Böcker av Robert H. Ferrell

The 35th Infantry Division was made up from the national guards of Missouri and Kansas. With little in the way of battlefield training, this division was committed to the Battle of Meuse-Argonne in 1918 and within five days had ceased to be an effective fighting force.

The Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed on August 27, 1928, was an important landmark in the "peace fever" which swept the United States and Europe after World War I. Peace in Their Time is a highly readable account of the events leading up to the signing of the pact and their implications for American diplomacy.

This text examines the mystery around Warren G. Harding's death. After Harding's death a variety of attacks and unsubstantiated claims left the public with a tainted impression. This work examines the claims against this unpopular president and presents material to counter the accusations.

Focusing on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's illness, this book looks at how he aimed to hide it. It then goes on to show how his illness effected his role as the President of the US, such as making an agreement with Winston Churchill that he failed to tell the State Department about.

Perhaps the best known of all American five-star generals, Douglas MacArthur established his military reputation at the hill of Chatillon during the great battle of the Meuse-Argonne in World War I. This book reconstructs the movements of troops and the decisions of officers to show in detail how MacArthur's subordinates were the true heroes.

Examines four sometimes maligned, sometimes misunderstood presidents: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Harry S Truman. The author also incorporates comments on Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as well as key figures in each president's administration. The personal styles of each president has also been emphasized.

During World War I, William M. Wright is the only American divisional commander known to have kept a journal. This immensely important document includes accounts of the battles at St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne.

Harry Truman was born on May 8, 1884. At the age of sixty-one, Truman was sworn in as the thirty-third president of the United States. This volume covers: campaigns, elections, and the Pendergast connection, Senator Truman, particularly his chairmanship of the Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, FDR, and World War II.