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At sixteen, Michael and Annie, locked out of the house, took shelter from a rainstorm in her mother's car. As Annie slept, Michael whispered a lifelong vow he'd keep until his last breath: Through V……続きを見る

The Top Military Police Company in the United States Army During the 1970s. It isn't often that one is able to maintain that his or her military unit was the top-dog in the entire United States Army……続きを見る

Yugoslavia broke apart in the 1990s through a series of civil wars, and by 1999, the war had come to Kosovo. Determined to prevent this, NATO conducted an air campaign to discourage armed conflict. ……続きを見る

Unveiling a Veteran's Journey: From Childhood Dreams to Military Service, and the Struggles of Returning Home - A Tale of Resilience, Recovery, and Hope. In Eighty-6, readers are invited to embark o……続きを見る

Welcome to the intriguing world of "China under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzŭ Hsi" by J. O. P. Bland and Sir E. Backhouse, a vivid portrayal of one of the most ……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

Preserving the Legacy offers a comprehensive and compelling look at the founding and first two decades of The National WWII Museum, now one of the largest and most immersive military museums in the ……続きを見る

In recent years, Civil War veterans have emerged from historical obscurity. Inspired by recent interest in memory studies and energized by the ongoing neorevisionist turn, a vibrant new literature h……続きを見る

Jack Zimmerman's life changed forever on March 9, 2011. An IED blast in Afghanistan took both his legs and ravaged his arms. Bleeding out on the battlefield, he clung to a surgeon's words: "Stay awa……続きを見る

In writing Stateside Combat 2, Dr. McKinney has proven himself to be a true servant. He shows that his ministry extends beyond the pulpits and churches that he pastors. He very honestly details his ……続きを見る

Most histories of wounded Civil War veterans construe them as feminized men whose manhood has suffered due to their inability to provide for and raise families or engage in business. Wounded for Lif……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

Fascinating journey about a Marine grunt's quest for healing the wounds of his war and how he discovered the best medicine of all was tracking down and reuniting with his fellow survivors and with t……続きを見る

Patrick Thibeault has served in the US Army in various capacities since the 1990s, originally training as an Airborne soldier before specialising as a combat medic. My Journey as a Combat Medic cove……続きを見る

'We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go, Always a little further; it may be, Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow.' If there was ever anyone who went a little further, a little beyond, ……続きを見る

A unique first-hand narrative of the Falklands war. Rick Jolly was the Senior Medical Officer in the Falklands, setting up and running the field hospital at Ajax Bay, where he and his Royal Marine a……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

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

Langsomt kommer Plessner til bevidsthed. Det er mørkt, og han befinder sig i en havareret bil med blodet dryppende fra et sår i panden. Han aner ikke, hvor han er. På passagersædet sidder en livløs ……続きを見る

When the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) planned to send forty thousand troops to attack the six thousand US Marines at Khe Sanh in 1968, it expected a decisive victory. Certainly, the small US Special ……続きを見る

The true story of Australia's SAS and the soldier who was there from the start. Clint Palmer has spent much of his adult life in the SAS and has fought in this elite military unit as it developed fr……続きを見る

The moving story of how a small group of peopleーincluding two Vietnam veteransーforced the U.S. government to take responsibility for the ongoing horrorsーagent orange and unexploded munitionsーinf……続きを見る

Rick Beyer, the author of the acclaimed History Channel® series The Greatest Stories Never Told, returns with new historic tales, this time focusing on amazing war stories Search the annals of milit……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

Djævlens døtre er fjerde bind i Thomas Rathsacks hæsblæsende thrillerserie om jægersoldaten Michael Plessner. Fans af serien elsker det høje spændingsniveau, og anmelderne har rost Rathsack til skye……続きを見る

The Victoria Cross is the highest award for valour that can be won by an Australian; just 97 Australians have been awarded the VC in conflicts from the Boer War to the Afghanistan War. And only four……続きを見る

On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River. Se……続きを見る