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Airmail Pilot Roy Warner went from being awarded the Aimail Fliers' Medal of Honor by President Roosevelt to being listed by every airline in the United States. Because of a simple act of loyalty to……続きを見る

Steve Smith tells the story of the five Battalions of the Norfolk Regiment who served on the Western Front using previously unseen photographs, diaries, accounts, and letters. He has also had full a……続きを見る

Leslie Wheeler was born in Devizes, Wiltshire in 1909, and in 1927 he enlisted in his local Territorial Army regiment, the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry. Leslie served throughout the Second World War in ……続きを見る

Fleet Admiral "Bull" Halsey was an important allied naval leader in World War 2. His autobiography Admiral Halsey's Story surveys the key events of the war in which he was an active participant, fro……続きを見る

This vivid, bilingual account of the German POW camps of World War II was written by one of Gaeldom's most important bards. 続きを見る

Numbering 4,000 select officers and men, Combat Team 370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Negro division to fight in Europe during World War II. In B……続きを見る

Bristol - 1945 The war has ended; the men are returning home to their loved ones, but for some things have changed. Charlotte Hennessey-White's husband, David is no longer the gentle loving man he o……続きを見る

During war, anything can happen. Newly married, Aurea Franklin moved to Hawaii and joined the U.S. Army, following the call of her silent freedom. After moving all around the U.S., she witnessed the……続きを見る

Find out what the Harpers Girls have been up to in the next instalment in the bestselling Harpers Emporium series from Rosie Clarke. Can the Harpers Girls look forward to some happy times as a new d……続きを見る

The author begins his tour of duty in Vietnam as his fiancé and family continue their own daily lives in a nation wracked by continuing controversy and crisis. His assignments “behind the lines” in ……続きを見る

Vietnam: A word that few Americans had ever heard before the early 1960s, and a place that even fewer would have been able to point out on a map, slowly but inexorably becomes the primary focus of n……続きを見る

The call of loyalty and the call of friendship compelled author Arlyn Perkey to investigate the fate of Donald L. Sparks--a Vietnam veteran with the high priority status of Missing in Action-Prisone……続きを見る

Stories which you hear about mistreatment of Veterans at VA hospitals continue to shock the public, but the cover-up, as they say, is always worse than the crime. Was mistreatment and malpractice of……続きを見る

An engaging collection of essays focusing on American veterans. War and American Life is a book of essays and reflections by celebrated historian and former marine James Wright, who has been active ……続きを見る

A timely, powerful, and sweeping portrait of a company of men who went to war in Afghanistan, their troubled deployment, and their lives since returning home “An honest account of bravery, sacrifice……続きを見る

After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, hundreds of thousands of men joined the war effort to defend the United States in World War II. The story of Joe W. King is not unlike those of other men. H……続きを見る

Contemporary veterans belong to an exclusive American group. Celebrated by most of the country, they are nevertheless often poorly understood by the same people who applaud their service. Following ……続きを見る

In May 1999, the Kargil insurgency was still being viewed as a routine affair. No one quite understood the magnitude of the situation. However, it soon emerged that infiltrators had captured high-al……続きを見る

United States Navy Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman Nicholas Bertucci kept a handwritten journal of his 2010 deployment in Afghanistan. He shares that experience in ROLLING THROUGH AFGHANISTAN f……続きを見る

A Nation of Veterans examines how the United States created the world’s most generous system of veterans’ benefits. Though we often see former service members as an especially deserving group, the b……続きを見る

'Excellent ... a remarkable achievement and ought to be recognised as one of the most successful histories of the Western Desert and North African fighting yet to have appeared' John Keegan, Daily T……続きを見る

'Extraordinary. This book will inspire you to reach your full potential' Jason Fox Are you stuck in a rut? Do you have more to give? Do you dream of leading a different life? Ben Williams was strugg……続きを見る

Among You is the gripping real-life story of a soldier serving on the front line in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an unforgettable, unflinching account of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. ……続きを見る

Kevin J. Mervin was one of over 2,000 British Territorial Army soldiers called up to fight in the Iraq War in February 2003. Based on a diary kept throughout his tour of duty, the author's personal ……続きを見る

SURVIVOR STORIES FROM DUNKIRK, NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR FILM FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN When Britain declared war against Germany in September 1939, thousands of young men sailed across the English Ch……続きを見る

Wall Street Journal Bestseller It was the right thing to do. And someone had to do it. Aziz was more than an interpreter for Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux during Chad's eight deployments to Afgh……続きを見る

On September 29, 2006, Michael Monsoor and three SEAL snipers watched vigilantly for enemy activity from their rooftop post in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. When a grenade thrown from insurgents bounced off Mich……続きを見る

The definitive guide to TRICARE is here and better than ever! For active duty, military retirees, National Guard/Reservists, family & surviving family members, TRICARE Around the World is the resour……続きを見る

It doesn't take long for me to realize that my worst day at home is nothing compared to my best day here. I keep telling myself that I made a big mistake by joining the USMC, but it's too damn late!……続きを見る

In War & Homecoming: Veteran Identity and the Post-9/11 Generation, Travis L. Martin explores how a new generation of veterans is redefining what it means to come home. More than 2.7 million veteran……続きを見る