Phillip Thomas Tucker, PH.D.

America's most prolific and groundbreaking "new look" historian

Anne Bonny

This book narrates the life of Anne Bonny, the most famous female pirate of the 1700s. Dr. Tucker has offered a profound historical account of Anne Bonny, including her early twenties when she faced the death penalty in 1720 in Jamaica’s capital. However, she managed to avoid the sentence with the help of old British Law regarding the non-execution of pregnant women. This is the first-ever book to narrate a complete story of Anne Bonny and how she outwitted the High Court and dared to escape from the gallows.

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Cathy Williams

The book narrates the life of one of the most inspirational figures in American women’s history. Cathy was the first African-American woman who served in the U.S. Army. She disguised herself as a man named William Cathay and enlisted in the army as a Female Buffalo Soldier after the Civil War. Dr. Tucker has meticulously showcased her bravery and determination in pursuing her goal and how she served in the military from November 1866 to October 1868, which is a groundbreaking achievement at a time when women were not allowed to serve in the United States Army. Her contribution to the U.S. Army is a significant part of African American’s contribution to American history.

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Rommel’s Wasted Opportunity

Dr. Tucker has given a fresh and authentic perspective on the D-Day Invasion. The book dispels the common myths and misunderstandings related to this monumental event,  dispelled the common misconceptions and myths surrounding this monumental event, which is marked as the most ambitious and successful military operation of the Allies. This book sheds light on the insight of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, a well-known historical figure with a strategy to stop the D-Day Invasion. Still, senior German Generals and Hitler ignored his idea. The book showcases how this missed opportunity could have altered the course of World War II and how Marshall Erwin Rommel’s strategies could have had a profound impact on the war’s outcome.

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Demise of the Florida dream

The book debunks the long-held misconceptions about the present state of Florida and sheds light on the unfiltered reality of the “Sunshine State” that has long persisted. Dr.Tucker presents an insightful perspective on the recent changes in Florida, which have significantly impacted the citizens’ standard of living, challenging the romanticized view many have had. For the first time in history, an author has addressed the myths and stereotypes that persisted about Florida and the “Florida Dream,” providing an accurate portrayal of the current circumstances while capturing the fundamental truth about Florida.

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The greatest ambush in history

This book offers a detailed account of the brilliant victory of Hannibal, a famous military leader of Carthage on the North African coast, in the Battle of Lake Trasimene against the Roman Empire on June 21, 217 B.C. This historical event is often overshadowed by Hannibal’s remarkable victory in the Battle of Cannae in 216 B.C. Therefore, Dr.Tucker has shed light upon this historical encounter, in which Hannibal executed one of the most epic and effective ambushes in history, leading to the complete destruction of a Roman army.

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Alexander Hamilton

This book sheds light on the remarkable contributions of two young lieutenant colonels, John Laurens and Alexander Hamilton, during the American Revolution. When America struggled because of a workforce shortage, these two heroes took a bold step. They suggested creating an army of enslaved people who would fight for America’s freedom and their own. This strategy was considered quite impossible to execute. Still, this bold step was witnessed to be progressive and based on the solid belief in the equality of every citizen, including black people. They were among some of the early leading abolitionists in American history.

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Hitler’s Ignored Orders

An untold story of ME-262, a revolutionary jet plane. The plane was used as a fighter that possessed the potential to change the course of the war if it was manufactured in large numbers as a fighter bomber. The book sheds light upon the ignored order of Hitler, who wanted it to be produced as a fighter bomber but was produced as a fighter. He had a major shock as this information was disclosed to him two weeks before the D-Day invasion, which hindered his optimistic and ambitious plan, and he missed the best chance of countering the D-Day Invasion with this jet plane.

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The winning of American Independence

Discover the significant and detailed contributions of Alexander Hamilton in winning the most crucial victory of the American Revolutionary War of 1781. The book details the battlefield performance of the young lieutenant colonel and his pivotal role in the surrender of Lord Cornwallis’s army in the war at Yorktown, which took place after a victorious battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. Alexander took charge and attacked the strategically crucial British fortification called Redoubt Number Ten, situated at the left flank of the British defense line. He successfully captured the British fortification, which led to the defeat of Lord Cornwallis’s Army. This victory marked the American Revolution’s success and profoundly impacted world history. Dr.Tucker offers new and more profound insights into the role of Alexander Hamilton compared to other historians or authors.

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Saving Washington’s army

Phillip Thomas Tucker has meticulously narrated the little-known tale of the Battle of Pell’s Point and the heroic actions of Colonel John Glover, ensuring historical accuracy and attention to detail throughout his account. General William Howe, the commander of the mighty British-Hessian Army, along with his troops, had a prime opportunity to capture and destroy the army of General George Washington when he landed his troops at Pell’s Point, the northern side of New York City. His bold move of landing north of Washington’s army severely threatened the American Revolution and the Continental Army until thwarted by Colonel Glover’s tactical brilliance.

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The forgotten black confederate fighting men

This is the first-ever book that has presented a groundbreaking account of the significant contribution of the Confederacy’s first official Black Confederate soldiers. The Richmond Government formed them in their first action at the forgotten Battle of Painesville in Virginia on April 5, 1865. More than 200 Black Confederates performed exceptionally well in safeguarding the wagon train with vital supplies that General Robert E. Lee’s Army needed during their westward retreat after the Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia evacuation. Dr. Tucker unfolds the pivotal role of the Confederacy’s first officially recognized Black Confederate soldiers in one of the concluding battles of the Civil War. This book sheds light on their significant contribution to Black history.

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Anne Bonny’s Greatest Exploit

Phillip Thomas Trucker meticulously authored the pirate adventure of Anne Bonny in Nassau Harbor on August 22, 1720. This adventure of the famous female pirate in the 1700s marks a bold episode in the “Golden Age of Piracy.” Anne Bonny embarked on this precarious mission to hijack the ship named William. Led by Captain ‘Calico Jack’ Rackham, the crew’s Captain, Anne Bonny, along with other pirates, had the opportunity to capture the ship and continue their further adventures in the Caribbean in the summer and fall of 1720.

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Prince Estabrook

A very little-known fact has been unfolded in this book about one of the earliest Patriots, Prince Estabrook, an African American who was one of the first Americans who was wounded in combat in the American Revolution on April 19, 1776, in  Lexington, Massachusetts. The lack of recognition for the significant contribution of this “Minute Man” encouraged Phillip Thomas Tucker to present the valuable role of one of the important figures of that era.

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A Slave Army

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Black Star-Spangled Hero of Fort Mchenry Private Williams Williams

Phillip Thomas Tucker is the first author to shed light on the remarkable contributions of Private William Williams, an unsung hero of American history originally named Frederick Hall. Once, an enslaved person on a tobacco plantation escaped from his owner in Prince George’s County, Maryland, changed his name to William Williams, and started a new life by enlisting in the United States Army in April 1814. Unfortunately, he sustained severe wounds during this heroic act and later succumbed to his injuries and illness in early 1815.

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