February 2017

The dramatic story of America's beginnings - from the early explorers and founding of Plymouth and Jamestown to the French and Indian
Wars and victory in the War of Independence.

As Allied commander during World War II and later as president of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower gave America the strength of a great reputation, a fine character, and an abiding sense of mission. He also provided Americans the chance to live up to their best. Few presidents have ever given more. Here, from the eminent historian Kenneth S. Davis, is Eisenhower's remarkable story.

The book includes recollections of Eisenhower written for American Heritage by some of the men who knew him best: Richard Nixon, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, Gen. Omar Bradley, Gen. Mark Clark, Edgar and Milton Eisenhower, Sergei Khrushchev, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, and others who worked with Eisenhower.

This comprehensive book also contains an assessment of Ike by political historian Steve Neal ("Why We Were Right to Like Ike"), Michael Korda on Ike's D-Day Decision, and Douglas Brinkley on Ike's Farewell Address.

The struggle for North Africa was unlike any other campaign of World War II. The desert proved a real test of generalship, pitting
Germany's Erwin Rommel against Britain's Bernard Montgomery and America's George Patton. Here, from award-winning military
historian Stephen W. Sears, is the dramatic story of the generals, politicians, and soldiers who changed the course of the war

The struggle for North Africa was unlike any other campaign of World War II. The desert proved a real test of generalship, pitting
Germany's Erwin Rommel against Britain's Bernard Montgomery and America's George Patton. Here, from award-winning military
historian Stephen W. Sears, is the dramatic story of the generals, politicians, and soldiers who changed the course of the war.

In three years, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, leading a few hundred Spanish soldiers, overcame a centuries-old empire that
could put tens of thousands of warriors on the field. Even after his god-like reputation had been shattered, and his horses and cannons
were no longer regarded as supernatural, his ruthless daring took him on to victory. Yet in the end, his prize was not the gold that he had
sought, but the destruction of the entire Aztec civilization.

In three years, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, leading a few hundred Spanish soldiers, overcame a centuries-old empire that
could put tens of thousands of warriors on the field. Even after his god-like reputation had been shattered, and his horses and cannons
were no longer regarded as supernatural, his ruthless daring took him on to victory. Yet in the end, his prize was not the gold that he had
sought, but the destruction of the entire Aztec civilization.

Here, from New York Times bestselling historian Richard Russell is the vivid story of America's confident years - those days of exuberant
growth in population, industry, and world prestige beginning with the end of the Civil War and ending with the outbreak of World War I.
Here are the stories of political power struggles, Reconstruction, Western expansion, Ellis Island, the rise of American tycoons and labor
unions, and the entry into World War I.

Here, from New York Times bestselling historian Richard Russell is the vivid story of America's confident years - those days of exuberant
growth in population, industry, and world prestige beginning with the end of the Civil War and ending with the outbreak of World War I.
Here are the stories of political power struggles, Reconstruction, Western expansion, Ellis Island, the rise of American tycoons and labor
unions, and the entry into World War I.

Some of America's foremost historians - including Bruce Catton, David McCullough, James McPherson and Stephen Sears – tell
extraordinary stories of courage, disaster, and triumph in this collection of the best articles from sixty years of American Heritage. The Civil
War posed a critical test of the young nation's character, endurance, and will to survive. Coming only two generations after the nation's
founding, the secession of Southern states challenged the very existence of the United States. "America's most monumental drama and
morality tale" comes alive in this brilliant collection from America's leading history magazine, as selected by its current editor-in-chief,
Edwin S. Grosvenor.

Some of America's foremost historians - including Bruce Catton, David McCullough, James McPherson and Stephen Sears – tell
extraordinary stories of courage, disaster, and triumph in this collection of the best articles from sixty years of American Heritage. The Civil
War posed a critical test of the young nation's character, endurance, and will to survive. Coming only two generations after the nation's
founding, the secession of Southern states challenged the very existence of the United States. "America's most monumental drama and
morality tale" comes alive in this brilliant collection from America's leading history magazine, as selected by its current editor-in-chief,
Edwin S. Grosvenor.