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What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes Publisher Comments Fast off the success of his devastating Vietnam War novel, Karl Marlantes gives us his incredibly readable treatise on soldier psychology, Reflections on Combat: Psyche, Soul, and Consciousness in Modern Warfare. Writing in a personal address to youths... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 by Ian W Toll Publisher Comments On the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the tiny atoll of Midway, four Japanese aircraft carriers... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Little-Known Wars of Great and Lasting Impact: The Turning Points in Our History We Should Know More about by Alan Axelrod Publisher Comments Alan Axelrod identifies 18 smaller wars that led to great changes in history, from the Afghan Civil War that precipitated the rise of the Taliban to the Algerine War in 1815, seen as the first war on terror, to King Philip’s War in 1675 that, in... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy Seal by Eric Greitens Publisher Comments THE HEART AND THE FIST shares one mans story of extraordinary leadership and service as both a humanitarian and a warrior. In a life lived at the raw edges of the human experience, Greitens has seen what can be accomplished when compassion and courage... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon by Alex Kershaw Publisher Comments On the morning of December 16, 1944, eighteen men of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon attached to the 99th Infantry Division found themselves directly in the path of the main thrust of Hitler's massive Ardennes offensive. Despite being vastly... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story--The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company by Patrick K Odonnell Publisher Comments “What would you want if you could have any wish?” asked the photojournalist of the haggard, bloodied Marine before him. The Marine gaped at his interviewer. The photographer snapped his picture, which became the iconic Korean War image... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Command #17: Bill Slim: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict by Robert Lyman Publisher Comments 'Bill' Slim was one of the greatest British generals of World War II. In a career that stretched from 1914 until 1958 Bill Slim's greatest triumphs came in India and Burma in the long war against the Japanese between 1944 and 1945. This new Command title... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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From Battlefields Rising: How the Civil War Transformed American Literature by Randall Fuller Publisher Comments This book considers the effects of the American civil war on those writers and artists who helped their young nation imagine itself. the writers and artists of the early to mid-nineteenth century. One of the war's many traumas was the pain of witnessing... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Command #05: Erwin Rommel by Pier Battistelli Publisher Comments Nicknamed 'The Desert Fox' for his cunning command of the Afrika Korps, Erwin Rommel remains one of the most popular and studied of Germany's World War II commanders. He got his first taste of combat in World War I, where his daring command earned him... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars by Kurt Eichenwald Publisher Comments Kurt Eichenwald—New York Times bestselling author of Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant— recounts the first 500 days after 9/11 in a comprehensive, compelling page-turner as gripping as any thriller. In 500 Days, master chronicler... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Command #09: Bernard Montgomery: The Background, Strategies, Tactics and Battlefield Experiences of the Greatest Commanders of History by Tim Moreman Publisher Comments This Osprey Command title looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, first Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), perhaps the best-known, most highly respected and most... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Command #04: Julius Caesar: The Background, Strategies, Tactics and Battlefield Experiences of the Greatest Commanders of History by Nic Fields Publisher Comments One of the greatest military commanders in history, Julius Caesar's most famous victory - the conquest of Gaul - was to him little more than a stepping stone to power. An audacious and decisive general, his victories over the Gauls allowed him to... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Command #18: Eisenhower: The Background, Strategies, Tactics and Battlefield Experiences of the Greatest Commanders of History by Steven J Zaloga Publisher Comments Dwight Eisenhower represented a fundamentally new type of military commander in the 20th century: commander as manager rather than the traditional warrior commander. Armies had become so large and military coalitions so dependent on politics that this... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Knights in Shining Armor: Myth and Reality 1450-1650 by Ida Sinkevic Publisher Comments A lavish exploration of the culture, symbolism and craftsmanship of Arms and Armor at a time when their artistic and ornamental importance, in fine art as much as in the armor work itself, was superceding battlefield use.... (read more) List Price $31.50 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Command #06: Toyotomi Hideyoshi by Stephen Turnbull Publisher Comments Arguably the greatest military commander in the history of the samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose from the ranks of the peasantry to rule over all Japan. A student of the great unifier Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi would later avenge the murder of his master at... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Command #16: Horatio Nelson: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict by Angus Konstam Publisher Comments The most famous admiral in history, Horatio Nelson's string of naval victories helped secure Britain's place as the world's dominant maritime power, a position she held for more than a century after Nelson's death. A young officer during the American... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bradley by R P Hunnicutt Publisher Comments Bradley covers the development and use of full-tracked, nontank fighting and support vehicles.... (read more) List Price $90.00 Your price: $49.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Rangers at Dieppe: The First Combat Action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II by Jim Defelice Publisher Comments After Pearl Harbor, the United States was struggling to bring itself up to fighting strength for World War II when a specially-trained force-based upon the famed British commando squads-was formed. It would become known as the Rangers. Before their... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds by Rusty Bradley Publisher Comments One of the most critical battles of the Afghan War is now revealed as never before. Lions of Kandahar is an inside account from the unique perspective of an active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces commander, an unparalled warrior with multiple deployments... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Tonight We Die as Men: The Untold Story of Third Batallion 506 Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day (General Military) by Ian Gardner Publisher Comments One of Osprey's most popular titles now available in a handsome paperback edition. The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment have long been overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. Yet the actions of the 3rd... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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