William McKinley
The 25th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
The 26th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
The 27th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
The 28th President of the United States
Fighter Pilot's Handbook : Magic, Death and Glory in the Golden Age of Flight by
This book takes the reader on a journey from the first flying machines in the late 19th century, to the development of the specialized fighter aircraft armed with one or more machine guns. It takes in the development of the devices that allowed a machine gun to fire through the propeller arc, the coming of aerial photography and airborne wireless, parachutes, engine design, test flying and problems of flight, including the dreaded "spin" that killed so may pilots, and the invention of aerial tactics such as the Immelmann Turn. The book includes some of the pilots Here, too, are the Red Baron,, James McCudden, and Eddie Rickenbacker.
The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations During World War I : Civil-Military Relations During World War I by
This book discusses the relationship of America and Europe during WWI .
Home Front in the American Heartland : Local Experiences and Legacies of WWI by
This book discusses what it was like in the Homefront during WWI, legacies of the people who survived it, and the issues at home.
Panama and the United States : The Forced Alliance by
This book discusses the relationship Between Panama for the Canal and afterword.
Pancho Villa and Black Jack Pershing : The Punitive Expedition in Mexico by
The focus of this book is the Expedition, the Villistas, and their leader Francisco Poncho Villa , and Black Jack Pershing and his forces. It discusses what Pershing did and how he had intelligence gathering, corporation with locals, and iterations, and more to take down Poncho Villa.
Pershing, general of the armies by
This book remains one of the most authoritative biographies of the man known as "Black Jack." This book discusses his early career life and his entrance in WWI as the head of AMerican forces. Pershing's postwar life included an unsuccessful run for president, a stint as Chief of Staff, and a secret romance with a French woman 34 years younger than he. His influence as a leader extended into World War II.
Remembering World War I in America by
This book explores the American public's collective memory and common perception of World War I by analyzing the extent to which it was expressed through the production of cultural artifacts related to the war. Through the analysis of four vectors of memory--war histories, memoirs, and fiction.
Spanish-American War by
The introductions to the book's sections, together with introductions to each document, provide a general history of the war. The contents cover the pre-war, war, and post-war periods in Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Spain, the Philippines, and the United States. Included are documents on the main battles and diplomatic history of the war, along with internal situations in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain, the Philippines, and the United States.
The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898-1902 by
This book discusses information on the Spanish-American through extensive research, and is a comprehensive, annotated bibliography detailing this globally significant conflict and its aftermath. Insightful notes are included for every title in each chronologically organized chapter. Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies provide concise, annotated bibliographies to the major areas and events in American military history.
Women Will Vote : Winning Suffrage in New York State by
Women Will Vote makes clear how actions of New York's patchwork of suffrage advocates heralded a gigantic political, social, and legal shift in the United States. Readers will discover that although these groups did not always collaborate, by working in their own ways toward the goal of enfranchising women they essentially formed a coalition. Together, they created a diverse social and political movement that did not rely solely on the motivating force of white elites and a leadership based in New York City. The book argues that the agitation and organization that led to New York women's victory in 1917 changed the course of American history.
Wright Brothers National Memorial by
This book talks about Wilbur and Orville Wright and what is now the Wright Brothers National Memorial. It is where the brothers discovered and developed the fundamental principles of mechanical flight. Located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and administered by the National Park Service, the Wright Brothers National Memorial features a full-scale reproduction of the 1903 flying machine, an engine block from the original 1903 flyer, and a precise reproduction of the wind tunnel that the Wrights used to conduct their early experiments.
Henry Ford by
This biography offers new insight on the man who not only founded Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford Company (later Cadillac) but also institutionalized the assembly line production process and (some argue) created the middle class in America. Ford invented an entire physical, economic and social system through the assembly line production of the Ford Model T automobile. By constantly improving his product, sales rose, enabling Ford to lower its price until it became a universal commodity. .This was "Fordism," social engineering on a vast scale. But Ford's anti-Semitism would forever stain his reputation and shadow his legacy. This new Lives and Legacies volume explores the dimensions of Ford's indisputable greatness while acknowledging the deep flaws that complicate his legacy.
In the Company of Generals : The World War I Diary of Pierpont L. Stackpole by
Pierpont Stackpole's account of his time in the millitary during WWI under the command of Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett. . Stackpole's diary, is an eyewitness account of the American Expeditionary Forces' experience on the Western Front, offering an insider's view into the workings of Liggett's commands, his day-to-day business, and how he orchestrated his commands in trying and confusing situations. Stackpole's diary also sheds light on other figures of the war, presenting a different view of the controversial Major General Clarence Edwards than has recently been recorded and relating the general staff's attitudes about the flamboyant aviation figure Billy Mitchell.
Rough Rider : The Life of Teddy Roosevelt by
This book is a snapshot study of the significant career of President Theodore Roosevelt. Partly biographical sketch and partly analysis, the book provides an overview of his actions, ideals, and written works, highlighting important events from Roosevelt's early public life, his presidency, and later career.
Woodrow Wilson : Princeton to the Presidency by
This book focuses on how Wilson's Princeton years influenced the ideas and worldview he later applied in politics. His career in the White House, shows, repeated with uncanny precision his Princeton experiences. The book provides an unprecedented inside view of a hard-fighting president and a man who tried first to remake a university and then to remake the world.
