Rick Beyer: 4 books

Book cover of The Greatest Music Stories Never Told

The Greatest Music Stories Never Told

100 Tales from Music History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

by Rick Beyer
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013

Did you know about: The ballet that sparked a riot? The rock star who became an astrophysicist? The song that saved Wheaties? The man killed by his own conducting? The controversy behind "Mary Had a Little Lamb"? Prepare to be astonished, bewildered, and stupefied by the tantalizing...
Book cover of The Greatest War Stories Never Told

The Greatest War Stories Never Told

100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

by Rick Beyer
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013

Search the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire. The World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could be played. The scientist who invented a pigeon-guided missile in 1943....
Book cover of The Ghost Army of World War II

The Ghost Army of World War II

How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery

by Rick Beyer, Elizabeth Sayles
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015

The Ghost Army of World War II describes a perfect example of a little-known, highly imaginative, and daring maneuver that helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. It is a riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great...
Book cover of Rivals Unto Death

Rivals Unto Death

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

by Rick Beyer
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017

From the bestselling author of The Greatest Stories Never Told series, the epic history of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's illustrious and eccentric political careers and their fateful rivalry. The famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr was the culmination of a story three...
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