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A biography of the popular military leader, tracing his rise through the ranks of the army and his role as commander of the U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf.

Focuses on the military careers of influential generals of the Union Army during the Civil War.

Analyzes the errors that contributed to the failure of six British generals to win the war with America, 1775-1783.

A biography of the commander general of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II who became the thirty-fourth President of the United States.

Focuses on the military careers of influential generals of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Describes the life of the famous Confederate general of the Civil War.

Traces the life of the military leader who became America's eighteenth president after the Civil War. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Ulysses S. Grant.

A biography of the general who used his skills to carve out the largest and wealthiest empire the world had seen since the fall of Rome.

A biography of Ulysses Grant, from his childhood in Ohio, through his education at West Point and his career as an Army officer, to his terms as president of the United States.