Marc Wortman: 3 books
1941: Fighting the Shadow War
A Divided America in a World at War
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
“A wide-ranging examination of America’s entry into World War II.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
In 1941: Fighting the Shadow War, A Divided America in a World at War, historian Marc Wortman thrillingly explores the little-known history of America’s clandestine involvement in World...
The Bonfire
The Siege and Burning of Atlanta
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
Atlanta's destruction during the Civil War is an iconic moment in American history. Award-winning journalist Marc Wortman depicts its siege and fall in The Bonfire, and reveals an Atlanta of unexpected paradoxes. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called it a tale of divided loyalties, political intrigue, and tremendous human suffering
[an] invaluable history and a gripping read.”
The Millionaires' Unit
The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockefeller, the son of the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, several who counted friends and relatives among presidents and statesmen of the day. They had it all and, remarkably by modern standards,...