graham A. Cosmas's seminal study. Do not let the... more info
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