Benton Rain Patterson: 3 books
Washington and Cornwallis
The Battle for America, 1775-1783
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2004
Washington and Cornwallis is a gripping narrative of the defeats and narrow victories that won the States' independence from the English crown. Patterson chronicles the battles waged between General George Washington and Lieutenant General Charles Lord Cornwallis, and examines their methods of command...
With the Heart of a King
Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation's Soul and Crown
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Philip II of Spain, the most powerful monarch in sixteenth-century Europe and a ferocious empire-builder, was matched against the dauntless queen of England, Elizabeth I, determined to defend her country and thwart Philip's ambitions. Philip had been king of England while married to Elizabeth's half-sister,...
Lincoln's Political Generals
The Battlefield Performance of Seven Controversial Appointees
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Lincoln’s most controversial generals—his so-called “political generals”—were appointed, promoted or kept in service for political purposes without regard for their competence. “It seems but little better than murder,” the Army’s general in chief, Henry Halleck, protested, “to give...