Jerome Preisler - Civil War Commando, The Story of William B Cushing - Jerome Preisler Returns to the Break It Down Show with his book Civil War Commando. Get this, William B Cushing was expelled from the Naval Academy on the eve of his graduation for being a crap student and a cut up. Then fate started twisting in the civil war winds. Pete says, "One of the best books I've read in 2022 is Civl War Commando" by Jerome Preisler He managed to get a few more seconds chances due to the Civil War and did he ever shine. The Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles said, "His heroism, good luck and coolness under fire were legendary" When you look up Cushing on the web, there will be some things that tell part of the story...but Jerome's book is incredible. Don Frazier cohosts this episode. WE love Don and you should check out his INCREDIBLE work at Schreiner University's Texas Center () Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to  Haiku We love book authors Especially war stories Enter our Jerome   ​Similar episodes: Joe Posnanski Taylor Greiger  Brian Curtice Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  Writer: Dragan Petrovski  The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows.