True war and combat stories

Union General Philip Kearny began his career as a lieutenant with the 1st U.

A brutal siege.

In 1861, war between the United States and the Chiricahua seemed inevitable.

In Warfighter, Colonel Jesse L.

Joshua Chamberlain is arguably the most well known figure in Maine history and this highly accessible biography provides a brief look at his life.

Inspired by the old African proverb: "e;When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground,"e; high-school student Morgan Reilly sought to preserve as many Maine libraries as he could by interviewing men and women from Maine who served in World War II and preserving their stories.

On an I will if you will dare, John Haley enlisted in the 17th Maine Regiment in August 1862 for three years, unless sooner discharged.

Alice Zwicker was the only service woman from Maine to be a prisoner of the enemy in either of the two World Wars.

This is the first biography of Captain Thomas Tingey, a seminal figure in the early development of the U.

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Much has been written by military historians concerning the skill of generals and the dash of officers, but they are largely silent about the brave deeds of the private soldier.

Today the castle is only too often a romantic ruin; but in the Middle Ages it was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served.

Invasions are as old as the history of mankind.

The term 'regiment' was first used in the British army as late as the seventeenth century when small companies were grouped together to form more convenient battle units.

Erstmals auf Deutsch: Essays und Erinnerungen des einflussreichsten Friedensaktivisten des 20.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Epic, moving and important' ROBERT HARRIS'I'm not sure I've ever come across quite such a revelatory account of the Holocaust and yet despite the horror and the sadness it's also a 'memoir of miraculous survival'.

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The armed conflict in the east of Ukraine brought about an emergence of a distinctive trend in contemporary Ukrainian poetry: the poetry of war.

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot 'Winkle Brown's astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading' SUNDAY TIMES'[A] thumping great biography by Britain's leading aviation historian' DAILY MAIL, 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'*MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS BEST BOOK NOMINEE*--Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric 'Winkle' Brown than met the eye.

On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam on his 76th mission and listed as killed in action.

Here is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914.

Rosie Garthwaite berichtet seit Jahren aus Krisengebieten und hat nun genaudas Buch geschrieben, das sie zu Beginn ihrer Karriere gern gehabt hätte: eine Sammlung von Geschichten und Ratschlägen erfahrener Kollegen.

Sie sind schwer bewaffnet und ständig auf der Hut.

"Wir waren dort, um zu kämpfen.

Valor features the thrilling stories that are the fruit of Mark Lee Greenblatt's interviews with brave American servicemen from twenty-first-century wars.

David McCampbell was the leader of the most successful naval air group in combat in World War II.

The leader of one of the most successful U.

Chronicling the growth of a recruit from boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, to a seasoned troop leader, this memoir also relates the experiences of the 200 marines in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian.

A well-known observer of Taiwan and Asian history and culture provides an insightful biography of Lee Teng Hui, the pro-democracy statesman and former president of the Republic of China.

Vice Admiral Allan Rockwell McCann left no reminiscences that might reveal a deeper sense of his extraordinary service, but naval historian Carl LaVO has filled that void by writing this revealing-and often inspiring-biography.

Two high-achieving African-Americans in the U.

Coningsby Dawson was born in 1883 at High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England.

A Navy Admiral's Bronze Rules uses case studies to explore the inherent risks of leadership and the tools available to those who nevertheless wish to take those chances.

Saltwater Leadership, Second Edition is about leadership in the maritime environment.

The Marine Corps covered itself in glory in World War II with victories over the Japanese in hard-fought battles such as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Iwo Jima.

Although Theodore Roosevelt has been the subject of numerous books, there has not been a single volume that traces Roosevelt's interaction with the U.

This is the first-ever biography of Vice Admiral Willis A.

Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei G.

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Gunbird Driver is a memoir of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a young pilot flying an armed UH-1E's in Marine Observation Squadron 6.

Where Youth and Laughter Go completes LtCol Seth Folsoms recounting of his personal experiences in command over a decade of war.

Despite demonstrated prowess in the handling of ships and sailors, five years after receiving his commission, Jim Stavridis was planning on getting out of the Navy and going to law school.

This autobiography, published in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), highlights Lt.

Burke's World War II heroics and unprecedented three terms as chief of naval operations are recounted in this stirring biography.

Caught off Okinawa in the fiercest typhoon in history at the end of World War II.

Saying that no generation of Americans has produced a finer array of combat commanders than that of World War II, a thirty-year army veteran examines combat leadership throughout the war at every level of command in the U.

In this biography, William F.

A pioneer in the field of deep-sea diving, George F.

This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific.