The award-winning historian provides a provocative new analysis of the Battle of the Alamo—including new information on the fate of Davy Crockett.Contrary to legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo during the Texan Revolution died in a merciless predawn attack by Mexican soldiers. With extensive research into recently discovered Mexican accounts, as well as forensic evidence, historian Phillip Tucker sheds new light on the famous battl...

A fresh and fascinating examination of Custer’s Last Stand.On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke. After dividing his famed 7th Cavalry, he ordered his senior officer, Major Marcus A. Reno, to strike the southern end of the vast Indian encampment along the Little Bighorn River, while Custer would launch a bold flank attack to hit the village’s northern end. Custer needed to charge across the ...

Imposing Fictions aims to ameliorate the growing problem of what Martin Heidegger refers to as psychological and cultural “homelessness” by diagnosing the nature of the latter’s current manifestations and offering readings of literature that seek to inspire the genuine, and genuinely subversive, alterity required by an authentic mode of being.Specifically, it advocates for the value of subversive literature and its capacity to impose itself on the multitude of cultural and psychological pr...

There is "never a dull moment" in this "excellent account" of an overlooked Confederate triumph during the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg ( San Francisco Book Review).While many Civil War buffs celebrate Picket's Charge as the climactic moment of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Confederate Army's true high point had come the afternoon before. When Longstreet's corps triumphantly entered the battle, the Federals just barely held on. The foremost Rebel spear...

Discover the little-known role Alexander Hamilton played in the decisive battle of the American Revolution: Yorktown.Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781 is the first book in nearly two and a half centuries that has ever been devoted to the story of Alexander Hamilton’s key contributions in winning the most decisive victory the of the American Revolutionary war at Yorktown. Past biographies of Hamilton, including the most respected o...

Devoted husband, rising businessman…sex addict. With his life imploding around him, Michael Palmer is left with but one option: run.In recovery from his sexual addiction, step five was the hardest for Michael Palmer: admitting to another the exact nature of his wrongs. But his dark compulsions were ruining his life, and rather than lose everything, he confessed to his wife, Rachel.Sordid tales of anonymous sex, degrading sex, and huge chunks of his time mir...

"A mosaic of thousands of tiny pieces that, seen whole, amounts to a fascinating picture of what probably was the most important moment of the Civil War." —Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times bestselling author of The GeneralsGeorge Armstrong Custer is famous for his fatal defeat at the Little Bighorn in 1876, but Custer's baptism of fire came during the Civil War. His true rise to prominence began at Gettysburg in 1863.On the eve of the Battle ...

Extensively researched and superbly argued in Tucker’s compelling narrative, this in-depth examination of George Washington’s military miracle’ at the Battle of Trenton unquestionably confirms the vital importance of that stunning victory.” -Jerry D. Morelock, PhD, editor in chief at Armchair GeneralLike many historical events, the American Revolution is sometimes overlooked, ignored, or minimized by historians because of common shrouding in romantic myth...

This ground-breaking book takes an insightful and close "New Look" at one of the most fascinating subjects of the Civil War--the long-overlooked battlefield contributions of the most forgotten fighting men of the Civil War, Black Confederates. With the release of the popular 1989 film Glory, the American public first learned about the heroism of the black troops of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and their courageous assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, in July 1863. But what ...

When the Continental Congress decided to declare independence from the British empire in 1776, ten percent of the population of their fledgling country were from Ireland. By 1790, close to 500,000 Irish citizens had immigrated to America. They were was very active in the American Revolution, both on the battlefields and off, and yet their stories are not well known. The important contributions of the Irish on military, political, and economic levels have been long overlooked and ignored by...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Oceanologists job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much stron...

Inside the forgotten invasion that could have rewritten the American Revolution.In the frigid winter of 1775, as the American Revolution struggled for momentum, a bold vision took shape: the invasion and liberation of Canada. If Quebec could be taken, General George Washington believed, Canada might rise as the Fourteenth Colony—and the trajectory of the entire war could shift.In Blood in the Snow, historian Phillip Thomas Tucker resurrects this dr...