From a one-time printing of 100 limited edition copies, this enumerated, leather-bound copy of ""On War: The Best Military Histories"" features original signatures by each of its award-winning authors. It is embossed with gold leaf accents and is housed in a custom clamshell case, along with an inset silver commemorative coin.As long as men have gone into battle, men have studied war. Herodotus and Tacitus were classic historians, analyzing the background of events. Thucydides used interviews to tell the story of the Peloponnesian War and Plutarch wrote biographies of famous people like Caesar and Alexander. Sun Tzu, Homer, and Clausewitz remain required reading for those studying military affairs today.Collected here for the first time are key works by this century’s leading military historians, all recipients of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The Pritzker Literature Award honors writers whose work adds to the public’s understanding of military history and the role played by the military in civil society.In the tradition of historians dating back to ancient times, these authors and scholars demonstrate the numerous ways to write about military history. The surreal fiction of Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam is just pages from an in-depth look at General George S. Patton by today’s leading biographer, Carlo D’Este. Max Hastings and Rick Atkinson use their backgrounds to add a journalistic touch to modern studies of World War I and World War II, respectively. Gerhard Weinberg examines global leaders during World War II as Allan Millett discusses the developing technology that allowed them to further their causes. And James McPherson, the preeminent living Civil War scholar examines crisis in America with accessible and articulate literary skill.This anthology provides just a sample of the remarkable works by these renowned authors, who will be read by military history enthusiasts and the general public for generations to come.

On War: Limited Edition: The Best Military Histories

Biographies & Memoirs

Hastings, Sir Max

McPherson,James

D'Este, Carlo

Millet, Alain

Weinberg, Gerhard

O’Brien, Tim

Atkinson, Rick.

Historical

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<p>Commander Tom Hawkins retired from the U.S. Navy after 24 years’ active service as a career Naval Special Warfare SEAL. He completed operational tours in UDT-21, UDT-22, and SEAL Team TWO, where he deployed to the Republic of Vietnam as a Platoon Commander. He commanded UDT-22 for 33 months during the period of its reorganization and establishment as SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team TWO. From 1995 to 2005, he served as President of the UDT-SEAL Association. During the same period, he served as President of the UDT-SEAL Memorial Park Association, served on the Board of Directors of the UDT-SEAL Museum Association, and, in the year 2000, became founding President and Chairman of the Board of Naval Special Warfare Foundation, where he also served as Director, History and Heritage. Between 1994 and 2007, he served as editor and publisher of “The BLAST–The Journal of Naval Special Warfare,” the quarterly publication of the UDT-SEAL Association. He is currently serving in the Combat Development Directorate at the Naval Special Warfare Development Group.</p>

The History and Heritage of U.S. Navy SEALs

Hawkins, Tom

Leaders & Notable People

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