Eisenhower

Eisenhower

By: John Wukovits
Narrated by: Brian Emerson
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

This new addition to Wesley Clark’s Great Generals Series features the principal architect of the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II and his relevance today.

World War II expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower’s contributions to American warfare. American general and thirty-fourth president of the United States, Eisenhower...

Sherman

By: Steven E. Woodworth
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 5 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No

William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, as well as criticism for the harshness of the “scorched earth” policies that he implemented in conducting total war...

Patton

By: Alan Axelrod
Narrated by: Brian Emerson
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No

George S. Patton was a general who achieved greatness in his field by contradicting his own nature. A cavalryman steeped in romantic military tradition, he nevertheless pulled a reluctant American military into the most advanced realms of highly mobile armored warfare. An autocratic snob, Patton created unparalleled rapport and loyalty with the...

Stonewall Jackson

By: Donald A. Davis
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

Deemed “irreplaceable” by Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson assumed his nickname during the Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. It is said that the Army of Northern Virginia never fully recovered from the loss of Jackson’s leadership when he was accidentally shot by one of his own men and died in 1863. Davis highlights Stonewall Jackson as a...

LeMay

By: Barrett Tillman
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: No

Packed with breathtaking air battles and ground tactics, this new addition to the Great Generals Series features the controversial command and strategies of the former Air Force Chief of Staff.

Curtis LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when atomic bombs...

Grant

By: John Mosier
Narrated by: Brian Emerson
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No

In this addition to the Palgrave Great Generals Series, John Mosier brings to life the brilliant military strategist Ulysses S. Grant. A modest and unassuming man, Grant never lost a battle, leading the Union to victory over the Confederacy during the Civil War, ultimately becoming president of the re-united states. Grant revolutionized... Read more »

Pershing

By: Jim Lacey
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 5 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No

In this persuasive biography, Jim Lacey sheds light on General Pershing’s legacy as the nation’s first modern combat commander, setting the standard for today’s four-star officers. When the US entered into World War I in 1917, they did so with inadequate forces. In just over a year, Pershing built and hurled a one-million-man army against forty...

Andrew Jackson

By: Robert V. Remini
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No

It was Andrew Jackson's military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. From the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 to the Indian Wars and his unorthodox presence in the White House, Jackson is one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Here is his life as told by the foremost Jackson historian of our time. Read more »

Bradley

By: Alan Axelrod
Narrated by: William Hughes
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No

Known by his troops in World War II as "The GI General" because of his close identification with the men under his command, Omar Bradley commanded the Twelfth US Army Group in Europe. By the spring of 1945, this group contained four field armies, twelve corps, forty-eight divisions, and more than 1.3 million men, the largest exclusively American... Read more »

MacArthur

By: Richard B. Frank
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No

Douglas MacArthur is best remembered for his adaptability that hoisted him to his greatest accomplishments. Adaptability now reigns as the most indispensable trait for high military leadership in an era of technological leaps that guarantee the nature of war will radically change during the span of an ordinary career. No American figure better... Read more »