United States History

He was a harsh taskmaster who comforted dying soldiers and quietly commended their valor. A crusty, often foulmouthed commander who wrote tender letters home to the love of his life. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. comes to life in these pages as one of the most colorful, enigmatic, and unfa...

Looking for real hope and change? The man Hardball host Chris Matthews calls “the legendary R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.” has done it again. Tyrrell, author of such tours de force as New York Times bestseller Boy Clinton: The Political Biography, The Liberal Crack-Up, and The Conservative Crac...

“Quick in the saddle and fast out of town.” Watch one of America’s most remarkable heroes come alive through fast-paced prose and gripping storytelling. He’s Famous for his Ride.  He’s Essential for So Much More. The story of Paul Revere is the story of the American Revolution. Always ...

In  A Century Turns, William J. Bennett explores America's recent and momentous history―the contentious election of 1988, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of global Communism, the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton, the technological and commercial boom of the 1990s, th...

Estados Unidos, ¿qué tanto conoce su historia?Todos necesitamos saber más acerca de esta tierra que queremos. En esta historia apasionante de una nación, el pasado de nuestro país cobra vida. Aquí tiene la historia de aquellos que escogimos para que nos guiaran y lo que hicieron con el ...

El respetado erudito William Bennett vuelve a poner al corriente a Estados Unidos con su herencia en el segundo volumen de América: La última esperanza. Esta interesante narrativa corta las telarañas del tiempo, la memoria y el preponderante cinismo para dar un nuevo ímpetu a Estados Un...

Racial hatred is one of the ugliest of human emotions. And the United States not only once condoned it, it also mandated it―wove it right into the fabric of American jurisprudence. Federal and state governments legally suspended the free will of blacks for 150 years and then denied blac...

More than 100 true stories of comrade killing comrade: defective ammunition accidental shootings blinding smoke deliberate fire upon comrade mistaken uniforms inexperienced troops unknown passwords On May 2, 1863, Stonewall Jackson was on the verge of the greatest victory of his career...

When the Civil War broke out, leaders on both sides had to develop strategies for fighting the conflict and considered almost any suggestion. This book chronicles some of the most intriguing and unusual plans devised by these leaders.