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Alan D. Gaff

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I am an historian and author. My latest book, "Field of Corpses: Arthur St. Clair and the Death of an American Army" is out now.

Other recent books include the bestselling "Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir," "Amid the Ruins: Damon Runyon: World War I Reports from the Trenches," and "From the Halls of the Montezumas: Mexican War Dispatches from James L. Freaner."

Some of my other books are "Bayonets in the Wilderness," "Blood in the Argonne," "On Many A Bloody Field," "Ordered West," and "A Corporal's Story."

I am also the President of Historical Investigations, a company specializing in historical and genealogical research.

Be sure to follow me on Good Reads and other social media for blog posts, updates, and other information about history and writ ...more

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The Unknown Soldier

I started my long odyssey somewhere in France during the First World War. Just where, I alone know. The circumstances of my passing are forever shrouded in mystery; but until that last second of life I was an American soldier, fighting for my country. When they found what was left of me they tenderly placed me in what, at the time, I thought was to be my last abode. Perhaps you’ve forgotten that i

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	ON MANY A BLOODY FIELD: Four Years in the Iron Brigade 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bayonets in the Wilderness: Anthony Wayne's Legion in the Old Northwest (Campaigns and Commanders, 4) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brave Men’s Tears: The Iron Brigade At Brawner Farm 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood in the Argonne: The “Lost Battalion” of World War I 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baseball's First Superstar: The Lost Life Story of Christy Mathewson 3.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Field of Corpses: Arthur St. Clair and the Death of an American Army 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ordered West: The Civil War Exploits of Charles A. Curtis (Volume 13) (War and the Southwest Series) by Alan D. Gaff (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Donald H. Gaff (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If This is War: A History of the Campaign of Bull's Run by the Wisconsin Regiment Thereafter Known as the Ragged Ass Second it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amid the Ruins: Damon Runyon: World War I Reports from the American Trenches and Occupied Europe, October 1918–March 1919, with a Selection of His Wartime Poetry by Alan D. Gaff (Goodreads Author), Donald H. Gaff 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Halls of the Montezumas: Mexican War Dispatches from James L. Freaner, Writing under the Pen Name "Mustang" (Volume 14) (War and the Southwest Series) by Alan D. Gaff (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Donald H. Gaff (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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