Zachary Kent

Describes the events surrounding the bloody confrontation between Union and Confederate troops in the Maryland countryside on September 17, 1862

Describes the second great battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Shiloh, at the time the bloodiest battle fought on American soil

Describes how Teddy Roosevelt formed the Rough Riders at the beginning of the Spanish-American War and led them into battle at San Juan Hill

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 ignited a bloody conflict among Europe's most powerful nations. As leaders in Europe bullied each other toward war, they had no idea that this war would become a global conflict. The United States entered World War I and sided with the Allies in their fight against the Central powers. Millions of people died during World War I; empires were destroyed, kings were dethroned, and entire countries...

The Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, forced neighbor to fight neighbor and brother to fight brother. More Americans lost their lives in this conflict than in any other war. From the hallowed battlefield at Gettysburg to the surrender at Appomattox, author Zachary Kent explores this pivotal time in American history, when a nation on the brink of destruction was reunited and permanently rid of slavery.