Phillip Thomas Tucker: 16 books
Why Custer Was Never Warned
The Forgotten Story of the True Genesis of America's Most Iconic Military Disaster, Custer's Last Stand
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
For the first time, this ground-breaking book tells the forgotten story of the true genesis of the June 25, 1876 disaster along the Little Bighorn, "Custer's Last Stand." The failure of the southern column to continue to advance north after the battle of the Rosebud set the stage for the annihilation...
The Alamo's Forgotten Defenders
The Remarkable Story of the Irish During the Texas Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Within the annals of Alamo and Texas Revolutionary historiography, the important contributions of the Irish in winning the struggle against Mexico and establishing a new republic are noticeably absent. Breaking new ground with fresh views and original insights, Phillip Thomas Tucker’s The Forgotten...
George Washington's Surprise Attack
A New Look at the Battle That Decided the Fate of America
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Extensively researched and superbly argued in Tucker’s compelling narrative, this in-depth examination of George Washington’s military miracle’ at the Battle of Trenton unquestionably confirms the vital importance of that stunning victory.” -Jerry D. Morelock, PhD, editor in chief at Armchair...
by Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Irish citizens on both sides of the Mason-Dixon answered the call to arms. That was no more evident than at the Battle of Gettysburg. Louisiana Irish Rebels charged with the cry "We are the Louisiana Tigers!" Irish soldiers of the Alabama Brigade and the...
Miller Cornfield at Antietam
The Civil War’s Bloodiest Combat
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
On September 17, 1862, the forces of Major General George B. McClellan and his Union Army of the Potomac confronted Robert E. Lee's entire Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Union forces mounted a powerful assault on Lee's left flank in the idyllic Miller...
Alexander Hamilton's Revolution
His Vital Role as Washington's Chief of Staff
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Despite his less-than-promising beginnings as the only key Founding Father not born and raised on American soil, Hamilton was one of the best and brightest of his generation. His notoriety has rested almost entirely on his role as Secretary of the Treasury in Washington's administration, yet few realize...
How the Irish Won the American Revolution
A New Look at the Forgotten Heroes of America's War of Independence
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
When the Continental Congress decided to declare independence from the British empire in 1776, ten percent of the population of their fledgling country were from Ireland. By 1790, close to 500,000 Irish citizens had immigrated to America. They were was very active in the American Revolution, both...
Pickett's Charge
A New Look at Gettysburg’s Final Attack
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
A look at one of the most important events of the Civil War in an “almost minute-by-minute account of the most famous infantry charge in history (William C. Davis, Civil War author and distinguished scholar).
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War, producing over...
Death at the Little Bighorn
A New Look at Custer, His Tactics, and the Tragic Decisions Made at The Last Stand
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
A fresh and fascinating examination of Custer’s Last Stand.
On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke. After dividing his famed 7th Cavalry, he ordered his senior officer, Major Marcus A. Reno, to strike the southern end...
Blacks in Gray Uniforms
A New Look at the South's Most Forgotten Combat Troops 1861-1865
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
This ground-breaking book takes an insightful and close "New Look" at one of the most fascinating subjects of the Civil War--the long-overlooked battlefield contributions of the most forgotten fighting men of the Civil War, Black Confederates. With the release of the popular 1989 film Glory,...
by Phillip Thomas Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
For the first time, the true story of “The Yellow Rose of Texas” is told in full, revealing a host of new insights and perspectives on one of America’s most popular stories. For generations, the Yellow Rose of Texas has been one of America’s most popular western myths, growing larger over...
America's Bloody Hill of Destiny
A New Look at the Struggle for Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2018
No chapter in the annals of the most important battle of America's national epic has been more celebrated than the key struggle for possession of the rocky hill at the extreme southern flank of the battle line at Gettysburg, Little Round Top. And no contest during the battle of Gettysburg was deadlier...
Burnside's Bridge
The Climactic Struggle of the 2nd and 20th Georgia at Antietam Creek
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
Profile of the troops whose last stand helped prevent the destruction of the Army of Northern Virginia, providing Robert E. Lee with yet another chance for a northern invasion .
Gettysburg's Most Hellish Battleground
The Devil’s Den, July 2, 1863
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
During the crucial three days of combat at Gettysburg, the most nightmarish place on the entire battlefield was appropriately named the Devil's Den. This jumble of huge boulders situated at the southern end of Houck's Ridge was truly a hell on earth during the decisive afternoon of July 2, 1863.
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