 PATTON
By Alan Axelrod
"Like Patton at his best: polished, precise and persuasive."—Kirkus
"An excellent choice for the initial volume in Palgrave's Great Generals series... a solid if brief introduction to Patton's life and career.... Axelrod has captured Patton's checkered legacy in a balanced biography suitable for anyone looking for a concise introduction to the commander German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt pronounced the Allies' best."
—Publishers Weekly
"An engaging minibiography...Patton's race across France has become legendary, but Mr. Axelrod reminds readers that it was the result of careful planning." —The Washington Times
"Concise, incisive, and authoritative, Axelrod's Patton is a clear and entertaining biography of the famous general that captures both his complicated personality and the monumental events that made him perhaps the most controversial warrior in American history...Axelrod has cut through the politics and chaff to get to the man."--Robert K. Wilcox, bestselling author of First Blue and Wings of Fury
"In a world in desperate need for inspired leadership, Axelrod's Patton is a must read!"- Lt. Gen. Daniel Christman (Ret), Senior Vice President for International Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce and Former Superintendent, US Military Academy West Point
"Axelrod has written an excellent and compelling brief biography of an American aristocrat of violence, a scourge of the battlefield driven by a hunger for glory, whose enduring lesson for soldiers and commanders alike is that war is not about perfection but about opportunity."--Colonel Ernest Fisher (USA, ret.), Ph.D., Former Senior Historian, United States Army and author of Guardians of the Republic
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 EISENHOWER
By John Wukovits
"In his highly readable and concise style, John Wukovits has once again succeeded in packing a wealth of information into a single volume on the life of one of the greatest soldier-statesmen in history. He conveys the strength of character and innate leadership of Dwight Eisenhower in a manner which will captivate the reader."--Michael E. Haskew, Editor, WWII History Magazine
"Wukovits' book is excellently researched but his greatest merit as an historian is a rare ability to make the past a real living thing. This book is a special pleasure to read, for it is peopled by real figures the reader can understand and care about…A superior history of an intensely human man."--Robert Barr Smith, Colonel, USA (ret)
"With his depth of research, insightful approach, and clarity of style, the author and military historian John Wukovits has managed to put a human face on one of the 20th century's greatest figures and turn an historical icon into a flesh-and-blood human being. One comes away from this book feeling as if Ike is a friend, not just a legend."--Flint Whitlock, author of The Fighting First: The Untold Story of the Big Red One on D-Day
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GENERAL WESLEY K. CLARK served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He was awarded numerous honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2003 he ran as a Democratic candidate for President of the United States and is the author of the best selling book Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo and the Future of Combat and Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire. 
