Warren G. Harding
The 29th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
The 30th President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
The 31st President of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The 32nd President of the United States
America in the Thirties by
This book explores the complexity of America in what is considered its darkest era of the century.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor : The Attack That Shook America by
This book focuses on the Attack on Peral Harbor in 1941 by the Japanese, the events that lead up to the attack, and how the United States responded.
Burning Japan : Air Force Bombing Strategy Change in the Pacific by 
D-Day Remembered : The Normandy Landings in American Collective Memory by
This book explores the evolution of American D-Day tales over the course of the past seven decades. The author shows the ways in which that particular episode came to overshadow so many others in portraying the twentieth century's most devastating cataclysm as "the Good War." With depth and insight, he analyzes how depictions in various media, such as the popular histories of Stephen Ambrose and films like The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan, time and again reaffirmed cherished American notions of democracy, fair play, moral order, and the militant, yet non-militaristic, use of power for divinely sanctioned purposes.
Five Days in August : How World War II Became a Nuclear War by
This book is about atomic bomb's, the history of the impact and consequences it unleashed during and after WWII. It will result in far-reaching discussions about the significance of the A-bomb, about World War II, and about the moral issues they have spawned.
The Great Depression by
This book discusses the events of the Great Depression and how t shaped the 1930's decade, from the stock market Crash of 1929 to FDR's new deal and other recovery programs that helped the nation through those dark times.
The Great Depression and the New Deal: a Very Short Introduction by
This book offers an informed account of the New Deal and the Great Depression, illuminating its successes and failures. the book shows how the magnitude of the resulting economic upheaval, and the ineffectiveness of the old ways of dealing with financial hardships, set the stage for Roosevelt's vigorous (and sometimes unconstitutional) Depression-fighting policies. The book stresses that the New Deal only makes sense as a response to this global economic disaster, and examines a key sampling of New Deal programs, ranging from the National Recovery Agency and the Securities and Exchange Commission, to the Public Works Administration and Social Security, revealing why some worked and others did not. In the end. concludes, it was the coming of World War II that finally generated the political will to spend the massive amounts of public money needed to put Americans back to work. And only the Cold War saw the full implementation of New Deal policies abroad--including the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.
Hiroshima : The World's First Atomic Bomb by
This book discusses the bombing of Hiroshima and the worlds first Atomic Bomb and the impact and after affects.
The Normandy Landings : D-Day and Operation Overlord: the First Step to Liberation by
With this book you learn about the events of World War II prior to the Normandy landings, identify the leaders who worked together to establish Operation Overlord and scheduled the Normandy landings, and the to final defeat the Germans. The book also analyses the actions taken by the Allies and Axis and their contribution to the Allied victory.
The Politics of Prohibition : American Governance and the Prohibition Party, 1869–1933 by
This book introduces the intrepid temperance advocates who formed America's longest-living minor political party - the Prohibition Party - drawing on the party's history to illuminate how American politics came to exclude minor parties from governance.
Prohibition Gangsters : The Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation by
Placing their criminal activities within the context of the issues facing the nation, from the Great Depression, government crackdowns, and politics to sexual morality, immigration, and ethnicity, the author also recounts what befell this villainous group as the decades unwound. Making use of FBI and other government files, trial transcripts, and the latest scholarship, the book provides a lively narrative of shootouts, car chases, courtroom clashes, wire tapping, and rub-outs in the roaring 1920s, the Depression of the 1930s, and beyond the author asserts that Prohibition changed organized crime in America. Although their activities were mercenary and violent, and they often sought to kill one another, the Prohibition generation built partnerships, assigned territories, and negotiated treaties, however short lived. They were able to transform the loosely associated gangs of the pre-Prohibition era into sophisticated, complex syndicates. In doing so, they inspired an enduring icon--the gangster--in American popular culture and demonstrated the nation's ideals of innovation and initiative.
Smugglers, Bootleggers, and Scofflaws : Prohibition and New York City by
This book focuses on liquor smuggling to tell the story of Prohibition in New York City. Using previously unstudied Coast Guard records from 1920 to 1933 for New York City and environs, the author examines the development of Rum Row and smuggling via the coasts of Long Island, the Long Island Sound, the Jersey shore, and along the Hudson and East Rivers. The author demonstrates how smuggling syndicates on the Lower East Side, the West Side, and Little Italy contributed to the emergence of the Broadway Mob. The book explores New York City's scofflaw population--patrons of thirty thousand speakeasies and five hundred nightclubs--as well as how politicians Fiorello La Guardia, James "Jimmy" Walker, Nicholas Murray Butler, Pauline Morton Sabin, and Al Smith articulated their views on Prohibition to the nation. Lawson argues that in their assertion of the freedom to drink alcohol for enjoyment, New York's smugglers, bootleggers, and scofflaws belong in the American tradition of defending liberty. The result was the historically unprecedented step of repeal of a constitutional amendment with passage of the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933.
Terror from the Sky : The Bombing of German Cities in World War II by
It this book leading experts in politics, history, and philosophy examine the complex aspects of the terror bombing of German cities during World War II. The contributors address the decision to embark on the bombing campaign, the moral issues raised by the bombing, and the main stages of the campaign and its effects on German civilians as well as on Germany's war effort. The book places the bombing campaign within the context of the history of air warfare, presenting the bombing as the first stage of the particular type of state terrorism that led to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and brought about the Cold War era "balance of terror." This pioneering collaboration provides a platform for a wide range of views--some of which are controversial--on a highly topical, painful, and morally challenging subject.
The War Against the Vets : The World War I Bonus Army during the Great Depression by
The War Against the Vets, is the first book about the Bonus Army to describe in detail the political battles that threatened to tear the country apart, as well as the scandalous treatment of the World War I vets.
21st Century Patton : Strategic Insights for the Modern Era by
This short volume introduces readers to a more complete and nuanced Patton. By tracing his intellectual development and connecting these views to the issues of the present day, this book offers a bold a fresh view on the famous general. While Patton was one of America's greatest warriors, he was also a bold and visionary thinker.
Al Capone and His American Boys : Memoirs of a Mobster's Wife by
Discovered 60 years later in FBI files, this manuscript describes a couple's life on the run, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre (Gus was one of the shooters), and other headline crimes of that period. This is a compelling contemporary account of the heyday of Chicago crime by a woman who found herself married to the mob.
The Flight of the Century : Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of American Aviation by
This book takes a fresh look at one of America's greatest moments, explaining how what was essentially a publicity stunt became a turning point in history. Tehe author recreates the flight itself and the euphoric reaction to it on both sides of the Atlantic, and argues that Lindbergh's amazing feat occurred just when the world, still struggling with the disillusionment of WWI-,desperately needed a hero to restore a sense of optimism and innocence. The book shows how new forms of mass media made Lindbergh into the most famous international celebrity of his time, casting him in the role of a humble yet dashing American hero of rural origins and traditional values.
Franklin D. Roosevelt by
This is a biography of FDR and it highlights his career as a politician and as a President that lead the nation through the Great depression and WWII.
Frontline General: Douglas MacArthur : America's Most Controversial Hero by
This is a biography of General Douglas MacArthur from his beginnings as an aid to Theodore Roosevelt, his time in the Philippines and WWI, through world WWII and the main commander in the Pacific war front, to his downfall as the commander during the Korean War that lead to his farewell speech.
The Fun of It by
this is an Autobiography of Amelia Earhart., the famous flyer, which describes her own ambitions to become a pilot and offers advice to others.
General George C. Marshall and the Atomic Bomb by
This book tells the story of Marshall's experience with the atomic bomb from his early skepticism of its effectiveness as a weapon, to his oversight of its development and deployment against Japan in World War II, to his recognition of the bomb as a weapon of such dire consequence that it should never be used again. The book presents a cohesive account of General Marshall's involvement with nuclear weapons and atomic power as Army chief of staff during World War II and as secretary of state and secretary of defense in the early years of the Cold War. Marshall's involvement with the use of nuclear weapons is set in the context of the Allies' efforts to force Japan to surrender and the initiation of the Cold War.
The Ghosts of Eden Park : The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America by
This book is and epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey only to become a millionaire, is tacked by the law, and then forced to defend himself in court after be murders his wife, but gets away with a plea of insanity that changed the courts decision and he walked away a free man.
Louis Armstrong : An American Genius by
The book chronicles Armstrong's rise as a musician, his scrapes with the law, his relationships with four wives, and his frequent feuds with fellow musicians Earl Hines and Zutty Singleton. The book sheds new light on Armstrong's endless need for approval, his streak of jealousy, and perhaps most important, what some consider his betrayal of his gift as he opted for commercial success and stardom. A unique biography, knowledgeable, insightful, and packed with information, it ends with Armstrong's death in 1971 as one of the best-known figures in American entertainment.
Louis Armstrong and Paul Whiteman : Two Kings of Jazz by
A dual biography of two great innovators in the history of jazz. One was black, one was white--one is now legendary, the other nearly forgotten. The book offers a provocative revision of the history of early jazz by focusing on two of its most notable practitioners--Whiteman, legendary in his day, and Armstrong, a legend ever since. Paul Whiteman's fame was unmatched throughout the twenties. Bix Beiderbecke, Bing Crosby, and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey honed their craft on his bandstand. Celebrated as the "King of Jazz" in 1930 in a Universal Studios feature film, Whiteman's imperium has declined considerably since.
General George Catlett Marshall
General of the Army / Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Head of the Military Operations in WWII
Later Credited for Creating the Marshall Plan
Served as Secretary of Defense During The Korean War
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General of the Army
Commanding General: European Theater of Operations/ Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force
Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany
Served as Army Chief of Staff
President of Columbia University
34th President of the United States
General Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army
U.S. Military Advisor to the Philippines
Commandin General U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
Supreme Allied Commander, South West Pacific Area
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Tasked With Rebuilding Japan after WWII
Commanded the U.N. Command in the Korean War
Dismissed by President Harry Truman for Controversial Issues relating to to much control in Asia, possible nuclear threat, and disobeying objectives of the U.S. Korean war strategy
Did a famous Farewell Address in 1951 After His Removal of Office
General Omar Bradley
General of the Army
Commanding General of the: 82nd Airborne Division, II Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group
General of the Army in the Korean War
Became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Mark W. Clark
General
Commanding General Of: II Corps, 5th Army, 7th Army, and 15th Army Group
Commanded the U.N. Command at end of Korean War
Became Head of the Citadel
General George S. Patton, Jr.
General
Commanding General of the: Desert Training Center, II Corps, 7th Army, 1st Army, 3rd Army, and 15th Army
Acting Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany
Died In a Road Accident 4 Months After the End of the War
Admiral Ernest King
Fleet Admiral
Commander-in-Chief: U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet
Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Fleet Admiral
Commander-in-Chief of the: U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Pacific Ocean Areas
Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral William Halsey Jr.
Fleet Admiral
Commander of the: Carrier Division 2 and the South Pacific Area
Commander-in-Chief the U.S. 3rd Fleet
Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher
Admiral
Commander: Task Force: 14, 17, and 61
Commander of the Northwestern Sea Frontier
Served as Chairman of the General Board
Admiral Raymond Spruance
Admiral
Commander of Task Force 16
Deputy Commander-in-Chief: U.S. Pacific Fleet
Commander: Central Pacific Force
Commander-in-Chief: U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas
Served as President of the Naval War College
General Henry Arnold
General of the Air Force
Chief of the U.S. Army Air Forces
Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force
General Ira C. Eaker
General
Commander of the 8th Air Force
Commander of Air Operations: Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces
General Carl Spaatz
General
Commander of: Air Combat Command and Air Operations: European Theater
Commander of the: U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe and the Pacific
Replaced Arnold to become Chief if the U.S. Air Force
