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  • Spare Parts: From Campus to Combat

    A Marine Reservist's Journey from Campus to Combat in 38 Days

    by Buzz Williams ...
    A compelling look into the world of reservists--more than just the "spare parts" of our nation's military--as seen through one manís transformation from weekend warrior to combat marineIn 1989, Buzz Williams walked into a marine recruiting office to follow in the footsteps of the deceased older brother he grew up idolizing by signing up to join the Marine Reserves. Over the course of the next year ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • Hardtack and Coffee

    by John D. Billings, Charles W. Reed ...
    One of the most important memoirs of the American Civil War, this is also one of the few to describe what life was really like for the common soldier. The author, a Union veteran of the Army of the Potomac, tells of how the men enlisted or were conscripted; how they lived in camp and on the march; what they ate and foraged; how they were equipped and provided for; how they lived, amused ... Read more

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  • Air Combat

    A History of Fighter Pilots

    by Robert F. Dorr ...
    In Air Combat, veteran and military author Robert F. Dorr has collected dozens of interviews from combat veterans who have experienced what it’s like to face the enemy in the skies above, from the first days of World War II to the current war on terror.Each story tells a first-hand account of what it’s like to be in the thick of the fight, describes the history, strengths, and weaknesses of each ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • VCs of the First World War: Western Front 1915

    by Peter F. Batchelor, Christopher Matson ...
    Series series VCs of the First World War
    The predictions of the war 'being over by Christmas' turned out to be far from the truth. By January 1915 the British Expeditionary Force found themselves trapped in the murderous stalemate of trench warfare. British troops had suffered badly in the early campaigns and by January 1915 were holding some 30 miles of trench. The year 1915 was to witness some of the bloodiest and bitter battles of the ... Read more

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  • Shot at and Missed

    Recollections of a World War II Bombardier

    by Jack R. Myers ...
    In this riveting narrative, Jack R. Myers recounts his experiences as a B-17 bombardier during World War II. Commissioned a second lieutenant in 1944 at age twenty, Myers began flying missions with the 2nd Bomb Group, U.S. Fifteenth Air Force. He learned firsthand the exhilaration—and terror—of being shot at and missed.Based in Italy, the Fifteenth Air Force flew strategic bombing raids over ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Chow

    by Victoria A. Hudson ...
    An Army moves on its stomach but combat rations only go so far for so long and a Soldier has to find something else to eat. From mess halls to mess kits, Chow chronicles one Soldier's inventiveness and adventure in food while deployed in wartime. A small snapshot into what many never think about - what's to eat?(A portion of the sale price will go towards creation of a veteran's scholarship fund ... Read more

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  • Under the Eagle

    Samuel Holiday, Navajo Code Talker

    by Samuel Holiday, Robert S. McPherson ...
    Samuel Holiday was one of a small group of Navajo men enlisted by the Marine Corps during World War II to use their native language to transmit secret communications on the battlefield. Based on extensive interviews with Robert S. McPherson, Under the Eagle is Holiday’s vivid account of his own story. It is the only book-length oral history of a Navajo code talker in which the narrator relates his ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Dublin Burning: The Easter Rising From Behind the Barricades

    The Only Eye-Witness Account of the Easter Rising written by a senior participant

    by W.J. Brennan-Whitmore ...
    Dublin Burning is a vivid, clear-eyed account of the 1916 Rising and is the most complete account we have from a senior participant. No other senior Volunteer figure has left a similar memoir of Easter Week. Commandant W.J. Brennan-Whitmore was officer commanding the Volunteer position at the head of North Earl Street, an outworking of the GPO garrison. Its purpose was to delay and frustrate any ... Read more

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  • Summary and Analysis of Thank You for Your Service

    Based on the Book by David Finkel

    by Worth Books ...
    Series series Smart Summaries
    So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Thank You for Your Service tells you what you need to know—before or after you read David Finkel's book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of Thank You for Your Service includes:Historical contextChapter-by-chapter ... Read more

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  • Guide to the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection

    by Defence Forces Ireland ...
    Explore the many testimonies and accounts of the surviving leaders, the veterans and volunteers who took part in the historic events of Ireland's 1916 Rising, the War of Independence and Civil War, along with a plethora of supporting documentation gathered from the participants through the unique collection that is the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection. For the first time, the ... Read more

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  • Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm

    The Evolution of Operational Warfare

    by Robert M. Citino ...
    Series series Modern War Studies
    Winner: Paul Birdsall PrizeWinner: Society for Military History book AwardWhen Germany launched its blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940, it forever changed the way the world waged war. Although the Wehrmacht ultimately succumbed to superior Allied firepower in a two-front war, its stunning operational achievement left a lasting impression on military commanders throughout the world, even if ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Istanbul Letters

    by Elliot Ackerman ...
    Series series A Vintage Short
    A Vintage Shorts Original Selection“Why do some forms of violence—the beheading of journalists by the Islamic State, a bombing in Ankara, or the attacks in San Bernardino and Orlando—make us feel so threatened, while other forms—the 372 separate mass shootings in America in 2015 or the 4,219 Syrians killed that same September—do little to challenge our sense of safety?”From his base in Istanbul, ... Read more

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