Brotherhood of the Brave: From Boots to Brass, the Soldiers Who Have Shaped the US Army - Paperback

by Cole C. Kingseed (Author)

In these colorful, insightful profiles, Col. Cole Kingseed - former chief of military history at West Point and former collaborator with Maj. Dick Winters of Band of Brothers - tells the stirring history of the U.S. Army through the soldiers, from boots to brass, who have fought, led, bled, and died for their country since 1775. Leadership and character are at the heart of Brotherhood of the Brave, which spotlights the warriors and the wars that have defined the U.S. Army for 250 years. These stories and lessons, told and distilled by one of the army's great historians, will resonate with soldiers and civilians alike.

Author Biography

Colonel Cole C. Kingseed is a thirty-year Army veteran who served in a variety of command and staff positions. He earned his M.A. in national security and strategic studies from the U..S. Naval War College and his Ph.D. in history from The Ohio State University. He taught at West Point, where he served as chief of military history. Kingseed is the author of 100 articles on corporate and military leadership and 325 book reviews. A New York Times best-selling author of Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters, he is president of his own leadership consulting firm, The Brecourt Leadership Experience, inc., whose clients, to name a few, include General Electric, Eaton Corporation, International Paper, and Bayer Corporation. Kingseed lives in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.