Ripped from the pages of New Avengers, the Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev present an explosive hidden story of Marvel’s secret past, the secret history of Marvel’s most secret team – how they came together and how they are ripped apart. Plus: Spidey’s got a new lease on life, new powers and a new costume, courtesy of his new best friend Tony Stark. So what could possibly go wrong? With clouds quickly building on the horizon, [...]
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Korean War Atrocities
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Korean WarSale Price: Read More
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Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, and tragedy of the Civil War with the headlong elan of Edwin Bearss, who has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes, scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam, Shiloh, Gettysburg: these hallowed battles and more than a dozen more come alive as never before, rich with human interest and colorful detail culled from aSale Price: Read More
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Voices from the Korean War: Personal Accounts of Those Who Served
Voices from the Korean War presents a collection of first-person accounts of those who served in the Korean War. The Korean War is often dubbed the “Forgotten War,” although more than 36,000 soldiers died in this three-year conflict. In Voices from the Korean War, author Douglas Rice makes certain the men who served are not forgotten as he shares first-person accounts from seventy-nine soldiers who fought in the war from June of 1950 through July of 1953. Voices from the [...]
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Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 – April 1861-November 1863
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 – April 1861-November 1863 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jacob Dolson Cox is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Jacob Dolson Cox then we highly recommend this publication for your bookSale Price: Read More
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Operation Broken Reed: Truman’s Secret North Korean Spy Mission That Averted World War III
At the height of the Korean War, President Truman launched one of the most important intelligence – gathering operations in history. So valuable were the mission’s findings about the North Korean-Soviet-Chinese alliance that it is no stretch to say they prevented World War III. Only one man — sworn to secrecy for a half-century—survived Operation Broken Reed. Arthur Boyd recalls his role as cryptographer on a team of Army Rangers, Navy Frogmen, Air Force officers, and CIA operatives thatSale Price: [...]
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Last Man Out: A Personal Account of the Vietnam War
“I WAS AMONG THE FIRST MEN IN, AND I WAS THE LAST MAN OUT.”In Vietnam, at both the start and finish of the conflict, 2d Lt. James E. Parker Jr. saw the war as few men did. Now, with uncommon insight and raw honesty, he captures the stark realities of jungle combat, heavy casualties, and heroic sacrifice. From the tight confines of a VC-occupied Cu Chi tunnel to bloody firefights in areas that hardcore VC and NVA vets had controlled [...]
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The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War’s Eve
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again – worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of [...]
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Outlaws in Vietnam
Ride a Huey with the Outlaws of the 175th Aviation Company (AML) in the Mekong Delta and experience a first-hand, first Lieutenant’s account, of a tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967. Eastman’s lively prose reveals an exciting untold story of camaraderie, competence and fellowship. The aviation units were the sole combat element of the U.S. Army that kept their discipline andSale Price: Read More
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Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War
It was 1950, a brutally cold November in North Korea, and the war seemed all but over. And then a force of nearly 70,000 Chinese “volunteers” crossed the Yalu River, encircling the 30,000 United Nations troops at the Chosin Reservoir. The epic story of what followed–one of the iconic battles in Marine history–is told for the first time in gut-level detail in this book. From the point of view of the men in the foxholes and tanks, outposts and command [...]
