"A fast-paced, often riveting account of the military and political events leading up to the Declaration of Independence and those that followed during the war

In the early morning of April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter, beginning a war that would last four years and claim man

An “evocatively written examination” of the Americans who fought alongside the British during the American Revolution (American Spectator). The American Rev

The American Civil War (1861-65) was the bloodiest war of the nineteenth century and its impact continues to be felt today. It, and its origins have been studie

“Should be required reading for anyone interested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Well res