Describes the 40 days after May 4, 1864, which marked the turning point in the Civil War, when Grant fought Lee on the Rapidan River in Virginia, crossed the James River and began the siege of Petersb
Analyses the leadership and aggressive tactics of the lesser-known Union Civil War general, citing his pivotal role in introducing scorched-earth methods in the South and the contributions of his Cava
During the winter of 1863-1864, 1,200 Union officers lived in squalor and semi-starvation in Richmond's Libby Prison, known as "The Bastille of the South." On February 9, 109 of those officers wriggle
When John Quincy Adams—the sixty-three-year-old former president, U.S. senator, secretary of state, and diplomat—was elected to the House of Representatives by his Massachusetts neighbors
The author explores the rivalry between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr from the perspective of Jefferson's obsession with his nemesis, delving deeply into court records to show how the former preside
Author Joseph Wheelan has marvelously captured the story of America’s war against the Barbary pirates, our first war against terror and the nations that support it. The Barbary pirates, a Musli
