The British have invaded Charlestown and the Revolutionary War has descended with a vengeance upon the sleepy southern frontier. Oppression, privation, and fear overwhelm the villages and homesteads of North and South Carolina. The Patriot cause seems all but lost. James and John Hamilton are violently drawn into the war by forces seemingly beyond their control. Since their early childhood these brothers have survived rejection, hunger, death, tragedy and loss. But will they survive the bloody onslaught and depravity of the Redcoats and their Tory allies? Can they spill the blood of their enemies and still hold on to compassion and humanity? Will they ever again know the peace of their humble cabin in the Carolina forest? Brothers and Warriors is the tumultuous, triumphant story of brothers fighting and surviving for home, justice, love, and freedom ... and for one another.

To many minds the question of women in combat is a particularly modern problem; the recent Gulf War seems to have brought the question to a head for the first time. But, as Richard Hall shows in this eye-opening history, women have been distinguishing themselves on the battlefield for far longer than has been acknowledged in the history books. There were women who went to the Civil War as nurses, "daughters of the regiment", or vivandieres, and those who went disguised as men, but when the fighting began such distinctions were lost and the women would adapt to whatever role was necessary. Many went to be with their boyfriends or husbands, some went out of patriotism, others purely for the adventure. In addition to donning a uniform and cutting their hair, these women often "learned to drink, smoke, chew, and swear with the best, or worst of the soldiers". The wife of one Colonel Turchin even assumed command of a regiment after her husband had been wounded. Some of the other women covered in this ground-breaking account include Jennie Hodgers, the longest serving woman, completed a three-year term of enlistment serving as Albert Cashier. It wasn't until 1911 when she was hurt in an automobile accident, that her identity and sex were discovered; Sarah Emma Edmonds probably had the busiest Civil War. She served as private Franklin Thompson in the 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment, then as a spy disguised variously as a black man and Irish biddy. Later, when Sarah contracted malaria, Franklin deserted. After recuperating, she wrote Nurse and Spy, a fictionalized account of her adventures as if experienced by a female nurse. The book was a huge success. She resumed the war effort as a femalenurse and met Linus Seelye, whom she married after the war's end; Lucy Matilda Thompson joined the Confederate forces when already aged 49, and, although she received two shrapnel wounds to her skull resulting in a metal plate being permanently attached, lived to the incredible age of 112; Loreta Janeta Velazquez, born to a wealthy Cuban family and raised in New Orleans, fought in the battle of First Bull Run as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford. Her adventures continued as she worked as a spy, becoming a double agent and even being enlisted by Union forces to capture herself. Researched from primary source material - memoirs, diaries, letters and old records - this is the first book to fully investigate the role of women exposed to combat conditions in the Civil War. Illustrated with photographs that show women in uniform, this work authoritatively documents a new chapter in Civil War history.

Wee Warriors & Playtime Patriots engages the reader in a fascinating history of childrens military-inspired fashions handmade and commercially made replica uniforms, equipage, and toys dating from 1860-1976. An extensive collection of photographs features children in military dress from countries around the world. These touching images of a never-before-chronicled military collectibles field will mesmerize readers. Also included are dozens of nostalgic catalog pages from Sears Roebuck & Co., and Montgomery Ward touting commercially made childrens uniforms that date as far back as 1918. Wee Warriors & Playtime Patriots fills a major gap in the study of nineteenth and twentieth century military clothing styles and is a must, not only for military and patriotic enthusiasts, but for anyone interested in a bit of thought-provoking history.

The Patriot's Warriors By: John Paltanawick John Colton, an ex-Navy Seal, call sign Cobalt, is convinced by an ex-army ranger to attend a meeting at a small-town American Legion in the beginning stages of forming a Constitutional Militia. Their purpose: to protect the local citizens from a storm of violence that is moving across America and has already reached their border. A global pandemic ravages America, news of unjustified police killings of black people angers millions of Americans. Black People Matter (BPM), a Marxist organization exercising First Amendment Rights to peacefully protest, sieges an opportunity to change the course of American democracy. All police departments must be defunded. With the police handcuffed by their mayors, protests become violent, businesses are destroyed, looting escalates, and a new domestic terrorist group evolves in several major cities, Antifa. John Colton’s militia has an enemy.

Mark Singer's lively and extremely popular "U.S. Journal" column in The New Yorker featured under-the-radar stories that were unusual but emblematic tales of American life. A first-time collection of these pieces, Somewhere in America offers an illuminating glimpse of the cultural kaleidoscope of our country. From worm farmers in Weleetka, Oklahoma, to angry nudists in Wilmington, Vermont, Singer proves that "sometimes you don't even need a passport to experience a new nation" (U.S. News & World Report).

A myriad of challenges threatened the dream of a self-proclaimed Band of Brothers who shared the mountains and valleys of reaching the pinnacle of high school football. No team in school history had marched into such territory of glory, or had shouldered such a season of expectation. The push was fraught with an emotional tug of war.