CK - Veterans 1

In this riveting narrative, Jack R. Myers recounts his experiences as a B-17 bombardier during World War II. Commissioned a second lieutenant in 1944 at age twenty, Myers began flying missions with ……続きを見る

Explosive SAS action in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. The command came: 'Stop those vehicles!' It was like a red rag to a bull. Instantly streams of 7.62 mm tracer and 50 mm calibre machine gun ……続きを見る

Ordinary Heroes is the result of a year on the road in a battered Kingswood, searching for memories of war. It records Barry Dickins's remarkably frank interviews with ordinary Australians who found……続きを見る

To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class……続きを見る

Lessons from Veterans provides an array of personal storiesーfrom nightmarish fights on the islands of Iwo Jima to the shores of Normandy on D-Day. With unprecedented access to veterans and unpublis……続きを見る

A Vintage Shorts Original Selection “Why do some forms of violenceーthe beheading of journalists by the Islamic State, a bombing in Ankara, or the attacks in San Bernardino and Orlandoーmake us feel……続きを見る

The Jack Ford Story: Newfoundland's POW in Nagasaki is an amazing story of endurance, courage and survival. In 1940, Jack Ford was an employee of the Newfoundland Railway in a remote settlement of N……続きを見る

Operation Plunder was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery’s swan song. It is rarely mentioned in the Second World War history books, and when it is, both American and British military historians dismis……続きを見る

Early in 1945 the British Liberation Army (BLA), who had battled their way from the Normandy beaches to the borders of Germany, embarked on Operation Eclipse. This was the end-game of the Second Wor……続きを見る

When Raymond Lodge perished when fighting in France in 1915, his father, Sir Oliver Lodge, set out on a controversial quest to discover the truth about life after death. A renowned physicist and mem……続きを見る

Seria „Sztuka wojenna czasów Stefana Batorego” to najpełniejsze ujęcie wojskowości Stefana Batorego na polskim rynku, oparte na szerokiej bazie źródłowej i z bogatym zestawem literatury, w tym obcoj……続きを見る

A compelling memoir of post-war Britain. Jackie Skingley grew up with limited career choices but joining the Women’s Royal Army Corps offered her a different life, living and working in a military w……続きを見る

Afghanistan, 2008. After their eighteen-month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. This time, the weight of experience weighs heavily on their shoulders. In April 2006 the e……続きを見る

"The account by Dickson and Allen recalls the subliminal force of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men with gaunt stories of character at the limits of dignity." ー Taylor Branch, New York Review of Books I……続きを見る

With both personal and professional insight from a range of contributors, this informative guide highlights the use of art therapy in a range of settings to support military veterans. Offering a wea……続きを見る

20/20 - The Iraq and Afghanistan Narratives is a retrospective of America’s most recent wars told through twenty oral histories from a cross section of veterans who served on the front lines of Oper……続きを見る

Forty-one Australian soldiers died in action over 20 years of fighting in Afghanistan; in that time more than 1400 veterans have taken their own lives. Veterans today are chronically over-represente……続きを見る

In this second book in a series of thrilling stories, the author vividly describes the soul-stirring details that surround the amazing deeds of some of America's greatest war heroes. You will marvel……続きを見る

A veteran RAF fighter pilot reflects on his service in the sky during the Cold War, the Gulf War, and more in this exciting memoir. Rick Peacock-Edwards has led different lives at different times, b……続きを見る

“An absorbing story about how the Lincoln veteran George Watt managed to escape from Nazi-occupied Belgium.”ーSan Francisco Review of Books November 1943: American flyer George Watt parachutes out o……続きを見る

Commando is the all action history of World War II's toughest troops, and is the complete untold story of victory against overwhelming odds. Kenneth Macksey offers the details of St Nazaire, Bruneva……続きを見る

Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war. Sherman Lead is the gripping ……続きを見る

The new thriller featuring ex-soldier Peter Ash by award-winning American author Nick Petrie. When Peter Ash receives a four a.m. phone call to help out a former criminal, it's just the start of a w……続きを見る

I WAS A WITNESS TO THE SINKING OF THE BISMARCK! Ray Lock was an eye-witness to the sinking of the German battleship, Bismarck. In these memoirs recalls details of this epic battle, as well as many o……続きを見る

Awarded by the President of the United States in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor commemorates those who have shaped our nation's history and continue to inspire its future with their acts o……続きを見る

Gripping firsthand accounts. Then-and-now photos of the veterans. Maps and sidebars highlighting battles, units, and equipment. 続きを見る

A British Infantryman recounts his harrowing experiences on the Western Front of the Great War, from the Battle of Somme to Arras and beyond. At the age of seventeen, full of idealism and patriotism……続きを見る

Patrick Bishop looks at the lives and the extraordinary risks that the painfully young pilots of Bomber Command took during the air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945. As featured on the BBC 1……続きを見る

As a First Lieutenant and Infantry Platoon Leader for the U.S. Army National Guard, Paul Rieckhoff was charged with leading thirty-eight men in Iraq. He spent almost a year in one of the bloodiest a……続きを見る

Afghanistan, Summer 2006. This is war. Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, ……続きを見る