True war and combat stories

A fascinating collection of wartime memories from major political figures, many who are still household names today.

WRITTEN WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARK BOSTRIDGE In her bestselling first volume of autobiography, Testament of Youth, Vera Brittain passionately recorded the agonising years of the First World War, lamenting the destruction of a generation which for her included those she most dearly loved - her lover, her brother and her closest friends.

The youngest livingMedal of Honor recipient delivers anunforgettablememoir that "e;willinspire every reader(Jim Mattis)NATIONAL BESTSELLER | A Marine Commandant's Reading List selectionOn November 21, 2010, U.

November 1944.

"e;Classic and timeless.

The Bay of Pigs, on the south coast of Cuba, was the scene in 1961 of an unsuccessful attempt by an armed force of exiled Cubans which had been organized, supplied and trained by the United States government.

Never heard before real stories of soldiers who fought in WW2 'Extraordinary .

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Critical acclaim for William B.

A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm'Sebastian Junger bears witness to a hard-won and an uncertain new world, framed in vital and brilliant prose: a true and honest accounting of everything that underlies the frantic performance of life' Philip Hoare, author of Albert and the WhaleThroughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom.

'We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go, Always a little further; it may be, Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow.

This is the story of Tom Phelps and the 'other Kokoda Track'.

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZEWITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD'This book would always have been important evidence that the Ukraine people were suffering criminal attack.

Since their creation in 1983, the US Navy SEALs have been involved in unconventional warfare around the globe, undertaking crucial and clandestine missions.

When Marines enter an abandoned house in Fallujah, Iraq, and hear a suspicious noise, they clench their weapons, edge around a corner, and prepare to open fire.

Adolf Hitler despised cricket, considering it un-German and decadent.

Having flunked out of college in the fall of 1965, the author enlisted in the U.

The engrossing account of one of World War II's legendary figures.

A college graduate at 16 and a founder of the Sigma Chi fraternity, Caldwell entered the Confederate Army as an artillery lieutenant.

Ruth Kluger is one of the child-survivors of the Holocaust.

On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs.

On September 21, 1953, U.

In conflicts around the world, there is an increasingly popular weapon system that needs negligible technology, is simple to sustain, has unlimited versatility, and an incredible capacity for both loyalty and barbarism.

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

The 150,000 women who served in the Women's Army Corps are now seen as the undersung heroes of the Second World War.

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

This book attempts to establish a more holistic approach to the rehabilitation of war-injured civilians, one that adjusts to the patients' long-term needs.

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeIn this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P.

The life and times of the greatest knight of the high middle ages, who saved England from the French.

Winner: New Mexico-Arizona Book Award, History book - Arizona subjectIn 1966, nine young men left the Arizona desert mining camp of Morenci to serve their country in the far-flung jungles of Vietnam, in danger zones from Hue to Khe Sanh.

The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "e;spreading the message of stubborn positivity.

This fascinating look at the life of a modern-day professional soldier gives the reader an inside view of the deadly global war on terror.

War and Enlightenment in Russia explores how members of the military during the reign of Catherine II reconciled Enlightenment ideas about the equality and moral worth of all humans with the Russian reality based on serfdom, a world governed by autocracy, absolute respect for authority, and subordination to seniority.

In 1922, his dreams of an independent Arabia shattered, T.

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Culled from many never-before-published narratives and oral histories conducted under the auspices of the U.

Timothy Lomperis knows the Vietnam War, both as a soldier and as a scholar.

This richly detailed account reveals how Sir Ralph Abercromby's strategy restored the honour of the British army and averted disaster for the Empire.

'Magnificent.

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"e;Now that the United States has declared war upon the German Empire, and that men will more than likely be conscripted into the service, I shall feel embarrassed should I fail to be among the first to go to the training camp,"e; wrote Dae Hinson of Leesville, Louisiana, in April 1917.

Mayday.

From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare--chief among them was the ironclad warship.

In the spring of 1950, 17-year-old South Korean high school senior Won Moo Hurh dreamed of studying law at Seoul National University after graduation.

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A decorated fighter pilot and PGA professional tells the story of his life and serviceto both his nation and othersin this remarkable memoir that is a stirring record of faith, patriotism, family, philanthropy, and golf.

Colonel William Winthrop singularly was the most influential person in developing the military law of the United States.

Best known for leading the construction of the Panama Canal, George W.

Timothy Lomperis knows the Vietnam War, both as a soldier and as a scholar.