The Battle of the Alamo has inspired songwriters for over 150 years. It spawned 19th-century ballads, movie soundtracks and a massive pop-music radio hit of the 1950s, The Ballad of Davy Crockett. Two authors explore its musical history.
Read MoreThe fighting style of Union general George Henry Thomas—to crush the enemy in big battles and avoid a war of attrition—worked for him at Missionary Ridge and Nashville in the Western Theater. Would it have worked in the East and saved lives?
Read MoreThis review of Doug McChristian's Fort Laramie: Military Bastion of the High Plains calls the book a meticulously researched, extensively documented, and wonderfully written account . . . destined to be acclaimed as Fort Laramie’s definitive history.
Read MoreTruppenführung, the 1933 German Army command manual that guided that army’s leaders throughout World War II, has been called the most influential doctrinal manual ever written. This review praises the new English translation, The German Art of War.
Read MoreThis review of Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution finds the book by Gerald M. Carbone successfully illuminates the vital elements of the personal and professional life of Greene, George Washington's indispensable general.
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