Description: Collected here for the first time are 15 essays that span over 100 years of American history--and the remarkable 30-year career of America's foremost historian. From Grant's stunning Fourth of July victory at Vicksburg to Nixon's surprise Christmas bombing of Hanoi, Ambrose takes readers into the trenches of the homefront, ground zero of the Atomic Bomb, and into the arsenals of the 21st century. NPR feature.
Review Quotes: "Fascinating...compelling."--The Indianapolis Star
"Ambrose has the great gift of making history come alive."--Anniston Star