Groom, Winston

The author examines the European and Pacific theaters of war in 1942 describing the loss of America's fleet in the Pacific, the island-hopping strategies that led to a Japanese defeat, the push to drive the Germans out of North Africa, Europe, and back across the Rhine.

"Tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"--Publisher.

Chronicles the Battle of Shiloh, detailing the events leading up to it and revealing how this battle resulted in 24,000 deaths. Discusses how this battle forever transformed the course of the war and how it was viewed by the American public and includes black-and-white photographs and illustrations.

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has gone bust and Forrest is flat broke, sweeping floors in a New Orleans strip joint. As always in Forrest's easy-come-easy go life, a change in the weather is never far off.

Only is an Old English Sheepdog, the only survivor of an accidentally poisoned litter of sheepdogs, and he makes an irreplaceable addition to the home of George and Alice Martin.

Recounts the Battle of New Orleans and the efforts of Andrew Jackson and French pirate Jean Laffite as they struggled to hold on to the city of New Orleans and thwart the British army.

Through three turbulent decades, Forrest rides a tide of events that whisks him from physical disability to football stardom, from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honors to the arms of his one true love.