"Time and again, the course of Western civilization has been forever changed by the outcome of a clash of arms. In this thought-provoking volume, the eminent author and historian Fletcher Pratt profiles 16 decisive struggles from ancient and modern times, ranging from Alexander the Great’s defeat of the Persians at the Battle of Arbela to World War II’s Battle of Midway, in which U.S. forces halted the Japanese advance. Each of these con ..."
Civil War In Pictures by FletcherPratt Hardcover, 262 Pages, Published 2010 by Kessinger Publishing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-166-13051-0, ISBN: 1-166-13051-7
"This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work."
""[In October 1918] the Seventy-seventh American Division attacked in the Argonne. One mixed battalion of companies from two regiments got as far as it could. Germans closed in the rear, surrounding 600 men. Six days later, after incredible hardships, the wounded and an unharmed 194 were relieved... [The authors] have reconstructed every dramatic hour of the six-day siege... Correcting myths, cleaning up official whitewashes, Johnson and ..."
"Novelist, historian, and critic Bernard De Voto calls this book the "best one-volume history of the Civil War I've ever read." David Madden, Director of the United States Civil War Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, considers it "the most powerful of all short histories of the Civil War published since the Depression." These and many other authorities have been won over by the author's profound grasp of the great conflict, and also by hi ..."
The Blue Star by FletcherPratt Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1981 by Del Rey ISBN-13: 978-0-345-29852-2, ISBN: 0-345-29852-7
A Short History of the Civil War Ordeal by Fire (Paperback) by FletcherPratt Paperback, 266 Pages, Published 2018 by Blurb, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-464-98751-2, ISBN: 0-464-98751-2
"Here, in one volume, is that flaming story. First published in 1935, this book has withstood the test of time to become one of the classics on the American civil war."
Onslaught from Rigel by FletcherPratt Hardcover, 154 Pages, Published 2018 by Wilder Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-5154-2558-8, ISBN: 1-5154-2558-4
"Onslaught from Rigel is Fletcher Pratt's classic tale of interplanetary warfare. Mankind struggles to defeat a foe far more powerful than itself, the Lassans from the Planet Rigel. Will life on earth ever be the same? Fast paced and inventive! Pratt's reputation rests secure . . . Everett F. Bleiler"
"The US Civil War was one of the most terrible of human conflicts. It was a time of violent hatreds, dishonest profiteering, huge sacrifices and almost inhuman bravery. It was a time of destruction, of hope, of bitterness and love. It was America's greatest ordeal and a time when as a young and powerful nation, the United States flared into violence over the fierce issues of slavery and secession! Here, in one volume, is that flaming sto ..."
"Wonder Stories was founded by legendary publisher Hugo Gernsback after he left Amazing Stories. Wonder Stories thrived in one form or another for more than thirty years, briefly rivaling even Astounding. This four hundred plus page anthology collects ten important stories from the magazine's zenith. Included herein are: Onslaught from Rigel by Fletcher Pratt, Valley of Dreams by Stanley G. Weinbaum, The Revolt of the Star Men by Raymo ..."
Civil War in Pictures by FletcherPratt Hardcover, 258 Pages, Published 2013 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-84953-5, ISBN: 1-258-84953-4
"This is a new release of the original 1955 edition."
THE CONDITIONED CAPTAIN by FletcherPratt Paperback, 106 Pages, Published 2013 by Positronic Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-62755-085-7, ISBN: 1-62755-085-2
"Out of the corner of his eye, Paulsson caught the flash from the window of Business Tower, ducked, dodged, whipped out his own sidearm and fired, all in one motion."
Onslaught from Rigel (Paperback) by FletcherPratt Paperback, Published 2013 by Wilder Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-62755-120-5, ISBN: 1-62755-120-4
"A jagged beam of flame, intenser than the hottest furnace leaped through the air, struck the green globe and reached the earth in a thousand tiny rivulets of light. Mr. Pratt is well known for his Reign of the Ray, and The War of the Giants where in both stories he showed his excellent knowledge of warfare, and what a future war might be like. In The Onslaught from Rigel he combines that knowledge with a vivid and fertile scientific ima ..."
Civil War in Pictures (Paperback) by FletcherPratt Paperback, 258 Pages, Published 2013 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-4940-6231-6, ISBN: 1-4940-6231-3
"This is a new release of the original 1955 edition."
The Heroic Years Fourteen Years of the Republic, 1801-1815 by FletcherPratt Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-35628-6, ISBN: 1-258-35628-7
The Heroic Years Fourteen Years of the Republic, 1801-1815 (Paperback Or Softback) by FletcherPratt Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-36430-4, ISBN: 1-258-36430-1
Ordeal by Fire An Informal History of the Civil War by FletcherPratt, Merritt Cutler Hardcover, 478 Pages, Published 2011 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-00708-9, ISBN: 1-258-00708-8