Few figures in the past quarter-century have played a more significant role in American foreign policy than Colin Powell. He wielded power at the highest levels of the most important foreign policy bureaucracies: the Pentagon, the White House, the joint chiefs, and the state department. As national security advisor in the Ronald Reagan administration, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and secretary of state...

The true story of America's first Black generals--Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. and Jr.--a father and son who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen.