Author: | Henry I. Kurtz | ISBN: | 9781469119106 |
Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | October 25, 2006 |
Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
Author: | Henry I. Kurtz |
ISBN: | 9781469119106 |
Publisher: | Xlibris US |
Publication: | October 25, 2006 |
Imprint: | Xlibris US |
Language: | English |
Men of War is an anthology of the best military history articles written by author Henry Kurtz. In vivid prose, Mr. Kurtz describes key events and personalities in 18th and 19th Century American military history. Included are battle studies on Phil Sheridan at Five Forks George Washington at Dorchester Heights U.S. Grant at Belmont Henry Bouquet at Bushy Run George Armstrong Custer at the Washita William Moultrie at Sullivans Island; also profiles of the Militia and Regular Army before the Civil War; pen portraits of Hubert Dilger, the Union Armys top artillery gunner; Caleb Huse, the Confederacy major arms procurer; Hiram Berdan and his elite Union sharpshooters; John Basil Turchin, the Union Armys only Russian-born general; and other lively and engaging narratives.
Men of War is an anthology of the best military history articles written by author Henry Kurtz. In vivid prose, Mr. Kurtz describes key events and personalities in 18th and 19th Century American military history. Included are battle studies on Phil Sheridan at Five Forks George Washington at Dorchester Heights U.S. Grant at Belmont Henry Bouquet at Bushy Run George Armstrong Custer at the Washita William Moultrie at Sullivans Island; also profiles of the Militia and Regular Army before the Civil War; pen portraits of Hubert Dilger, the Union Armys top artillery gunner; Caleb Huse, the Confederacy major arms procurer; Hiram Berdan and his elite Union sharpshooters; John Basil Turchin, the Union Armys only Russian-born general; and other lively and engaging narratives.