Publication date: 1983-03
Dewey code: 973.73
Price: $90.00
Review Lee's Lieutenants (Lees Lieutenants 3 Vol Set CL Tsp) / Scribner Book Company:A towering landmark in Civil War literature, long considered one of the great masterpieces of military history - now available in a one-volume abridgment. Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command is the most colorful and popular of Douglas Southall Freeman's works. A sweeping narrative that presents a multiple biography against the flame-shot background of the American Civil War, it is the story of the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia who fought under Robert E. Lee. Dr. Freeman describes the early rise and fall of General Beauregard, the developing friction between Jefferson Davis and Joseph E. Johnston, the emergence and failure of a number of military charlatans, and the triumphs of unlikely men at crucial times. He also describes the rise of the legendary "Stonewall" Jackson and traces his progress in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and into Richmond amid the acclaim of the South. The Confederacy won resounding victories throughout the war, but seldom easily or without tremendous casualties. Death was always on the heels of fame, but the men who survived - among them Jackson, Longstreet, and Ewell - developed as commanders and men. [+]Lee's Lieutenants follows these men to the costly battle at Gettysburg, through the deepening twilight of the South's declining military might, and finally to the collapse of Lee's command and his formal surrender in 1865. To his unparalleled descriptions of men and operations, Dr. Freeman adds an insightful analysis of the lessons learned and their bearing upon the future military development of the nation. Accessible at last in a one-volume edition abridged by noted Civil War historian Stephen W. Sears, Lee's Lieutenants is essential reading for all Civil War buffs, students of war, and admirers of the historian's art as practiced at its very highest level. When Douglas Southall Freeman's original three-volume version of Lee's Lieutenants appeared in the 1940s, it marked a high point in Civil War history, and the books were lauded not only for their scholarship but for their elegant writing. This monument of Civil War literature has been skillfully abridged by one of the most noted present-day Civil War historians, Stephen W. Sears. The new one-volume abridgement retains the core material of the original and makes Freeman's fine writing available in a much more accessible format.
Publication date: 1984-01-01
Dewey code: 200
List Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00
Review The Life of Sir Thomas More / Fordham University Press:In 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada, Thomas Stapleton sat down to write the book Tres Thomae; his subject was the life and works of St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Thomas of Canterbury, and Sir Thomas More. He wrote it in Latin (as More had done with his Utopia) since a knowledge of English was a rare accomplishment among European scholars and readers. Apart from its entertainment value as an account of More's life, the book is also a document of great importance; his list of sources is impressive since it includes many of the exiled members of More's circle from whom he gathered the information treasured in their memories. Most valuable of all was the collection of letters preserved by John Harris, More's secretary; from these, Stapleton gives us more than thirty letters or extracts from letters not to be found elsewhere. Apart from such documentary evidence, the book also gives us the recollections of those who were intimate members of More's household; it records the reputation Thomas More had gained within a half century of his death and it emphasizes the remarkable place that he had achieved in the popular mind even before any written account of his life was available. The fascination of the life of a man who preferred to obey the law of God rather than the command of a king has not diminished with the passage of time. That such a life should be the subject of awards for its portrayal on stage and screen is not only a testimony to the incomparable artistry of an actor and a playwright; it is, as well, an acknowledgement of (in the words with which Stapleton brings his book to a close), the admiration of modern man for "the life, the character, the achievements, and the glorious martyrdom of that noble and illustrious man, Sir Thomas More. ".
Publication date: 2005-05-03
Dewey code: 355.331092
List Price: $22.50
Price: $115.74
Review Patton: Ordeal and Triumph / Westholme Publishing:The book that inspired the Academy Award[registered]-winning film, finally back in print Previously published by Harper Collins/Mayflower Books He is America's most famous general. He represents toughness, focus, determination, and the ideal of achievement in the face of overwhelming odds. He was the most feared and respected adversary to his enemies and an object of envy, admiration, and sometimes, scorn to his professional peers. An early proponent of tank warfare, George S. Patton moved from being a foresighted lieutenant in the First World War to commanding the Third Army in the next, leading armoured divisions in the Allied offensive that broke the back of Nazi Germany. Patton was an enigmatic figure. His image among his troops and much of the press achieved legendary status through his bold and colourful comments and combat leadership, yet these same qualities nearly jeopardized his career and forced him out of the battle on several occasions. Victory was impossible without Patton, and returning to the field, his army was responsible for one of the most crushing advances in the history of warfare. In Ladislas Farago's masterpiece, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph, the complete story of this fascinating personality is revealed. Born into an aristocratic California family, Patton rose in military rank quickly and was tapped to lead the Allied landings in North Africa in 1942. [+]Under Patton's direction, American troops cut their teeth against Rommel's Afrikakorps, advanced further and more quickly than British General Montgomery's army in the conquest of Sicily, and ultimately continued their exploits by punching into Germany and checking the Russian westward advance at the end of World War II. A sweeping, absorbing biography and critically hailed, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph provides unique insights into Patton's life and leadership style and is military history at it's finest.
Creator: Inc. Congessional Quarterly
Edition: 74
Publication date: 2005-09-21
Dewey code: 328
List Price: $249.00
Price: $136.95
Review Congressional Staff Directory, Fall 2005: 109th Congress, First Session (Congressional Staff Directory Fall) / CQ Press:
Publication date: 1999-11
Dewey code: 947.0841092
List Price: $92.95
Price: $179.94
Review Lenin (Profiles in Power Series) / Longman Publishing Group:Williams has done a splendid job of reading and re-reading new and old sources to produce a thoroughly readable and reliable account of Lenin's life. ' History Review Drawing on the flood of new material to emerge from Russian and Western sources in recent years, Beryl Williams focuses on Lenin's years in power and provides first-rate introduction to the life, ideology and impact of one of the formative figures of the 20th-century. Within an overall chronological framework, Williams examines topics such as cultural revolution, foreign policy and expansion. As well as being an examination of Lenin's life and work, this is an up-to-date evaluation of recent historiographical debates and literature in the context of the period.
Publication date: 1998-07
Dewey code: 973.47092
Price: $39.95
Review The 200 Year Legacy of Stephen Decatur, 1798-1998 / Hallmark Publishing Company, Incorporated:
Publication date: 1998-02
Dewey code: 920
Price: $20.00
Review George Washington: A Biography / Diane Pub Co:Examines the first president's qualities as a statesman and political and military leader, while tracing his failures, achievements, ancestry, youth, early career, ideals, retirement, and death.
Publication date: 2002-10
Dewey code: 920
Price: $16.95
Review Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in Canada (Golden Jubilee / Stewart House Publishing (Canada):Featured are treasured photographs and stories for the archives of the Canadian Press, golden moments from 50 years of following the Queen and her family in Canada.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2004-06-18
Dewey code: 355.0092
List Price: $150.00
Price: $124.82
Review Tedder: Quietly in Command (Studies in Airpower, 9) / Frank Cass:Arthur Tedder became one of the most eminent figures of the Second World War: first as head of Anglo-American air forces in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and North Africa; then as Deputy Supreme Commander to General Eisenhower for the Allied campaign that began in Normandy and ended in Berlin. During those anxious, exhilarating years, he was, as The Times of London wrote, 'the most unstuffy of great commanders, who could be found sitting cross-legged, jacketless, pipe smoldering, answering questions on a desert airstrip. 'After the war, promoted to five-star rank and elevated to the peerage as Lord Tedder, he was made Chief of the Air Staff, holding this appointment for longer than anyone since his time: four critical years (from 1946 to 1949) that saw the tragic start of the Cold War and the inspiring achievement of the Berlin Airlift. In 1950, he became Britain's NATO representative in Washington: a year that saw the start of a hot war in Korea that threatened to spread around the globe. In 'retirement', Tedder served as Chancellor of Cambridge University, Vice-Chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Board of Governors and Chairman of the Standard Motor Company. He also famously produced one of the most valuable memoirs of the Second World War. This book provides the first comprehensive account of a great commander's public career and uses hundreds of family letters to portray a private life, both joyful and tragic.
Publication date: 1983-12
Price: $5.95
Review Portrait of a Builder: William A. McIntyre / Salvation Army Supplies, Southern:
Edition: Collector's ed
Publication date: 1996
Review Andrew Johnson: A biography (The Library of the presidents) / Easton Press:On April 14, 1865, just as the American Civil War came to an end, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a Confederate actor. The next morning Andrew Johnson was suddenly elevated to the position of President of the United States at a time when the nation was still suffering from the effects of war. This biography explores the enigma of the homeless and uneducated tailor whose spectacular rise to power ended in disgrace. It relates how his term in office undermined the process of reconstruction and left a legacy of racism. Over a century later, Johnson remains the only president of the United States to have been impeached. The author explores Johnson's undeniable skills as a political leader and his stubborn attachment to a mythical view of the America of his youth, which proved to be his undoing.
Creator: Office of the Federal Register (U.S.)
Publication date: 1997-04-15
Price: $65.00
Review Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1995, Book 2, July 1 to December 31, 1995 / National Archives and Records Administra:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1995, Book 2: July 1 to December 31, 1995 Public Papers of the Presidents, William J. Clinton, 1995, by the Office of the Federal Register, contains official public messages, statements, speeches, and news conferences of the 42nd President of the United States, William J. Clinton, released by the White House from July 1 through December 31,1995. The documents contained within this handsome hardbound edition of the Public Papers are arranged in chronological order. Included in this handsome edition is an index and appendices.
Publication date: 1981-07
Dewey code: 328.730924
Price: $22.50
Review Matthew Lyon, "New Man" of the Democratic Revolution, 1749-1822 / Pennsylvania State University Press:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2005-05-19
Dewey code: 270.2092
List Price: $120.00
Price: $115.07
Review Gregory the Great (The Early Church Fathers) / Routledge:Gregory's life culminated in his holding the office of pope (590 - 604). He is generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the long line of popes, and by the late ninth century had come to be known as "the Great". Along with Ambrose, Jerome, and Augustine, he played a critical role in the history of his time. During the middle ages his intellectual influence was second only to that of Augustine. This volume provides a biographical and intellectual context to Gregory the Great, and new translations of his most influential writings.
Publication date: 2000-03
Dewey code: 941.081092
Price: $18.00
Review Helena: Princess Reclaimed : The Life and Times of Queen Victoria's Third Daughter / Begell House Publishers:
Creator: Yongling Lu
Publication date: 1996-07
Dewey code: 951.04092
List Price: $91.95
Price: $116.45
Review Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China 1840-1939 (East Gate Books) / M.E. Sharpe:An in-depth study of Ma Xiangbo, one of the most prominent Catholic thinkers in modern China.
Publication date: 2001-05-01
Dewey code: 286.1092
List Price: $148.00
Price: $116.89
Review Erroneous and Schismatical Opinions: The Question of Orthodoxy Regarding the Theology of Hanserd Knollys (C. 1599 - 1691 (Studies in the History of Christian ... in the History of Christian Thought) / Brill Academic Publishers:England in the mid-17th-century saw the emergence of numerous religious sects, one of which were the Calvinistic Baptists. During this revolutionary era this group was often accused of heresy by their Reformed contemporaries. At that time Hanserd Knollys, one of the key spokesmen for this body, was personally charged with holding heterodox beliefs, in particular, Antinomianism, Anabaptism and Fifth Monarchism. In addition, subsequent historians have been compelled to defend Knollys against the charge of hyper-Calvinism. All of these charges are serious, and consequently bring into question Knollys' basic orthodoxy. This work systematically examines each of these charges against Knollys by looking at them in their broader historical context, and then comprehensively examining them from Knollys' writings to determine if they are indeed valid. Along the way Knollys' soteriology, ecclesiology and eschatology receive vital and needed elucidation.
Creator: Randall K. Burkett
Publication date: 1991-01
Review Black Biography, 1790-1950: A Cumulative Index / Chadwyck-Healey:
Publication date: 1986-10
Price: $8.95
Review Last Caesar / Vantage Press:
Authors
- Stephanos Efthymiadis
- the Deacon Ignatios
Dewey code: 281.9092
List Price: $130.00
Price: $129.99
Review The Life of the Patriarch Tarasios (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Monographs, V. 4) / Variorum:The patriarch Tarasios holds a key position in the ending of the first period of Iconoclasm in Byzantium, with the seventh Oecumenical Council at Nicaea in 787. His biography forms a key source for the history and culture of the Byzantine world in the 8th and 9th centuries. This book provides a full introduction, English translation and detailed commentary and indexes for this document. The introduction first places the text within the framework of other patriarchal biographies composed in the period 850-950. It then looks at Tarasios himself, as layman, patriarch and saint, and provides a biographical sketch of the author of the "Life", Ignatios the Deacon, together with a discussion of the date and reasons for the work's composition.
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Clinton, 1995, Book 2, July 1 to December 31, 1995, Matthew Lyon, "New Man" of the Democratic Revolution, 1749-1822, Gregory the Great (The Early Church Fathers), Helena: Princess Reclaimed : The Life and Times of Queen Victoria's Third Daughter, Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China 1840-1939 (East Gate Books), Erroneous and Schismatical Opinions: The Question of Orthodoxy Regarding the Theology of Hanserd Knollys (C. 1599 - 1691 (Studies in the History of Christian ... in the History of Christian Thought), Black Biography, 1790-1950: A Cumulative Index, Last Caesar, The Life of the Patriarch Tarasios (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Monographs, V. 4)Top headlines: ConsumerMan: Shady retirement seminars: Many Americans nearing retirement are bombarded with invitations to attend financial management seminars. A free lunch is offered. 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