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Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II (P.S.) by Mitchell Zuckoff Publisher Comments On May 13, 1945, twenty-four American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over “Shangri-La,” a beautiful and mysterious valley deep within the jungle-covered mountains of Dutch New Guinea. Unlike the peaceful... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper 
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The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service by Henry A. Crumpton Publisher Comments A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career while illustrating the growing importance of America's intelligence officers and their secret missions For a crucial period, Henry... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell Publisher Comments It Worked for Me is filled with vivid experiences and lessons learned that have shaped the legendary public service career of the four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. At its heart are Powell's "Thirteen Rules"—notes he... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Hardcover
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Man of War: My Adventures in the World of Historical Reenactment by Charlie Schroeder Publisher Comments Confederates in the Attic meets The Year of Living Biblically in a funny and original memoir In Arkansas, there is a full-scale Roman fort with catapults and ramparts. In Colorado, nearly a hundred men don Nazi uniforms to fight the battle of Stalingrad.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Chronicles of the First Crusade by Christopher Tyerman Publisher Comments The gripping story of the First Crusade, as witnessed by contemporary writers The fall of Jerusalem in 1099 to an army of exhausted and starving western European soldiers was one of the most extraordinary events in history—with a legacy that... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Our Bravest Young Men by Corinne McConnell Brulé Publisher Comments This is one volume of a two-volume book. This novel is a political statement set within a story in the Vietnam War. The purpose of this book is to entertain, to educate and to give a message about the Vietnam War. The author has kept historical accuracy... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $8.87 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Vietnam Marines 1965-73 by Charles Melson Publisher Comments Osprey's survey of Marines during the second half of the Vietnam War (1955-1975). The period following World War II (1939-1945) saw a number of associated Marine Corps, three of whom fought together during the war in Vietnam from 1965 to 1973. These... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Aircraft of the Aces #104: Naval Aces of World War 1 Part 2 by Jon Guttman Publisher Comments Part 2 of Naval Aces looks at the many flying Naval heroes who flew alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport and Sopwith scouts over the Flanders coast, the German... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921-45 by Mark Stille Publisher Comments The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Scottish Jacobite Army 1745-46 by Stuart Reid Publisher Comments Osprey's examination of the Scottish Jacobite army during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The heart of this book is the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's army at Culloden. It strips away the myth and exposes the realities of life in the Jacobite rebel army... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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US Commanders of World War II (2) by James Arnold Publisher Comments This title, the second of two looking at US commanders of World War II (1939-1945), examines the combat careers, personalities, uniforms, dress and appearance of the key US naval and Marine commanders. These men played a crucial role in the defeat of the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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British Mark I Tank 1916 by David Fletcher Publisher Comments In 1915 a machine christened Little Willie changed the way that wars were fought. Little Willie was a fully tracked armoured vehicle that could break a trench system. Its development was completed in December 1915, but by then it had already been... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Boer War by Christopher Latham Publisher Comments This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the armies that fought in the Boer War. Both sides are covered, and the campaigns summarised. Uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Color of War: How One Battle Broke Japan and Another Changed America by James Campbell Publisher Comments From the acclaimed World War II writer and author of The Ghost Mountain Boys, an incisive retelling of the key month, July 1944, that won the war in the pacific and ignited a whole new struggle on the home front. In the pantheon of great World War... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815 by Philip Haythornthwaite Publisher Comments Osprey's study of Britain's infantry tactics used during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The British Army's major campaigns against Napoleon were fought between 1808 and 1813 in the Peninsula (Portugal, Spain, and finally southern France), followed in... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Joshua L. Chamberlain: The Life in Letters of a Great Leader of the American Civil War by Thomas Desjardin Publisher Comments Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain has been a central character in two feature films (Gettysburg and Gods & Generals), a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (The Killer Angels), and an inspiration for Ken Burns's production of the highly acclaimed PBS series The... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 by Mark Stille Publisher Comments Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties of the inter-war period, the Imperial Japanese Navy's heavy cruisers were fast and heavily armed. Like the other vessels of the Japanese Navy, the heavy cruisers were... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Texan Army 1835-46 by Stuart Reid Publisher Comments The volunteer army that fought the Mexican dictator Santa Anna from 1835 to 1836 was immortalized in the epic battle of the Alamo. Taking arms initially to fight for the restoration of the liberal Mexican constitution of 1824, the volunteers were... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Scythians 700-300 BC by E.V. Cernenko Publisher Comments Though the 'Scythian period' in the history of Eastern Europe lasted little more than 400 years, the impression these horsemen made upon the history of their times was such that a thousand years after they had ceased to exist as a sovereign people, their... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II by James Miller Publisher Comments The advent and deployment of the Royal Flying Corps' Airco DH 2 in 1916 effectively eliminated the 'scourge' of aerial dominance enjoyed by the Fokker Eindecker monoplanes. Spearheaded by No 24 Sqn and led by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker, the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $14.16 Google eBooks - Electronic
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