Michael Lee Lanning, Author Carol Publishing Corporation $24.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-55972-322-0
Inspired by intelligence failures he observed as an infantry officer in Vietnam (where he ``did not receive a single bit of accurate, useful intelligence''), Lanning, a retired army colonel, has put together an informative and charged review of the...
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Michael Lee Lanning, Author Ballantine Books $4.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-8041-0609-2
Billed as ``one company commander's battle against drugs and racial conflict in the war to rebuild the post-Vietnam army,'' this is less an adventure tale than a story of organizational behavior. A veteran of more than 20 years' service, Lanning (...
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Michael Lee Lanning, Author Citadel Press $27.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8065-1828-2
More general military history is covered in The Military 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Military leaders of All Time, by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Lee Lanning. In the #1 slot, Lanning (Senseless Secrets) places George Washington, not for his...
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Michael Lee Lanning, Author Citadel Press $22.5 (288p) ISBN 978-1-55972-404-3
This 10th military history by retired army officer Lanning (The Military 100, etc.) offers a basic introduction to the legacy of black men and women in our nation's armed forces from the American Revolution through the Persian Gulf. Along the way,...
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Michael Lee Lanning, Author Sourcebooks $24.95 (368p) ISBN 978-1-57071-799-4
This handy browser's reference from retired Army officer and decorated Vietnam veteran Lanning offers brief accounts of the author's choice of the 100 most influential battles in history. The selections are wide-ranging: the first three are...
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