Footprints Of Heroes: From The American Revolution To The War In Iraq

Skimin's heroes include the famous and the obscure, and are primarily soldiers, such as George Washington and John McCain, and occasionally workers associated with war efforts, such as Clara Barton and Bob Hope. The brief vignettes about the accomplishments of these heroes are grouped by wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War and ending with post-Vietnam skirmishes. Skimin is a retired Army officer and the author of sixteen books. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Robert Skimin (El Paso, TX), a retired army officer, has been a writer for over thirty years and has published sixteen books, including the 1993 Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel Apache Autumn and the international bestseller Chikara!