Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told

Iain C. Martin is a freelance writer and historian, with an MA in history from Southern Connecticut State University. He lives with his family in Connecticut.

• Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever ToldEdited by Iain MartinContentsIntroduction11Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer02Battle of Yorktown by Private Joseph Plum Martin003Dispatches from the Mexican War by George Wilkins Kendall004Bayonet Forward: Gettysburg by Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain005Appomattox Courthouse by Ulysses S. Grant006The Battle of San Juan by Richard Harding Davis007The Argonne by John S. D. Eisenhower0008Argonne War Diary by Sergeant Alvin York0009Normandy Invasion by Andy Rooney00010And Yet We Got On by Ernie Pyle00011Point du Hoc by Stephen Ambrose00011H-Hour from The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan00012The Road to Bastogne by Martha Gellhorn00013NUTS!-The Battle of the Bulge by John Toland00014Dachau by Martha Gellhorn00015Pork Chop Hill by S. L. A. Marshall00016A Reporter's Journal from Hell: Ia Drang Valley by Joe Galloway00017If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O'Brien00018Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War by Rick Atkinson00019Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden00020Among Warriors in Iraq by Mike Tucker000

“In The Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told, Editor Iain Martin assembled a series of articles that tell the story of American soldiers of all eras and all ranks, from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom, and from privates to generals. The book is a wonderful mix of stories and authors: Louisa May Alcott’s articulate accounting of her service as a nurse in the Civil War; Lakota Chief Red Horse on the Battle of the Little Big Horn; Cornelius Ryan in an extract from The Longest Day.“Martin has introduced each chapter with a brief description of the setting and added a few lines after each presentation. His work is very effective, both in his selection of articles and in the organization and presentation. Military historians and others who have read extensively in the field of American military history will be familiar with much of the contents of the volume, although there may be a few surprises. For the casual reader of Army history, this volume will inspire further reading.”- BG Philip L. Bolte, USA, Ret. / On Point Magazine "This book is another title that should be included in your personal library. Martin has searched many known and little known documents for poignant quotes. This book is also an excellent gift for the Civil War student who you think has a complete library or young enough to start one."- George Khoury