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“jonathan gawne”

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  • Ghosts of the ETO

    American Tactical Deception Units in the European Theater, 1944–1945

    by Jonathan Gawne ...
    "An excellent, balanced history of the 23rd Special Troops . . . may be one of the most important books to come out of World War II." — Engineer MagazineNo history of the war in Europe has ever taken into account the actions of the men of the US 23rd Special Troops. These men took part in over twenty-two deception operations against the German army. Some of these operations had tremendous impact ... Read more

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  • Finding Your Father's War

    A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II U.S. Army

    by Jonathan Gawne ...
    A guide to learning more about your relatives' experience serving in the U.S. Army during World War II.In this fully revised edition of Finding Your Father's War, military historian Jonathan Gawne has written an easily accessible handbook for anyone seeking greater knowledge of their relatives' experience in World War II, or indeed anyone seeking a better understanding of the U.S. Army during ... Read more

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    The Last Days of The First World War Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There

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  • The Generals

    Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, and the Winning of World War II

    by Winston Groom ...
    Celebrated historian Winston Groom tells the uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall, from World War I to World War II. These three remarkable men-of-arms who rose from the gruesome hell of the First World War to become the finest generals of their generation during World War II redefined America's ideas of military leadership and brought forth a new ... Read more

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  • Dee Brown on the Civil War

    Grierson's Raid, The Bold Cavaliers, and The Galvanized Yankees

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    Three true tales of Civil War combat, as recounted by the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee .The acclaimed historian of the American West turns his attention to the country's bloody civil conflict, chronicling the exploits of extraordinary soldiers who served in unexpected ways at a pivotal moment in the nation's history.Grierson'... ... Read more

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    A "brilliant" look at America's sixteenth president by the New York Times–bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lincoln ( American Historical Review).First published in 1956 and revised and updated for the twenty-first century, Lincoln Reconsidered is a masterpiece of Civil War scholarship. In a dozen eloquent, witty, and incisive essays, the author of the definitive biography of Abraham ... Read more

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  • First to Fly

    The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I

    by Charles Bracelen Flood ...
    "The compelling story of the squadron of adventurous young American pilots who were among the first to engage in air combat." — Tampa Bay TimesIn First to Fly, lauded historian Charles Bracelen Flood draws on rarely seen primary sources to tell the story of the daredevil Americans of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew in French planes, wore French uniforms, and showed the world an American brand ... Read more

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  • SAS Zero Hour

    The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service

    by Tim Jones, Rannulph Fiennes ...
    The historian and author of Postwar Counterinsurgency and the SAS reveals the full story of how the Special Air Service Regiment began during WWII.Britain's elite Special Air Service Regiment is one of the most revered special-ops units in the world. Its high-profile operations include the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980 and the hunt for Osama bin Laden in southern Afghanistan ... Read more

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    The Classic Military History of the Korean War

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  • We Also Served

    The Forgotten Women of the First World War

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    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • William Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. Fierce Patriot is a bold, revisionist portrait of how this iconic and enigmatic figure exerted an outsize impact on the American landscape—and the American character.America’s first “celebrity” general, William Tecumseh Sherman was a man of many faces. Some were exalted in the public eye, others known ... Read more

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