Dresden
For decades it has been assumed that the Allied bombing of Dresden -- a cultured city famous for its china, chocolate, and fine watches --…
The Last Battle
The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan’s compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions…
Stalingrad
An epic tale of courage, survival, and the turning point of World War II. In this gripping blog post, we delve into the depths of…
Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage
From Chancellorsville, where General Robert E. Lee launched his high-risk campaign into the North, to the Confederates’ last daring and ultimately-doomed act, forever known as…
Chancellorsville
Stephen W. Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Lee's radical decision to divide his small army.
Landscape Turned Red
The Civil War battle waged on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, Maryland, was one of the bloodiest in the nation's history: on this single…
Gettysburg
Recounts the events of the pivotal Civil War battle of Gettysburg, offering a narrative of each moment of the campaign, the lives of officers and…
D-Day June 6, 1944
The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers - junior officers and enlisted men - taking the initiative to…
Band of Brothers
As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough assignments - responsible for everything from parachuting into…
Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign
Complete with detailed maps, Stars in Their Courses brilliantly recreates the three-day conflict: It is a masterly treatment of a key great battle and the…