True war and combat stories

This compelling memoir tracks the war experiences of a radio wireman in the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Infantry Division.

On September 25, 1944, Hitler attempted to shore up his faltering forces by creating the Volkssturm or People's Army.

From World War II to high above the Earth to Vietnam, this memoir tells the story of fighter pilot Howard C.

Here is the wartime diary of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II.

This is the personal account of an army infantry platoon leader and commanding officer in the central highlands of Vietnam during 1967 and 1968 when he was 21 years old.

"e;I was a prisoner before the war; I am no freer now after the war.

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Born in the Polish village of Gaj in 1923, Marian Mazgaj was a teenager when Germany invaded his country and launched Poland into the combat of World War II.

This book recounts four tours of Air Force duty in Vietnam, 1965-1968, and reports firsthand how tactics and the war effort changed each time.

A Telegraph Book of the Year, soon to be a BBC Radio 4 dramatisation.

David Wooster, Revolutionary War General, though woefully understudied, was one of the most influential figures in Colonial Connecticut.

Gruenwald paints his life story onto the larger canvas of some of the great conflicts and movements of the twentieth century.

Gruenwald paints his life story onto the larger canvas of some of the great conflicts and movements of the twentieth century.

The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform.

Dramatic, compelling, downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heros.

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History comes alive in these pages as Peter Stephaich traces his origins from 1608 when King Rudolph II of Hungary conferred noble status on his family.

This ebook edition contains the full text version as per the book; but doesn't include original photographic and illustrated material.

Kate Adie's story is an unusual one.

Many years after becoming the youngest person ever to be awarded the VC for attacking a company of Panzer Grenadiers on his own - an action that proved a turning point in one of the major battles of the Second World War - John Kenneally made an extraordinary confession.

From surviving a horrific terrorist attack in Northern Ireland, to the violence of the Gulf War and an assault course of harrowing experiences in Iraq, Bosnia and Columbia, Major Bill Shaw had seen it all.

'I couldn't see the tank.

In September 2003, James 'Ash' Ashcroft, a former British Infantry Captain, arrived in Iraq as a 'gun for hire'.

Raised in the dark, post-Dunkirk days of 1940 to carry the war to the enemy, in five short and violent years the British Army Commandos established a reputation that has made the name Commando the mark of the fighting man.

Gun-for-hire James 'Ash' Ashcroft thought he'd left Iraq behind.

Strange sounds resembling the remote rumble of distant thunder were audible.

'A great and inspiring book from Doncaster's bravest son.

Inspired by the incredible true story of the most decorated servicewoman of the second world war.

The 4th Marine Brigade, with roughly 10,000 men, was the only large Marine unit to see major action in World War I.

When the US Navy send their elite, they send the SEALs.

Mayday.

300 million cubic miles of ocean.

What is it like to drive a Challenger tank over desert terrain for six days in a row?

The monumental battles of World War IIs Eastern FrontMoscow, Stalingrad, Kurskare etched into the historical record.

The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hope - for readers aged 12+.

'Brilliantly researched and sympathetically told, 44 DAYS is more than just a fitting tribute to brave but overlooked heroes.

Amazing revelations and extraordinary exploits of Australia's elite secret warriors.

Damien Parer was without doubt Australia s greatest war photographer.

The heart-rending story of the Australians brutally imprisoned in Sandakan, the Japanese POW camp in North Borneo, whose very name came to symbolise cruelty and ill-treatment.

The true story of Australia's SAS and the soldier who was there from the start.

After spending over three years in the horrific prisoner-of-war camps, including those along the Thai-Burma Railway, Sally Dingo's father Max was one of the fortunate ones: he came home.

This is the story of David Brill, one of the very best of Australian cameramen - past and present.

an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' Michael McKernan, Sydney Morning Herald The bestselling, acclaimed, authoritative account of one of the most famous battles in Australian military history now established as a classic.

Drawn from engagements ranging from World War I through to operations in East Timor and Iraq, these stories are taken from the Australians at War Film Archive, a collection of the memories of more than 2000 Australians who have served, both on the front line and at home.

'[Mat McLachlan's] knowledge of the front is comprehensive' - Sydney Morning HeraldA complete guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front 1916-18.

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader.

The Vietnamese hilltribes made him a demi-god.

'This account .

THE GRIPPING FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF BIN LADEN'S EXECUTION For the first time, read the first-hand account of the planning and execution of the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind.

Hugh Glass was left to die.