Veterans 21

There I was as my arm jerked forward, and a new sensation filled my mindーpanic. Thoughts filled my head quickly: today I'm going to die, this is it, this airplane is going to blow up any second, we……続きを見る

"I had the privilege to meet Justin Bell in 2010 as part of my research into my book George Cross Heroes. He hosted a day explaining the role of a bomb disposal expert and I was hugely impressed by ……続きを見る

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six had been in existence for a decade when it was thrust in the front lines of the Vietnam War. Its crews had been trained in the locating and tracking of Soviet ……続きを見る

Eight Days: The True Story of an American Prisoner of War and the Miracles that Saved Him is a heart-wrenching and inspiring account of one man's incredible journey through war and captivity. In the……続きを見る

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Life only really starts when we start serving others. For many people, military service isn’t simply a job. It’s a ticket out of a lonely society and into a family……続きを見る

One hundred thirty six American soldiers, isolated from supporting units, hunted the dark jungles of Phuoc Tuy Province for the Viet Cong main force battalion D-800. The enemy found Charlie Company ……続きを見る

Rare stories from more than 250 years of Native Americans' service in the military Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian Nat……続きを見る

"The Longest Day: Heroes and Sacrifice on June 6, 1944" takes readers on an immersive journey back to one of the most pivotal moments in history. On that fateful day, June 6th, 1944, as dawn broke o……続きを見る

Short stories written by women veterans about lessons they learned while in the military. Sisters addresses life in the armed forces from a woman's perspective: the ups and the downs, from basic tra……続きを見る

"A series of letters supposedly written by the angel of a young man who had been killed in battle." -Star Tribune, Feb. 1, 2002 "Thy Son Liveth...dealt with a personal experience of a mother whose s……続きを見る

Providing a compelling look at veterans' policy, this book describes why the Republican party is considered the party for veterans despite the fact that Congressional Democrats are responsible for a……続きを見る

A German soldier deployed to Russia recounts his harrowing experience as both victim and perpetrator of Nazi atrocities in this WWII memoir. Serving his country on the Eastern Front, Luis Raffeiner ……続きを見る

A machine gunner chronicles his time on the frontlines of WW2 from D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and the Wehrmacht’s last stand. American machine gunner Ernest “Andy” Andrews arrived in the UK ju……続きを見る

Experience the gripping narrative and deep insights of the Gulf War with the extraordinary book bundle "Gulf War: Shadows of the Desert." This captivating collection delves into the complexities, tr……続きを見る

A tribute to the heroism shown by military pilots and aircrew from rural California towns who risked their lives and made their mark on American history. During World War II, thousands of volunteer ……続きを見る

The landmark, Pulitzer Prize–nominated, bestselling illustrated history, updated for the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War. When it was originally published, the twenty-five-volume Vietnam Exp……続きを見る

The opening battles of WWI’s Western Front and the world-changing advances in warfare are reexamined through eyewitness accounts from the trenches. The 1914 campaign of World War I, sparked by the G……続きを見る

A US Marine veteran recounts the experiences of his platoon in the Vietnam War following their enlistment at a Minnesota Twins baseball game. In the evening of June 28, 1967, 150 young Americans wer……続きを見る

The first volume in this two-part oral history brings to life the experiences of British Army soldiers during the Troubles in the mid 1970s. British Army veteran Ken Wharton has written extensively ……続きを見る

This “valuable history” examines America’s complex and often conflicting relationship to wounded veterans and the lasting legacies of warfare (The Intercept). America has grappled with the questions……続きを見る

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“A tender and courageous and truly haunting memoirーone of the very best to emerge from the American war in Vietnam. I loved this book.” ーTim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried In this pier……続きを見る

“An all-encompassing study . . . Holm shows the interconnecting historical, social and psychological attributes of Native American veterans.” ーHistorynet.com At least 43,000 Native Americans fought……続きを見る

The service and sacrifices of two London boroughs are chronicled in dramatic detail in this WWI military history. In 1915, the Mayors of the London Metropolitan Boroughs were each urged to raise a u……続きを見る

A rare account of a non-German, Erik Wallin, who fought in the Nazi Party’s Waffen-SS during World War IIーa no-holds-barred narrative of the Eastern Front. This is the exciting true story of Erik W……続きを見る

The WWI biography of a Victory Cross recipient who fought bravely at Gallipoli, only to be shunned after the war for speaking out against it. The son of a former Premier of Western Australia, Hugo T……続きを見る

The epic and brutal WWI battle is vividly recounted through the words and photos of the soldiers who lived through it. One of the most famous battles of the Great War, the offensive on the Somme too……続きを見る

A military historian analyzes the ingenious WWII tanks known as Hobart’s Funnies, detailing their development and their role in the D-Day campaign. When the British and Canadians landed in Normandy ……続きを見る

A collection of eyewitness accounts of the struggle that raged in the skies over occupied Europe after the Battle of Britain during World War II. Expertly selected and interwoven by Stephen Darlow, ……続きを見る

“Both a beautifully detailed examination of wartime life and a searingly honest depiction of a fraught father-daughter relationship.” ーPhil Klay, National Book Award-winning author of Missionaries ……続きを見る