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Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power by Victor Davis Hanson Publisher Comments Through vivid depictions of historic battles, Hanson reveals the connection between the West's superiority on the battlefield and its rise to world dominance. of photos.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel Publisher Comments At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Forever War (Vintage) by Dexter Filkins Synopsis An instant classic of war reporting, The Forever War is the definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs. Through the eyes of Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live by Ben Thompson Publisher Comments An unstoppable collection of the most hardcore figures who ever strapped on chain mail and ran screaming into battle. Throughout history — from the bone-crushing age of antiquity to the sack-tearing modern era — there have been larger... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton Publisher Comments From bestselling author Doug Stanton, a harrowing, true-life tale of a band of American soldiers and their struggles and triumphs in... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill Staff Pick Enter the secretive world of the most powerful private army on the planet. Here Scahill exposes the disturbing story of Blackwater, a shadowy private company offering specialized military services for hire. A dark study of both the organization and the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill Publisher Comments Meet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the U.S. government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With its own military base, a fleet of twenty aircraft, and twenty-thousand troops at the ready... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Men at War: A Soldier's Eye View of the Most Important Battles in History by Bill Fawcett Synopsis Epic battles-as seen through the eyes of the men who fought them. From Gettysburg to D-Day, history's most momentous battles have been recounted to the world on a grand scale. This book, for the first time ever, looks at man's most epic battles from the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Classics of Naval Literature) by Thomas B Buell Synopsis Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, this work is now available in trade paperback for the first time. Spruance, victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.72 New - Trade Paper
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America's Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force by Beth Bailey Publisher Comments In 1973, not long after the last American combat troops returned from Vietnam, President Nixon fulfilled his campaign promise and ended the draft. No longer would young men find their futures determined by the selective service system; nor would the U.S.... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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The Immortals: History's Fighting Elites by Nigel Cawthorne Publisher Comments Throughout history, courageous men have demonstrated their prowess in battle and indefatigable fighting spirit through episodes of human sacrifice and displays of extreme loyalty. Their deeds have never been forgotten, and their reputations have endured... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B Oren Publisher Comments Though it lasted for only six tense days in June, the 1967 Arab-Israeli war never really ended. Every crisis that has ripped through this region in the ensuing decades, from the Yom Kippur War of 1973 to the ongoing intifada, is a direct consequence of... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat by Bob Drury Publisher Comments November 1950, the Korean Peninsula: After General MacArthur ignores Mao's warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his ten thousand First Division marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by one hundred thousand... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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U.S. Army First Aid Manual by Department Of The Army (cor) Publisher Comments U.S. Army First Aid Manual offers skills and knowledge necessary for many life-threatening situations, with an emphasis on treating oneself and aiding others-of use to soldiers in the field, to outdoorsmen, or to anyone who may find themselves in a... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age: 1776--1914 Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics by Robert Bruce Synopsis An essential guide for military buffs and a comprehensive re - source for a transitional period in military history, "Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age "shows in detail the methods by which European armies gained and lost ascendancy on the... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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World War II in Photographs by Richard Holmes Synopsis This book distills the very best of the Imperial War Museum's remarkable and vast photographic collection. It features many unseen images of the war, covering all theaters of operation and including the work of such renowned photographers as Cecil Beaton... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.95 Used - Hardcover
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U.S. Army Hand-To-Hand Combat by U. S. Department Of The Army Publisher Comments From the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.S. Army. In addition, it covers cutting-edge technology that will soon be employed by... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Face of Battle a Study of Agincourt by John Keegan Publisher Comments The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time.... (read more) List Price $14.85 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team by Michael Smith Publisher Comments A top-secret U.S. Army Special Operations unit has been running covert missions all over the world, from leading death squads to the hideout of drug baron Pablo Escobar to assassinating key al Qaeda members, including Iraqi leader Abu Musab al-... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Vanquished: Crushing Defeats from Ancient Rome to the 21st Century by Mir Bahmanyar Publisher Comments Throughout time, violent battles and bloody clashes have changed the course of history and shaped nations or empires. Battles of annihilation are rare, but ever since antiquity a stunning victory on the battlefield, even if it has failed to win the war... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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