Master of War: The Life of General George H. Thomas

Benson Bobrick earned his doctorate from Columbia University and is the author of several critically acclaimed works, including "Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired, Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution, " and "Testament: A Soldier's Story of the Civil War." In 2002 he received the Literature Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He and his wife, Hilary, divide their time between New York and Vermont.