Here are the men and women both famous and lesser known who have contributed to America's colorful history through their association with the military. Among the more than 1,000 persons entered are heroes, historians, generals, frontier scouts, inventors, Indian warriors, astronauts, and adventurers. The scope of Webster's American Military Biographies is impressive. It spans more than 300 years of military figures while covering American military engagements from the beginning of the Colonial wars (1636) to the end of American involvement in Vietnam (1973). Every significant aspect of a biographee's career is thoroughly reported. Following each name are birth and death dates, an identifying phrase such as "naval officer," "Revolutionary militia officer," or "engineer" and a brief account of the subject's education. The balance of the entry is devoted to a concise description of the subject's career as a whole. The book's usefulness is greatly enhanced by an extensive chronology of military engagements which directs the reader to those biographies where additional information on a particular event or person is provided. - from Amzon