Bob Lee Swagger is a master marksman who has retreated from his duty as an off-the-books hired gun for the military. He has become disillusioned with his government, but finds that the government needs Swagger to scope out the location of a rumored attempt on the life of the president. A shadowy government operative begs Swagger to use his sniper's skills to out-fox the assassin. Ultimately he is double-crosses and framed for the attempted assassination....

Discuss in detail 18 "little known" battles in world history examining their causes, commanders, tactics, and ramifications of each war along with their place in a broader historical context.

Using the Berlin Wall as the focus, this book traces the history of the Cold War, from the Russian Revolution in 1917 through World War II and finally to the destruction of the Wall.

This book describes the bombing of Hiroshima, the fighting of the Japanese after the surrender of Germany in World War II, and the effects of atomic warfare on the world.