The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
by David Halberstam


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Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
by Robert Drury


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Halsey’s Typhoon is the story of World War II’s most unexpected disaster at sea. In the final days of 1944, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey is the Pacific theater’s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of... (read more)

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Generation Kill
by Evan Wright




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Based on the author's National Magazine Award-winning series in "Rolling Stone," this "New York Times" bestseller is "one of the best books to come out of the Iraq War" ("Financial Times").... (read more)

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Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
by Donald L Miller


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Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. With the narrative power of fiction, Donald Miller takes readers on a harrowing ride through the fire-filled skies over... (read more)

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On Hallowed Ground: The Last Battle for Pork Chop Hill
by Bill Mcwilliams


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July 1953. The Korean War had become a bloody stalemate. Peace was imminent but-as bitter fighting continued-each soldier could only ask himself, would he be the last to die? Despite this, a small group of the U.S. 7th Infantry Division fought back the... (read more)

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The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D Day
by Cornelius Ryan


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THE CLASSIC ACCOUNT OF THE ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan's unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan... (read more)

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Penguin Guide To CDS DVDS 2003 2004
by Ivan March


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The world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benign. Globalising, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people. Instead, the 20th... (read more)

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The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
by Robert B Strassler


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This revised edition of Richard Crawley's classic 1874 translation is enhanced with more than 100 maps, extensive annotations, brief biographies of important figures, and invaluable historical, political, and cultural background.... (read more)

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Generation Kill
by Evan Wright


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Based on the author's National Magazine Award-winning series in Rolling Stone, this New York Times bestseller is one of the best books to come out of the Iraq War (Financial Times).... (read more)

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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
by George Crile


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Charlie Wilson's War was a publishing sensation and a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of... (read more)

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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.)
by Adam Nicolson


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For the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Nicolson draws from a wide range of sources to investigate the battle, and the ambitions, fears and principles that drove the British fleet to such a devastating victory.... (read more)

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Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
by Jack Coughlin


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Jack Coughlin is the Marine Corps’ top-ranked sniper, the man who personally brings America’s military muscle to the enemy’s front door. In twenty years of active service, he has accumulated one of the most impressive records in the... (read more)

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D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II
by Stephen E Ambrose


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Stephen E. Ambrose draws from more than 1,400 interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans to create the preeminent chronicle of the most important day in the twentieth century. Ambrose reveals how the original plans for the... (read more)

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Sabotage and Subversion: The SOE and OSS at War
by Ian Dear


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Espionage, disrupting an adversary's plans and flow of supplies, putting guerrilla groups to work behind enemy lines, inflicting damage on a foe's power and morale in ways other than direct battle: such strategies have always been a part of warfare. But,... (read more)

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On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of World War II
by Jack Hamann




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Returning to a forgotten incident in local WWII history, Jack Hamann reintroduces the story of a horrible injustice influenced by the racial prejudices of the American prosecution. Skillfully told, this gripping work of military history couldn?t come at... (read more)

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Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack
by Tom Nagorski


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Based on firsthand accounts from child survivors and other passengers, including the author's great-uncle, "Miracles on the Water" is an unforgettable story of children in wartime, of heroism at sea, and of courage and the power of the human spirit.... (read more)

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Stalkers and Shooters: A History of Snipers
by Kevin Dockery


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Now in paperback! From the author of the Navy SEALs Oral History series-an intimate look at the world's most efficient and deadly warriors. Snipers have a rich history. This fascinating book follows their tasks and techniques from the Revolutionary and... (read more)

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Samurai - The World of the Warrior
by Stephen R Turnbull


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A new lower-priced paperback edition of this well-received book, exposing the true world of the samurai. It looks beyond the rituals of revenge and suicide and the cult of the sword to recreate their world.... (read more)

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