Stephen Tanner

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Stephen Tanner is an American author currently residing in Sierra Madre, California.

As a military historian and freelance writer, Tanner has produced the following books:

• Afghanistan - A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War Against the Taliban (2002) According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1970 libraries [http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n00026116 WorldCat author entry] Reviewed in Times Literary SupplementTLS, the Times literary supplement. (August 07, 2009): 8
• Translated into Russian as Афганистан : история войн от Александра Македонского до падения "Талибана"
• Epic Retreats: From 1776 to the Evacuation of Saigon;
• Refuge from the Reich: American Airmen and Switzerland during World War II (2000) According to WorldCat, held in 689 libraries. Reviewed in Journal of Military History.Journal of military history, 65, Part 3 (2001): 842
• The wars of the Bushes : a father and son as military leaders.(2004) According to WorldCat, held in 450 libraries.
• Translated into Polish as Wojny Bushów : ojciec i syn jako zwierzchnicy sił zbrojnych
• Translated into Chinese as 父子统帅：布什们的战争/父子統帥：布什們的戰爭, fù zǐ tǒng shuài: bù shí mén dí zhàn zhēng
• Translated into Turkish as Bush'ların savaşları : askeri liderler olarak bir baba ve oğlun portresi
• (with Samuel A Southworth) U.S. special forces : a guide to America's special operations units : the world's most elite fighting force (2002) Held in 308 libraries.