H. Paul Jeffers
Description
H. Paul Jeffers was an established military historian and author of seventy books. He worked as an editor and producer at ABC, CBS and NBC, and is the only person to have been news director of both of New York City's all-news radio stations. He taught journalism at New York University, Syracuse University, and Boston University.
Books
Command Of Honor
This book is the inspiring true story of the greatest combat commander of World War II. General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., was an American military giant: tough, resourceful, and devoted to the men under his command. But unlike the more flamboyant high-ranking European field commanders of the time, he was neither arrogant nor in pursuit of personal glory. Rather, he was known to all as a loyal, humble man who led his troops from the front and fought every enemy with a tenacity that made him one of the most respected and revered commanders in the U.S. Army. In Command of Honor, author H. Paul Jeffers chronicles the life of an American hero. As a boy, Truscott grew up hearing stories from veterans of the Indian wars. So when the United States entered World War I, the eager young man volunteered as an officer in the cavalry corps, beginning a career of service to his country that would span the next 40 years. But it was in World War II that he would earn a reputation as a soldier's soldier. After forming the first American commando units -- which would eventually become known as the Rangers -- Truscott commanded forces from the deserts of North Africa, to the taking of Sicily, the liberation of Italy and France, and the final push into Nazi Germany, all of which he accomplished with a speed and drive that made his Third Infantry Division the pride of the Seventh Army. For the first time, the personal life of Truscott is revealed: his ramshackle childhood in Texas and Oklahoma, his family history, and his peacetime duties. But this is above all the story of service and sacrifice by a man who lived for duty, honor, and courage -- a man who would become a legend in the annals of World War II. - Jacket flap.
Onward We Charge
Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, and posthumously promoted to Brigadier General by President Truman, Colonel William Darby was an indisputable hero. His elite battalion of Army Rangers paved the way for Ranger success in subsequent wars-and left an unforgettable legacy in its wake.Onward We Charge takes readers from the beachheads of North Africa to the bloody campaigns of southern Italy, and to Darby's tragic death by German shrapnel just eight days before V-E Day. This is the true story of a man who held his own beside the greatest military figures in history.
I told you so
Contains the following essays: Seward's Folly -- The noble experiment -- Prophet without honor : General Billy Mitchell -- Nine old men -- Day of infamy -- Enemies within -- I have not always been wrong -- Tragedy of history -- Crossing the line -- Adlai and Jack : for the sake of the party -- Quagmire -- National nightmare -- The trouble with Iran -- The art of deniability -- The prophecy that never happened -- The amiable dunce and the evil empire -- You better not say that -- Wrong war : "misunderestimating" George W. Bush.
The Bully Pulpit
From the country’s leading presidential historian, The Bully Pulpit is a masterful and deeply insightful study of presidents – freshly told through the decades-long and complicated friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Like with Lyndon Johnson, the Kennedys, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin meticulously and with great perception and compassion captures an epic moment in history, when in 1912, Roosevelt and Taft engage in a brutal fight for the presidency – a fight that destroys both their political futures, while seriously weakening the progressive wing of the Republican Party, and dividing their wives, their children, and their closest friends.
The Napoleon of New York
Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of America's Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business readers will be swept away." -Publishers Weekly "Superb historical biography of one of the more colorful characters in American history . . . spirited. . . . Jeffers deftly weaves together intriguing stage-setting explanations of the age of robber barons, the crash of 1893, and that unforgettable era of unbridled wealth for the few in 1890s New York. As this marvelous story reveals, Brady's lavish lifestyle embodies America's Gilded Age. Highly recommended for all libraries." -Library Journal An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland "A well-written and timely bo...
Diamond Jim Brady
Praise for H. Paul Jeffers An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland "A well-written and timely book that reminds us of Grover Cleveland's courage, commitment, and honesty at a time when these qualities seem so lacking in so much of American politics." ?James MacGregor Burns, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award Colonel Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1879-1898 "A handsome narrative of a crucial period in the career of one of our country's most colorful politicians." ?Publishers Weekly Commissioner Roosevelt: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt and the New York City Police, 1895-1897 "A lively, entertaining, and well-researched portrait of a zealous reformer during the historic crusade that successfully launched his career in government." ?Publishers Weekly
With an axe
Presents a gruesome collection of sixteen real-life cases in which killers used an axe to destroy their victims, including the cases of Lizzy Borden, William Neal, John C. Colt, Karla Fay Tucker, and Rita Gluzman.