by Tom Clancy (2004)
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, commanding hair-raising rescue operations in Somalia, or - as Commander in Chief of CENTCOM - directing strikes against Iraq and Al Qaeda. But it was as a peacemaker that he made just as great a mark - conducting dangerous troubleshooting missions all over Africa, Asia, and Europe, and then serving as Secretary of State Colin Powell's special envoy to the Middle East, before disagreements over the 2003 Iraq war and its probable aftermath caused him to resign." Battle Ready follows the evolution of both General Zinni and the Marine Corps, from the cauldron of Vietnam through the operational revolution of the '70s and '80s, to the new realities of the post-Cold War, post-9/11 military - a military with a radically different tools for accomplishing it. Opinions differ sharply about just what that job and those tools should be - and General Zinni makes it clear where he stands.
Diana H. Loski
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born 8 September 1828 in Brewer, Maine to Joshua and Sarah Dupree Brastow Chamberlain. Joshua had four siblings: Sarah, Horace, John, and Tom. On 24 February 1914, Joshua died. .
George Forty
Overview: See how Patton created and manipulated his armies for the challenging tasks at hand, how he structured his forces and kept them supplied with arms and food, worked with his own subordinates, and secured the men he needed from his superiors. General George S. Patton dominated two major military theaters, proving himself a master planner, strategist, tactician and charismatic leader.
Zachary Kent
Traces the life of the legendary Civil War general who began his career as a West Point cadet and after becoming a legend in the west was perhaps best-known for his "last stand."
Matthew Arnold
General Grant by Matthew Arnold with a Rejoinder by Mark Twain presents conflicting essays and cultures. Matthew Arnold's 1886 essay on Grant praised the general and his posthumously published Memoirs, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country. Grant's friend and personal benefactor, Mark Twain, delivered a caustic rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut in April 1887. Thus Arnold became a pet prejudice of Twain's and may have served as an inspiration for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. In this volume, Twain's rejoinder is published in a correct text for the first time since the Hartford Courant printed his speech.