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“michael a eggleston”

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  • Dak To and the Border Battles of Vietnam, 1967-1968

    by Michael A. Eggleston ...
    In 1967, the North Vietnamese launched a series of offensives in the Central Highlands along the border with South Vietnam--a strategic move intended to draw U.S. and South Vietnamese forces away from major cities before the Tet Offensive. A series of bloody engagements known as "the border battles" followed, with the principle action taking place at Dak To. Drawing on the writings of key figures, ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Exiting Vietnam

    The Era of Vietnamization and American Withdrawal Revealed in First-Person Accounts

    by Michael A. Eggleston ...
    Although the Paris Peace Accords ended direct United States military involvement in Vietnam on January 27, 1973, the process of withdrawal lasted over three years. This illuminating volume chronicles this withdrawal, its background, and its impact through a combination of official history and first-person accounts from key players at every level.Brief historical narratives join recollections from ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The 5th Marine Regiment Devil Dogs in World War I

    A History and Roster

    by Michael A. Eggleston ...
    More than 8,000 men served in the Fifth Marine Regiment during World War I and the occupation of Germany. Marine units were among the first to arrive in war-torn Europe in 1917, and they sustained greater casualties than other American units. This book tells the story of the "Devil Dogs" in World War I and the years after through the recollections of veterans recorded over the past century. The ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The White Man's Fight

    How African Americans in the Civil War Won the Confidence of the Nation and the Price They Paid

    by Michael A. Eggleston ...
    "The American negroes are the only people in the history of the world. . . . that ever became free without any effort on their own." W. E. Woodward stated this in his biography of General Ulysses S. Grant. Nothing could be farther from the truth as will be seen in this history which will show that the African Americans fighting in the Civil War may have been the deciding factor in determining the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • President Lincoln's Recruiter

    General Lorenzo Thomas and the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

    by Michael A. Eggleston ...
    Historians have often marginalized the effect of African American troops on the outcome of the Civil War. While many histories briefly mention the service of the blacks, few reveal their impact. Lorenzo Thomas was one of the most exceptional people to serve in that war, but no biography of his life has been written. Most of his career was spent as an administrator in the U. S. Army, from his ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

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  • The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War

    The best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal top ten rankings of the Civil War

    by Thomas R. Flagel ...
    Series series History Buff's Guides
    Do You Think You Know the Civil War?The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War clears the powder smoke surrounding the war that changed America forever. The perfect guide for anyone looking for great history facts like:What were the best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal aspects of the conflict?What are the top ten causes?The bloodiest battles?With over thirty annotated top ten lists and ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Mr. Lincoln Goes to War

    by William Marvel ...
    An account of how America's greatest crisis began, by "the Civil War's master historical detective" (Stephen W. Sears, author of Chancellorsville).This groundbreaking book investigates the mystery of how the Civil War began, reconsidering the big question: Was it inevitable?The award-winning author of Andersonville and Lincoln's Autocrat vividly recreates President Abraham Lincoln's first year in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tarnished Victory

    Finishing Lincoln's War

    by William Marvel ...
    A "full and insightful" account of the Civil War's final year from the award-winning author of Lee's Last Retreat ( Publishers Weekly).Beginning with the Virginia and Atlanta campaigns of May 1864 and closing with the final surrender of Confederate forces in June 1865, Tarnished Victory follows the course of the Civil War's final year. As the death toll rises with each bloody battle, the home ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lincoln's Darkest Year

    The War in 1862

    by William Marvel ...
    A portrait of a pivotal chapter in the Civil War, "featuring scheming politicians, bumbling generals, and an increasingly disheartened Northern public" (Brooks Simpson, author of Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822–1865).In Mr. Lincoln Goes to War, award-winning historian William Marvel focused on President Abraham Lincoln's first year in office. In Lincoln's Darkest Year, he paints a ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Civil War

    by Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier ...
    Series Book 2000 - The Drama of American History Series
    History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

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  • The 20 Most Significant Events of the Civil War

    A Ranking

    by Alan Axelrod ...
    This is the first book to not only select the events that most influenced the causes and outcome of America’s Civil War, but also to rank them in order of significance. In each of the book’s 20 detailed essays, author/historian/speaker Alan Axelrod presents an engaging narrative about the event, and also explains how the event shaped the course of the war, and ultimately the future of the country ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Civil War Journal

    The Legacies

    Edited by William C. Davis, Brian C. Pohanka, Don Troiani ...
    Based on the History Channel documentary series. How the Civil War sparked profound changes in slavery, immigration, women's roles, journalism, and more."In many arenas, the Civil War changed things both in military and civilian life," William C. Davis observes. "The roles in society of women and minorities were altered drastically. Advancements in medicine and technology exerted a profound impact ... Read more

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