- John Adams
John Adams (July 1, 1825-November 30, 1864), was an officer in the United States Army. With the onset of the American Civil War, he resigned his commission and joined the Confederate States Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general before being killed in action. Adams was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Irish immigrant parents. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1846, ranking 25th in his class.
- Chivalry
Chivalry refers to the medieval institution of knighthood and, most especially, the ideals that were (or have become) associated with it. It is usually, for example, associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honour and courtly love. The word comes from the French word "chevalier" which means "knight". The English word "cavalier" comes from the same root.
- Jim Webb
James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is the junior Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan. He is a member of the Democratic Party. A 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Webb was a Marine Corps infantry officer until 1972, and is a highly decorated Vietnam War combat veteran. During his four years with the Reagan administration, …
- Richard Holmes
Edward Richard Holmes CBE TD JP (born March 29 1946), known as Richard Holmes, is a British soldier and noted military historian, particularly well-known through his many television appearances. Holmes was educated at the University of Cambridge, as well as Northern Illinois University and the University of Reading. In 1964, he enlisted in the Territorial Army, the part-time volunteer reserve organisation of the British Army.
- Henry Jackson
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 19 October 1747, Henry Jackson was the youngest son of Joseph and Susannah (Gray) Jackson. Before the War for Independence, he was an officer of the First Corps of Cadets in Boston, which was disbanded during the British occupation. After the evacuation, six former cadet officers organized a company of seventy-eight officers and men called the Boston Independent Company on 17 March 1776, with Henry Jackson as their commander.
- Bing West
Francis J. ‘Bing’ West, originally from the Dorchester section of Boston, served as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. A true warrior-scholar, West authored an extremely influential study while a Visiting Research Associate at the RAND Corporation 1966 - 1968 entitled: "The Strike Teams: Tactical Performance and Strategic Potential".
- George Jones
Sir George Jones, KBE, CB, DFC (18 October 1896 - 24 August 1992) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force. He rose from private soldier in World War I to the rank of Air Marshal in 1948. He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1942 to 1952, the longest continuous tenure of any RAAF chief. Jones was a surprise appointee to the Air Force’s top role, …
- Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist who mainly writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact the war had on the American soldiers who fought there. He regularly teaches in the MFA fiction writing program at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. O'Brien was born in Austin, Minnesota, a town of about 9,000 people (a setting which figures prominently in his novels).
- Hunter Liggett
Hunter Liggett (March 21, 1857- December 30, 1935) was a lieutenant general of the United States Army. His forty-two years of service spanned the period from the Indian campaigns to trench warfare. Liggett was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. After his graduation from West Point as an infantry lieutenant in 1879, field service in the American West, the Spanish American War, and the Philippine-American War honed his skills as a troop leader.
- Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix (in Gaulish) (died 46 BC), chieftain of the Arverni, originating from the Arvernian city of Gergovia, and known as the man who led the Gauls in their ultimately unsuccessful war against Roman rule under Julius Caesar. Known primarily through Caesar's accounts, Vercingetorix's revolt is frequently used as a heroic example of Gallic virtue and resolve.
- Rodger Young
Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918 - July 31, 1943) was an American infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was killed on New Georgia (in the New Georgia Islands) while saving his platoon. For his actions, he posthumously received the Medal of Honor. Remembered in a song which extolled his courage and willingness to die to protect his comrades in arms, Rodger Young became a symbol for soldiers everywhere. Young, a member of the United States National Guard, …
- Max Weber
Max Weber (27 August 1824 - 15 June 1901) was a military officer in the armies of Germany and later the United States, most known for serving as a brigadier general in the Union army during the American Civil War. Born in Baden-Baden, in the German state of Baden, Weber served as an infantry lieutenant in the Grand Duke's army before the Revolutions of 1848 caused him to emigrate to America, …
- Colby Buzzell
Colby Buzzell (b. 1976 in California) is an American author, blogger and former soldier with the United States Army. Buzzell grew up in California and enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 26. Prior to joining the Army he described his life as engaging in a lot of drinking, drug use, dead-end jobs and a minor criminal record. He was very optimistic about his Army service and was determined to follow the Army recruiting slogan of "Be All That You Can Be".
- John Johnston
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John (Johnny) Frederick Dame Johnston GCVO MC (24 August 1922 - 10 September 2006) was an officer in the British Army and then joined the Royal Household, serving as Assistant Comptroller and then Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office. Sometimes known as "Stopwatch Johnny", he was one of the Queen's most popular courtiers. His duties included co-ordinating the weddings of Charles, …
- William C. Oates
William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1833 - September 9, 1910) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War and later the Democratic Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896. William C. Oates was born in Pike County, Alabama to William and Sarah (Sellers) Oates, a poor farming family. At the age of 17, he believed that he had killed a man in a violent brawl and left home for Florida.
- Philopoemen
Philopoemen, (b. 253 BC, Megalopolis - d. 183 BC, Messene) was a skilled Greek general, who was Achaean Strategos in eight occasions. As Achaean Strategos, in 209 BC, Philopoemen was responsible, for the Achaean League's turning into an aggressive military power. He impelled building a massive military force, in accord with his inaugurating words: :"By means of the weapons, we will benefit our private fortunes whilst we will save the state." For the League, …
- Walter Bedell Smith
General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith GBE KCB (October 5, 1895 – August 9, 1961) was Dwight D. Eisenhower's Chief of Staff during Eisenhower's tenure at SHAEF and Director of the CIA from 1950 to 1953. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949. Smith's first military service was as a private in the Indiana National Guard. He continued his service during World War I, in the 4th Division of the United States Army as an Infantry Reserve Officer.
- Robert David Steele
Robert David Steele Vivas (b. July 16 1952 New York City), is a former Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer for twenty years and was the second-ranking civilian (GS-14) in U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence from 1988-1992. Steele is a former clandestine services case officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. He is the founder and CEO of OSS.Net, Inc. as well as the Golden Candle Society.
- Alexander Patch
Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch was an officer in the United States Army, best known for his service in World War II. He commanded Army and Marine forces during the invasion of Guadalcanal, and the US Seventh Army in the invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon.) Patch was born on Fort Huachuca, a cavalry post in Arizona where his father commanded a detachment. He never considered any career other than the army, and received his appointment to West Point in 1909.
- John Vines
Lieutenant General John R. Vines (born ~1950) is the former commander of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and Multi-National Corps - Iraq. Vines previously commanded the 82nd Airborne Division during the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. He was responsible for tactical combat missions. Subsequently, Vines replaced Lt. Gen. Dan K. McNeill as the commanding general of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
- Mackubin Thomas Owens
Makubin Thomas Owens is an American military historian and conservative political figure. He is currently the the Associate Dean of Academics for Electives and Directed Research and Professor of Strategy and Force Planning for the Naval War College, as well as a contributing editor to "National Review". Owens has previously served as a national security advisor to Senator Bob Kasten and in the Department of Energy under the Reagan administration.
- Harry G. Summers Jr.
Harry G. Summers, Jr. (May 6, 1932 - November 14, 1999) was the author of the neo-Clausewitzean analysis of the Vietnam War, titled, "On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War" (1982). Summers was an infantry colonel in the United States Army, and had served as a squad leader in the Korean War and as a battalion and corps operations officer in the Vietnam War. Colonel Summers was on the negotiation team for the United States at the end of the Vietnam War.
- John M. Jones
John Marshall Jones (July 20, 1820 - May 5, 1864) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness. Jones was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. At West Point, he was nicknamed "Rum" Jones for his fondness for alcohol. He graduated in 1841, ranking 39th in a class of 52. Nineteen of his classmates would become Civil War generals, …
- Carl A. Strock
Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock is a U.S. Army officer, and is currently Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He was born in Georgia and grew up in an Army family. He enlisted in the Army and received his commission as an infantry second lieutenant following graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1972.
- George H. Steuart
George Hume Steuart (August 24, 1828 - November 22, 1903) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, primarily serving in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nicknamed "Maryland Steuart" to avoid verbal confusion with Virginia cavalryman J.E.B. Stuart, he was noted for his zeal in promoting the secession of Maryland. Steuart was born in Baltimore. He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, graduating 37th in the famed class of 1848, …
- Joseph R. Davis
Joseph Robert Davis (1825-1896) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and nephew of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. His troops played an important role in the Battle of Gettysburg. Davis was born in Mississippi becoming a lawyer and Mississippi state senator. Before the war, he led a local militia company. He entered Confederate service in the spring of 1861 as a captain in the 10th Mississippi Infantry.
- Robert Craig
United States Army Second Lieutenant Robert Craig was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic service as an infantry officer during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II.
- Ernest Medina
Ernest Lou Medina (born August 27, 1936) was a captain in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was the commanding officer of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division, the group responsible for the My Lai Massacre of 1968. Captain Medina was charged in connection with the crimes, but was ultimately found not guilty of all charges relating to the massacre.
- H. John Poole
H. John Poole is an American military author and Marine combat veteran of Vietnam, specializing in small unit and individual tactics. His books focus on the role, training, and skills of the individual infantry soldier and marine, and on those of the combat junior NCOs (non-commissioned officers). Recent titles by Poole have focused on terrorist and insurgent tactics, as well as the counter-insurgent tactics to defeat them.
- Henry Atkinson
Henry Atkinson (1782 - 1842) was a U.S. army officer. Atkinson was a native of North Carolina. He entered the army in 1808 as a captain in the infantry, serving at various outposts on the Western frontier. He moved to New York and was promoted to colonel in the Regular Army, seeing considerable action during the War of 1812. He commanded the 6th U.S. Infantry beginning in 1815. After the war, he led two expeditions to the Yellowstone River in 1819 and 1825.
- Robert L. Eichelberger
Robert Lawrence Eichelberger (9 March 1886 - 26 September 1961) was a general in the United States Army, who commanded the US Eighth Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. Eichelberger was born at Urbana, Ohio. He entered the Army as an infantry lieutenant from the U.S. Military Academy in 1909. For the next several years, he saw service in Panama and the U.S.-Mexico border before joining the American Expeditionary Force Siberia.
- Ronald Speirs
Ronald Speirs (April 20, 1920 - April 11, 2007) was a United States Army officer who served in the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially a platoon leader in Company "D" ("Dog" Company) of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Speirs was reassigned to command "E" or "Easy" Company in Bastogne at the end of the Battle of the Bulge. Speirs also served in Korea where he commanded a rifle company, …
- James Calhoun
James Calhoun (August 24, 1845 - June 25, 1876) was a soldier in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War. He was the brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer and was killed along with Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Calhoun was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. When the American Civil War broke out, he was travelling in Europe. Upon returning to the United States, he enlisted in the Union Army in 1864.
- Julian Scott
Julian A. Scott (February 14, 1846, Johnson, Vermont - 1901, Plainfield, New Jersey) was an American painter and a Civil War artist. Scott received his youthful education at the Lamoille Academy, known today as Johnson State College where the main gallery is named in his memory. Scott continued his studies graduating from the National Academy of Design in New York and subsequently studied under Emmanuel Leutze until 1868.
- Helmuth Weidling
Helmuth Weidling (November 2 1891 - November 17 1955) was a German Army general and the last German commander of the Berlin Defense Area during the Battle of Berlin. Weidling attempted to foil the final assault by Soviet forces on the city of Berlin just before the end of World War II in Europe. During Weidling's military career he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (see also Knight's Cross).
- David L. Grange
David L. Grange is a retired United States Army Major General, son of retired Lieutenant General David E. Grange Jr. After retiring in 1999, David L. Grange served as the executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation in Chicago. In September 2005, Grange became the foundation's President and Chief Executive Officer. Grange also serves as a CNN military analyst. Born on December 29, 1947 in Long Island, New York, …
- Claiborne Fox Jackson
Claiborne Fox Jackson (April 4, 1806 - December 6, 1862) was a lawyer, soldier, politician. He was Governor of Missouri in 1861, then governor-in-exile for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
- Clement A. Evans
Clement Anselm Evans (February 25, 1833 - July 2, 1911) was a Confederate infantry general in the American Civil War. He was also a noted politician, preacher, historian and prolific author. Evans was born in Stewart County, Georgia. He studied at the Augusta Law School and was admitted to the bar at the age of 18. By 21, he was a county judge, and a state senator at 25. With the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, Evans organized a company of militia.
- John R. Fox
John Robert Fox was killed in action by friendly fire in northern Italy during World War II. He was belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor in 1997. The 92nd Infantry Division (colored), known as the Buffalo Soldiers, is an African-American division that fought in World War II. One of this division’s soldiers, First Lieutenant John R. Fox of the 366th Infantry, made the ultimate sacrifice in order to defeat the enemy and save the lives of his fellow soldiers.
- Richard Cowan
Richard Eller Cowan was a United States Army soldier during World War II, and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. Cowan transferred from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, his hometown, to the Oberlin College Class of 1946, in October 1942. His father, grandfather, and uncles were all graduates of Oberlin College, and his greatest wish was to be the third Cowan generation at Oberlin. “Dick” Cowan was remembered by a friend, Homer Cooper, as "a sweet, calm, …