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Bill Yenne

Bill Yenne is the author of several novels and over three dozen books on historical topics. He has also been a contributor to encyclopedias of both world wars.
The New Yorker wrote of Sitting Bull, his biography of the great Lakota leader, that it "excels as a study in leadership." This book was named to the number 14 spot among Amazon's 100 Best Books of the Year.

Library Journal observed that "enthusiastic World War II readers will be drawn to" his dual biography, Aces High: The Heroic Story of the Two Top Scoring American Aces of World War II.

Recently, his book Convair Deltas was named as Book of the Month by Air Classics, while his book Tommy Gun was named Pick of the Month by Shooting Illustrated.

His book Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint was listed among the top business books of the year by Cond Nast Portfolio Magazine, which rated Yenne's tome as its TOP pick for "Cocktail Conversation."

Yenne's Rising Sons: The Japanese American GIs Who Fought for the United States in World War II, was praised by Walter Boyne, former Director of the National Air & Space Museum, who called it "a fast moving... page turner," and the "best book yet written on the saga."

The Wall Street Journal wrote, when reviewing his Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West, that Yenne writes with "cinematic vividness," and says of his work that it "has the rare quality of being both an excellent reference work and a pleasure to read."

The author lives in San Francisco, California, and on the web at www.BillYenne.com

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Born 1949
Died .

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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia of North American Indian tribes

    First published in 1986 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The history of the US Air Force

    Cover of edition historyofusairfo0000yenn_b8y7 First published in 1984 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Encyclopedia of U.S. Spacecraft

    First published in 1985 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: UFO: evaluating the evidence

    Cover of edition ufo0000bill Cover of edition ufoevaluatingevi0000yenn Cover of edition ufoevaluatingevi0000yenn_g6n0 First published in 1997 — 4 editions
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    First published in 2006 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1986 — 3 editions
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    First published in 2002 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1985 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1986 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: United States Air Force today

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    First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1994 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: All Aboard: The Golden Age of American Rail Travel

    First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1996 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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Born 1949
Died .

Subjects

History, Pictorial works, United States, World War, 1939-1945, Biography, Military Airplanes, Bible stories, English Bible stories, Juvenile literature, Beer, Indians of North America, Railroads, Bible stories, o.t., O.T., Generals, Kings and rulers, Miscellanea, Old Testament, United States. Air Force, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american, American Aerial operations, Brewing industry, Campaigns, Military History, Space vehicles

Places

United States, California, Glacier National Park (Mont.), San Francisco, San Francisco (Calif.), West (U.S.), Greece, Japan, Noe Valley (San Francisco, Calif.), Solar system, 2001- Afghan War, America, Canada, El Camino Real, El Camino Real (Calif.), Europe, France, Germany, Going-to-the-Sun Road (Mont.), Iran, Ireland, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, Pacific Area, Pacific States, Rome

People

Bill Yenne (1949-), Jesus Christ, Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), David King of Israel, Delford M. Smith, Elvis Presley (1935-1977), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Goliath (Biblical giant), Guinness family, Henry Harley Arnold (1886-1950), James Jerome Hill (1838-1916), John Taliaferro Thompson (1860-1940), Jonah (Biblical prophet), Joseph (Son of Jacob), Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), Joshua (Biblical figure), Julius Caesar, Moses (Biblical leader), Richard I. Bong, Sitting Bull (1834?-1890), Thomas B. McGuire (1920-1945), Winston Churchill Sir (1874-1965)

Time

20th century, World War, 1939-1945, 18th century, 19th century, 265-30 B.C., Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C., Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C., Republic, 265-30 B.C.

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September 15, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
August 20, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Edited without comment.
August 20, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe1 Added new photo
February 2, 2011 Edited by AMillarBot merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import