True war and combat stories

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The first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by a New York Times bestselling author.

The first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by a New York Times bestselling author.

The military historian and expert on the Waterloo campaign presents a fascinating selection of firsthand accounts never before published in English.

Vor 300 Jahren wurde mit dem Frieden von Nystad, am 10.

Ein sehr persönliches, menschliches Zeugnis für Versöhnung und Toleranz.

Nosotros morimos solos relata una de las historias de huida más emocionantes que surgieron de los desafíos y las miserias de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

A los diecinueve años, Azad, un joven kurdo iraní, fue reclutado por el Ejército de Irán para luchar contra su propio pueblo.

Marcel Beyer geht der Frage nach, wie sich Schriftsteller:innen heute zur medialen Verarbeitung des Krieges verhalten können.

Marcel Beyer geht der Frage nach, wie sich Schriftsteller:innen heute zur medialen Verarbeitung des Krieges verhalten können.

The debut novel from legendary SAS Survival Guide author Lofty Wiseman.

Among the fiercest opponents of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was journalist James "e;Jimmie"e; Matsumoto Omura.

Black smoke drifted about the scene.

In Across Cultures and Empires author Mahir Ibrahimov invites the reader to share his incredible journey through the world-shaking geopolitical transformations of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Letters from Abu Ghraib, a collection of email messages sent by Joshua Casteel to his friends and family during his service as a US Army interrogator and Arabic linguist in the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, is the raw and intimate record of a solider in moral conflict with his duties.

John Gallishaw was born in St Johns, Newfoundland in Canada in 1891.

Among the British troops bound for the Black Sea in May 1854 was a young officer in the 5th Dragoon Guards, Richard Temple Godman, who sent home throughout the entire Crimea campaign many detailed letters to his family at Park Hatch in Surrey.

First published in 1798, this Revolutionary War memoir is one of the few ever written by a senior Continental Army commander.

The Battle of An Loc was one of the bloodiest battles in the Vietnam War and a defining moment in the history of the Republic of South Vietnam.

Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer.

From 1945 to 1973, more than 100,000 members of the U.

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

This candid memoir recounts the author's nearly four years in the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment--a.

An aggressive and colorful personality, William Barksdale was no stranger to controversy.

As a first lieutenant in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, U.

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.

William Edmondson "e;Grumble"e; Jones (b.

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.

In this Marine combat memoir, Steve Johnson recounts his service in Vietnam from April 1967 to May 1968.

In 1965, drafted into the Army to serve in Vietnam, Lawrence Climo, a young physician just out of training, learned of a unique humanitarian mission with counter-insurgency objectives that was looking for doctors: MILPHAP (Military Provincial Hospital Augmentation Program).

In time for the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the First World War, Private Heller and the Bantam Boysbased on Heller's long-hidden diarytells the tale of a group of privileged yet nave Princeton University students and their big, brawny Midwestern farm boy interloper, Ralph Heller.

This book details Lee's life from Gettysburg to his death just five years after the South's surrender at Appomattox.

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Iraq in 2009 was a strange netherworld, not quite war but not yet peace.

Lauded for gallantry at Antietam and demoted for insubordination after Fredericksburg, Major General William "e;Baldy"e; Smith remains a controversial figure of the Civil War.

From 1969 to 1974 Ehrhart was just passing time.

Breve y muy interesante ensayo que analiza e ilustra varios momentos históricos en los que se tomaron decisiones críticas y que abarca desde la guerra civil americana (1861-1865) hasta la guerra de los Seis Días (1973) pasando por la guerra de Corea (1950-1953), la crisis del canal de Suez (1956) y la crisis de los misiles de Cuba (1962).

An essential introduction to Josephus's momentous war narrativeThe Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple.

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.

In this vividly honest memoir, author Michael Uhl details his experiences in Vietnam as first lieutenant of a counterintelligence team attached to the 11th Infantry.

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.

The Dodgeris the story of John Bigelow "e;Johnny"e; Dodge, a wartime hero and a pivotal figure in the escapade immortalised in the legendary Hollywood filmThe Great Escape.

What Americans call the Vietnam War actually began in December 1946 with a struggle between the communists and the French for possession of the country--but Vietnam's strategic position in southeast Asia inevitably led to the involvement of other countries.

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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.

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.

The author of this Vietnam War memoir was drafted in November 1966 just before completion of his Ph.

This memoir is a record of what Jensen calls the luckiest and greatest adventure of his life.