Bevin Alexander: 10 books
Such Troops as These
The Genius and Leadership of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander offers a fresh and cogent analysis of Stonewall Jackson’s military genius and reveals how the Civil War might have ended differently if Jackson’s strategies had been adopted.
The Civil War of 1861–65 pitted the industrial North against the...
How America Got It Right
The U.S. March to Military and Political Supremacy
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
At last, a historian tells the truth about America’s role in the world—refuting the lies of anti-American propagandists.
Left-wing critics—both at home and abroad—relish blasting our country for being the world’s sole superpower, or even an “imperialist” power.
But as acclaimed...
How Hitler Could Have Won World War II
The Fatal Errors That Led to Nazi Defeat
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Most of us rally around the glory of the Allies' victory over the Nazis in World War II. The story is often told of how the good fight was won by an astonishing array of manpower and stunning tactics. However, what is often overlooked is how the intersection between Adolf Hitler's influential personality...
How the South Could Have Won the Civil War
The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2008
Could the South have won the Civil War?
To many, the very question seems absurd. After all, the Confederacy had only a third of the population and one-eleventh of the industry of the North. Wasn’t the South’s defeat inevitable?
Not at all, as acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander...
How Wars Are Won
The 13 Rules of War from Ancient Greece to the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Even as we head into twenty-first-century warfare, thirteen time-tested rules for waging war remain relevant.
Both timely and timeless, How Wars Are Won illuminates the thirteen essential rules for success on the battlefield that have evolved from ancient times until the present day. Acclaimed...
by Bevin Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
“The world’s most fascinating battles and how they were won or lost, according to the Chinese sage.”—Kirkus Reviews
Imagine if Robert E. Lee had withdrawn to higher ground at Gettysburg instead of sending Pickett uphill against the entrenched Union line. Or if Napoléon, at Waterloo,...
by Bevin Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 1993
"An astute military historian's appraisal of what separates the sheep from the wolves in the great game of war."—Kirkus Reviews
If a key to military victory is to "get there first with the most," the true test of the great general is to decide where "there" is—the...
Macarthur's War
The Flawed Genius Who Challenged The American
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
General Douglas MacArthur was highly skilled and world famous as a military commander. Under his leadership after World War II, Japan was rebuilt into a democratic ally. But during the Korean War, in defiance of President Harry S. Truman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he pushed for an aggressive confrontation...
Inside the Nazi War Machine
How Three Generals Unleashed Hitler's Blitzkrieg Upon the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
"Inside the Nazi War Machine vividly recounts how Rommel, von Manstein and Guderian turned the Blitzkrieg into a fearsome weapon of war in France in 1940, and how Hitler botched his best opportunity to have defeated the BEF, and perhaps defeated Britain.”—Carlo D’Este, author of Patton:...
by Bevin Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
"With the planet no longer cleanly divided into 'us' and 'them,' leaders are distracted by a thousand conflicting claims and ambitions. We inhabit a much more disorderly world. Disputes within and between nations are frequently violent, divisive, and dangerous..." --from The Future of Warfare