Charge!: History's Greatest Military Speeches

By Steve Israel

One of the leading voices on national security issues in the U.S. Congress demonstrates how words have been sharp and powerful weapons of victory in this compilation of great military speeches that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591143993
• ISBN13: 9781591143994
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A truly soul-stirring anthology

U.S. Congressman Steve Israel has gathered together a collection of the most inspiring and influential military speeches in Charge! History's Greatest Military Speeches. From Moses' instructions to his people to march without him in Biblical times, to Queen Elizabeth I's support for her troops against the Spanish Armada, to Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech to Josef's Stalin call to "Defend Every Inch" in World War II to George W. Bush's rally of Americans after 9/11, each speech touches upon pivotal moments in history. Though a preponderance of the speeches are by Americans, an assortment of historic words from leaders of a variety of other origins including Napoleon Bonaparte, Pericles of Athens, and Giuseppe Garibaldi of Italy. A truly soul-stirring anthology, illustrated with black-and-white photographs of the notable speakers.