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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorTo the Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson
Heidi S. Swinton
Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership that Drove the Allied Conquest i n Europe
Jonathan W. Jordan · 654 pages
Examines the relationship between American World War II generals Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley, and looks at how they were able to work together to defeat Germany.
The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stephen E. Ambrose · 732 pages
"In this classic portrait of Dwight E. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander's leadership during World War II."--P. [4] of cover.
Washington: The Indispensable Man
James Thomas Flexner · 425 pages
A "distillation" of the author's fourvolume work on the life of the first president of the United States.
Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Lead the Band of Brothers
Larry Alexander · 459 pages
They were the Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Army Airborne, the legendary fighting unit of World War II. And there was one man every soldier in Easy Company looked up to--Major Richard D. Winters. Here is the compelling story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero--from Winters's childhood in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, through the war years in which his natural skill as a leader el
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
Walter R. Borneman · 559 pages
A unique collective biography of the four men who "with a combination of nimble counsel, exasperating ego, studied patience, and street-fighter tactics" shaped the modern U.S. Navy to win WWII at sea.
The Mask of Command: Alexander the Great, Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant, Hitler, and the Nature of Leadership
John Keegan · 367 pages
The author asserts that generalship is a cultural activity as well as an exercise in power or military skill and that it provides great insights into particular eras or places.
Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future
Rye Barcott
From a U.S. Marine and co-founder of With Honor, and written ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, comes the story of principled veterans who work across party lines to shape our nation and inspire us to serve with courage in our own lives. When most Americans think of acts of courage, elected office is rarely the first place they look. And while more Americans than
History of Joseph Smith by His Mother, Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith, Preston Nibley
David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Janet Benge, Geoff Benge · 214 pages
No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith
Fawn M. Brodie · 536 pages
Jonathan Edwards
George M. Marsden · 640 pages
"Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is a towering figure in American history. A controversial theologian and the author of the famous sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, he ignited the momentous Great Awakening of the eighteenth century." "In this biography, Jonathan Edwards emerges as both a great American and a brilliant Christian. George M. Marsden evokes the world of colonial New England in
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad
Lesley Hazleton · 336 pages
The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited-- and remade.
The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage
Paul Elie · 565 pages
"In the middle of the twentieth century, four American Catholics, working independently of one another, came to believe that the best way to explore the quandaries of religious faith was in writing - in works that readers of all kinds could admire. The Life You Save May Be Your Own is their story - a vivid and enthralling account of great writers and their power over us.". "Thomas Merton was a Tr
Muhammad : A Biography of the Prophet
Karen Armstrong · 288 pages
This biography attempts to strip away centuries of distortion and myth and present a balanced view of the man whose religion continues to dramatically affect the course of history.
A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
S. Nassir Ghaemi · 340 pages
An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through some of history's greatest politicians, generals, and businesspeople. "A First-Rate Madness," Nassir Ghaemi, who runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts University Medical Center, draws from the careers and personal plights of such notable leaders as Lincoln, Churchill, Gandh
Brigham Young: American Moses
Leonard J. Arrington
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
Eve LaPlante · 312 pages
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Eberhard Bethge · 957 pages
Biography of a German theologian who opposed Hitler, and who was executed in the Flossenburg concentration camp.
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
Richard L. Bushman · 776 pages
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
Roland H. Bainton