Dec 22, 2009

Americans at War | Americans at War

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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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Americans at War | Americans at War

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