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Frank E. Vandiver (1925-2005) was chairman of the board of the Mosher Institute for International Policy Studies  and president of Texas A&M University. One of the nation's preeminent historian-writers, he published numerous works on American military history, including the critically acclaimed biography Mighty Stonewall published by Texas A&M University Press.

The first authoritative and complete biography of Pershing." - American Historical Review"Vandiver's study is the best and most complete we are likely to have." - Los Angeles Times Book Review"Frank Vandiver has done a magisterial job of bringing to life an authentic hero who to many has seemed forbidding and bloodless." - Houston Chronicle