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82) Colin Powell
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Surveys the life and military accomplishments of Colin Powell, as well as his struggles with racial prejudice.
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
This book chronicles the lives and careers of seven people involved in the Persian Gulf War, including President George Bush, General Colin Powell, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Iraq's Tariq Aziz, and others.
91) Patton
Language
English
Description
Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
Author
Publisher
Darby Creek Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Alexander was left in charge of Macedon when his father, the king, went on a business trip. When a barbarian tribe attacked Macedon, Alexander led the army against them, and won! By 18, Alexander was named a general of the army; at 20 he ruled all of Ancient Greece; at 25 he had conquered most of ancient Persia. By 32, he was really King of the World!
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
General McChrystal is a legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence.-Tom Brokaw General Stanley McChrystal is widely admired for his hunger to know the truth, his courage to find it, and his humility to listen to those around him. Even as the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, he stationed himself forward and frequently went on patrols with his troops to experience...
Language
English
Description
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both became leaders in their societies at very...
