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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood.  Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared.  It was that of a young... (read more)

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Art of War (91 Edition)
Art of War (91 Edition)
by Sun Tzu
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Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it... (read more)

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The Art of War
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu and Thomas Cleary
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Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it... (read more)

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D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II
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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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
by Chris Hedges
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"The title might give the impression that this book would be at home on Patton's shelf, but a glance at the chapter headings shows the book's true heart and mind: 'The Myth of War,' 'The Plague of Nationalism,' 'The Highjacking and Recovery of Memory... (read more)

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Counterinsurgency Warfare (Rev 06 Edition)
Counterinsurgency Warfare (Rev 06 Edition)
by David Galula
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This volume in the Praeger Security International (PSI) series Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era defines the laws of insurgency and outlines the strategy and tactics to combat such threats. Drawn from the observations of a French officer, David... (read more)

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The Mask of Command
The Mask of Command
by John Keegan
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John Keegan’s brilliant look at the meaning of leadership In The Mask of Command, John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What is the definition of leadership? What makes a great military leader? Why is it that men, indeed... (read more)

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The Art of War: Translation, Essays, and Commentary by the Denma Translation Group
The Art of War: Translation, Essays, and Commentary by the Denma Translation Group
by Sun Tzu
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Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to respond to conflict wisely, thoroughly, and victoriously is right before us at all times. The key to skillful action in any... (read more)

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Collins Atlas of Military History
Collins Atlas of Military History
by Smithsonian
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< p> A brand-new history of the world's principal military developments and campaigns, from the Greeks and Romans to the Vietnam War and beyond, illustrated with state-of-the-art mapping. < /p> < p> From the dawn of the very first... (read more)

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The Art of War
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu and James Clavell
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If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in... (read more)

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The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare
by John Keegan
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Keegan illuminates the history of naval combat by expertly dissecting four landmark sea battles, each featuring a different type of warship: The Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of Jutland in World War I, the Battle of Midway in World War II, and the long... (read more)

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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
by Paul M Kennedy
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About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe.... (read more)

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Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
by Michael Sallah
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning true story of one army unit in Vietnam is transformed here into a masterful narrative of compelling drama and sweep. Told from the viewpoints of the soldiers who tried to resist this descent into hell, and those who did not... (read more)

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Fateful Choices (07 Edition)
Fateful Choices (07 Edition)
by Ian Kershaw
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The newest immensely original undertaking from the historian who gave us the defining two-volume portrait of Hitler, Fateful Choices puts Ian Kershaw?s analytical and storytelling gifts on dazzling display. From May 1940 to December 1941, the leaders of... (read more)

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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
by Stephen E Ambrose
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Stephen Ambrose is the acknowledged dean of the historians of World War II in Europe. In three highly acclaimed, bestselling volumes, he has told the story of the bravery, steadfastness, and ingenuity of the ordinary young men, the citizen soldiers, who... (read more)

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Learning To Eat Soup With a Knife : Counterinsurgency Lessons From Malaya and Vietnam (05 Edition)
Learning To Eat Soup With a Knife : Counterinsurgency Lessons From Malaya and Vietnam (05 Edition)
by John A. Nagl
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Invariably, armies are accused of preparing to fight the previous war. In Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Nagl—a veteran of both Operation Desert Storm and the current conflict in Iraq—considers the now-crucial... (read more)

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Koolaids : Art of War (98 Edition)
Koolaids : Art of War (98 Edition)
by Rabih Alameddine
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An extraordinary literary debut, this book is about the AIDS epidemic, the civil war in Beirut, death, sex, and the meaning of life. Daring in form as well as content, Koolaids turns the traditional novel inside out and hangs it on the clothesline to air.... (read more)

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Modern Library Chronicles #9: The American Revolution: A History
Modern Library Chronicles #9: The American Revolution: A History
by Gordon S Wood
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“An elegant synthesis done by the leading scholar in the field, which nicely integrates the work on the American Revolution over the last three decades but never loses contact with the older, classic questions that we have been arguing about for... (read more)

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Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War With the United States (07 Edition)
Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War With the United States (07 Edition)
by Timothy J. Henderson
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The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to U.S. expansion, and brought to the surface a... (read more)

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Bagration 1944 : the Destruction of Army Group Centre (96 Edition)
Bagration 1944 : the Destruction of Army Group Centre (96 Edition)
by Steven J. Zaloga
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Osprey's overview of the most calamitous defeat of the German armed forces in World War II (1939-1945). On 22 June 1944, three years to the day after Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, the Red Army launched a massive offensive in Byelorussia... (read more)

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