Tales of War: Great Stories from Military History for Every Day of the Year

(Icon Books Ltd.) For every day of the year, the authors provide the story of a significant or gripping military event or the actions of a great commander or of an unsung hero. Spanning 3,500 years, from the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III’s victory over Canaanite rebels to the heroic actions of a driver of a mini-tank in Iraq, the book covers about 50 different wars, 250 battles, and 30 sieges. Woven throughout the book are quotations by various commanders. Marsh was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked in advertising. Carrick served in the U.S. Army and worked in publishing.