This is an in-depth look at a daring and beloved Civil War leader. While researching this book, Jack C. Mason found more than one hundred unpublished, in fact unknown, letters from Union major general Israel B. Richardson to his family. Using these freshly uncovered primary sources as well as extensive research in secondary materials, Mason has written the first-ever biography of Israel Bush Richardson.
This is an in-depth look at a daring and beloved Civil War leader. While researching this book, Jack C. Mason found more than one hundred unpublished,...
John R. Deane Jr. (1919--2013) was born with all the advantages a man needs to succeed in a career in the US Army, and he capitalized on his many opportunities in spectacular fashion. The son of one of George C. Marshall's closest assistants, Deane graduated from West Point with the first class of World War II and served in combat under the dynamic General Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. After the war, he led a German espionage unit in operations against the Soviets, personally led the first foot patrol following the course of the Berlin Wall as it was being constructed, participated in the...
John R. Deane Jr. (1919--2013) was born with all the advantages a man needs to succeed in a career in the US Army, and he capitalized on his many o...
