Americans at War (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1861 to the present
- Principal Characters: Ulysses S. Grant, George Armstrong Custer, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Richard M. Nixon
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, History
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, World War II, Civil War, Vietnam War, War, Historians, Democracy, Biography, Generals
Stephen E. Ambrose has enjoyed a brilliant career as a historian. In the past three decades, he has published a flood of books, on topics ranging from World War II to the lives and presidencies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon to the explorations of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. He now enjoys the status of an éminence grise, secure in his achievements and honors, and appears regularly as an authority on National Public Radio and on PBS documentaries. Although Ambrose shows no signs of slowing down, he has reached a point in life where it is fitting for him to...
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