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Description edit
Stephen E. Ambrose, one of the foremost historians of the European theater of World War II, shares his vast knowledge of that conflict as well as the Civil War, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War in this compelling narrative about the American way of war. From Vicksburg to My Lai, Ambrose... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Grant: Add a description of this character.
- Patton
- Pemberton
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Custer
- Mcpherson
- Sherman
- Johnston
- Kissinger
- Roosevelt
- Hitler
- Jackson
- Thieu
- Bowen
- Raymond
- Marshall
- Hovey
- Clinton
- Churchill
- Wilson
- Gregg
- Nixon
- Halleck
- Truman
- Lawler
- Davis
- Lewis
- Lincoln
- Kilpatrick
- Douglas
- Porter
- Logan
- Haig
- Wainwright
- A. J. Smith
- Montgomery
- Stalin
- Mcclellan
- Blair
- Bush
- Carr
- Bradley
- De Gaulle
- Steele
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- Vicksburg
- Japan
- West Germany
- Europe
- Berlin
- America
- Hanoi
- Soviet Union
- France
- South Vietnam
- South Korea
- Pacific
- Mississippi
- China
- Normandy
- Paris
- Asia
- Washington
- West Point
- Britain
- Russia
- Ultra
- Italy
- Ohio
- Illinois
- Moscow
- North Vietnam
- Saigon
- Arkansas
- Pas De Calais
- Yazoo
- Omaha
- Hawaii
- Memphis
- Tennessee
- Prague
- England
- Sicily
- North Korea
- Norway
- Inchon
- Belgium
- Michigan
- North Africa
- Yugoslavia
First Sentence edit
At a time when the Civil War went badly for the Union, President Abraham Lincoln looked at a map and commented to a visitor, "See what a lot of land these fellows hold, of which Vicksburg is the key. . . . Let us get Vicksburg and all that country is ours.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephen E. Ambrose (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 355.00973
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › History › Military › United States
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