True war and combat stories

"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.

As a 20-year-old gunboat captain and certified U.

Odyssey of a Bombardier is the illustrated Prisoner of War ';log' that depicts the experiences of bombardier Richard M.

This edition from Osprey Publishing presents the full story of the American Civil War.

Concentrating on the Ploegsteert and Neuve Eglise sectors in Belgium, this book features stories on such well known figures as sculptor Charles Sargent Jagger, ARA ; R Poulton Palmer and 'Tanky' Turner, great friends and rugby football captains of England and Scotland respectively; as well the discovery and eventual burial of a Lancashire Fuslier who was killed in action in 1914; the research leading to the erection in 2002 of a 'Believed to be buried' headstone in the Strand cemetery of an Australian killed in action at Messines in 1917; the action in 1914 that initiated the birth of the infamous 'Birdcage' on the western edge of Ploegsteert Wood and other stories of interest to enthusiasts of the Great War.

The German invasion of Poland in September 1939 abruptly ended author Jan Rosinski's student life, and propelled him into an activist role in the Polish resistance organization Armia Krajowa.

During the Second World War, across the frontline as well as on the Home Front, millions of people recorded their thoughts of their experiences - whether in letters, their personal diaries or those prosecuting the war giving speeches.

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The purpose of this study, commissioned by the Army, was to document the process by which the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded from December 7, 1941, through September 1, 1948; to identify units in which African Americans served; to identify by name all black soldiers whose names were submitted for the medal and to document any errors in the processing of their nominations; and to compile a list of all black soldiers who received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award.

Blue Moon over Cuba is the only known personal account of the lead photographic reconnaissance squadron during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Born and raised in Mississippi, Peter K.

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

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

A unique first-hand narrative of the Falklands war.

American military advisors in South Vietnam came to know their allies personally--as few American soldiers could.

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

What Manfred von Richthofen was to Germany, Albert Ball was to Great Britain: each, at the time, was the star turn of his country and Richthofen would describe Ball as 'by far the best English flying man'.

Bloodstained Sands tells the untold story of the men who stormed beaches around the globe during World War II, from the Sword and Juno Beaches on D-Day to the sands of Iwo Jima.

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

As a first lieutenant in Bravo Company of the Third Battalion, 187th Infantry, Frank Boccia led a platoon in two intense battles in the Vietnamese mountains in April and May 1969: Dong Ngai and the grinding, 11-day battle of Dong Ap Bia--the Mountain of the Crouching Beast, in Vietnamese, or Hamburger Hill as it is popularly known.

Here are twenty-one fascinating stories about the forgotten heroes of war: animals who have served beside Australian forces.

A major illustrated history of the Long Range Desert Group from the foremost expert on British wartime special forces.

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Critical acclaim for William B.

Robert Lovett grew up in Texas, went to Yale, and earned his wings as a naval air force hero in World War I.

George Barnett transformed the United States Marine Corps from an antiquated afterthought to a modern force with an international reputation.

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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.

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

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.

Sam Smith fought heroically in the American Revolution and was personally close with George Washington.

Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in the world at the turn of the 20th century, a vocal and passion critic and probably best known for his works centred on the American civil war, of which he served in.

Sean Hartnett grew up in Cork in the 1970s where he observed the worst of the northern Troubles with fascination.

From Diana Darke, the acclaimed author of My House in Damascus and The Merchant of Syria, comes the extraordinary true story of a heroic ambulance driver who created a cat sanctuary in the midst of war-torn Aleppo.

United Sates Marine Sergeant Tim Fortner survived 14 months in Vietnam as a door gunner in a CH-46 helicopter, completing 27 strike flight missions.

Odyssey of a Bombardier is the illustrated Prisoner of War ';log' that depicts the experiences of bombardier Richard M.

This vintage book contains a fascinating and detailed biography of the heroic chief of German military intelligence who opposed Hitler at the cost of his own life; Wilhelm Franz Canaris.

When Alfredo Sanchez was approached on the street in May of 1928, he received life-changing news about his own past.

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

Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E.

Two high-achieving African-Americans in the U.

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

Not for King or Country tells the story of Edward Cecil-Smith, a dynamic propagandist for the Communist Party of Canada during the Great Depression.

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The German invasion of Poland in September 1939 abruptly ended author Jan Rosinski's student life, and propelled him into an activist role in the Polish resistance organization Armia Krajowa.

War and American Literature examines representations of war throughout American literary history.

Law of the Jungle by John Otis is a wild and riveting true story of kidnapping and drug trafficking in the jungles of South America.

Drafted in October 1968, John A.

The American Revolution was deadlocked in the north, and in 1778, the focus of the conflict shifted south.