{"product_id":"a-promise-delivered-ten-american-heroes-and-the-battle-to-rename-our-nations-military-bases-hardcover","title":"A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTy Seidule\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eConnor Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2020, a bipartisan act of Congress mandated changing the names of nine military bases previously named for Confederate soldiers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2025, the Trump administration bypassed the law to restore the Confederate names. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the inspiring story behind the ten American heroes whose names had been originally chosen, told by two members of the Naming Commission that selected them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2020, the United States Congress, in an unprecedented and bipartisan piece of legislation, created the Naming Commission. It was tasked with a monumental mission: Rename nine of the US military's most prominent army bases-all of which were named for Confederate leaders who waged war against America in the name of maintaining a slave republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of twenty months, the commission completed their mission, carefully combing through years of American history and hearing from tens of thousands of Americans from all walks of life. The commission ultimately chose ten Americans whose individual heroics reflect the collective best of all that America is and could be. With their firsthand knowledge of the selection process, vice-chair Ty Seidule and lead historian Connor Williams recount the lives of each of these American heroes, from former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Civil War doctor Mary Walker to Cold War General Richard Cavazos. The individual histories nestled within each chapter prove why these men and women are true representatives of our country and how, by looking to them, America can aspire toward a better future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA collection of stirring tales of heroism, \u003ci\u003eA Promise Delivered \u003c\/i\u003eis the powerful account of how ten worthy Americans and one bipartisan commission joined the ongoing fight to reclaim our nation's history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrigadier General TY SEIDULE, U.S. Army (Retired), is Professor Emeritus of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the army for more than 35 years. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRobert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of Lost Cause \u003c\/i\u003eand served as Vice Chair for the Naming Commission tasked by Congress to rename Department of Defense assets that honor Confederates. He teaches at Hamilton College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCONNOR WILLIAMS was Lead Historian for the United States Congress' Naming Commission. He has taught for Yale University, Middlebury College, the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, and has worked as a public historian and consultant on several other major renaming and reconciliation projects.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8.46 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978186326317,"sku":"9781250330284","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Nd5i0DfMZO9781250330284.webp?v=1775800906","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-promise-delivered-ten-american-heroes-and-the-battle-to-rename-our-nations-military-bases-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}