Description: In the paperback On Killing book, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman dares to examine the military’s training methods. The author compares the techniques used by the army with contemporary video games and movies, favored by teen males. An important military book, the On Killing book opens doors that will make you rethink war and popular culture. In the paperback On Killing book, you’ll read that the good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed [...]
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One Bullet Away Book (Paperback)
Description: The paperback One Bullet Away book puts you on the ground, and at the front of a recent battlefield. Nathaniel Fick is a young and talented Marine charged with leading his troop into battle in Afghanistan just after 9/11. Among Marine books, Fick’s story is a compelling look at modern military education, and what it takes to be a leader in modern wartime. In the paperback One Bullet Away book, you’ll discover that if the Marines are a the [...]
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The Ministry of Defeat Book (Hardcover)
Description: The hardcover The Ministry of Defeat book takes a close and tough look at Britain’s long, and devastating, involvement in the Iraq War. Author Richard North pulls no punches and isn’t afraid to point the finger of responsibility at former Prime Minister Tony Blair. North’s Iraq War book, The Ministry of Defeat, digs into the decisions made at the top that put thousands of British men and women in harm’s way. The hardcover The Ministry of Defeat book presents [...]
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The Dead Hand Book (Hardcover)
Description: The hardcover The Dead Hand book recounts the epic build-up and final end to the Cold War arms race. The title takes its name from the Soviet plan to build a nuclear retaliation system in the event they were victim of a first strike by the U.S. A thrilling Cold War book, The Dead Hand, is also a frightening one, detailing the efforts of U.S. intelligence officers to keep the Soviet Union’s residual nuclear arsenal out of the wrong [...]
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The Ether Zone Book (Paperback)
Description: The paperback The Ether Zone book takes us deep into enemy territory during the Vietnam War, through the eyes of the members of Project Delta. The special operations team that laid the groundwork for the Delta Force later on, traveled behind the front lines to gather intelligence. In the Vietnam War book, The Ether Zone, you’ll hear the thrilling tales from the veterans of that brave troop. In the paperback The Ether Zone book, you will learn that Project [...]
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Bomber Boys Book (Paperback)
Description: The Bomber Boys book follows the B-17 crews of World War 2 into the dangerous skies above Europe. Dangerous missions with often deadly outcomes were part of the daily routine for the courageous Bomber Boys. Many never returned. The paperback B-17 bomber book The Bomber Boys tells the story of an extraordinary group of men who were willing to lay down their lives for some time up in the air. Travis L. Ayres The Bomber Boys book recounts true [...]
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The Coldest Winter Book (Paperback)
Description: The paperback The Coldest Winter book is a work ten years in the making. David Halberstam, author of the bestselling The Best and the Brightest, combines meticulous reporting with thrilling storytelling in his richly written and highly informative look at the Korean War. Among Korean War books, Halberstam’s work may be the definitive word. The paperback The Coldest Winter book is by David Halberstam, author of the magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest, which was the defining [...]
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As You Were Book (Hardcover)
Description: The As You Were book (hardcover) is written by Washington Post reporter Christian Davenport. Embedded with a Virginia Army National Guard aviation regiment during a one-year deployment, he followed them from their activation to their return home. In the military book As You Were, he gives a moving account of their lives before, during and after the war. Christian Davenports As You Were book follows five citizen-soldiers to the war in Iraq and back again. The sign-up sheet for [...]
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City Fights Book (Paperback)
Description: The City Fights book Selected Histories of Urban Combat from World War II to Vietnam introduces readers to a special style of battle. Urban combat may have been around for centuries, but it has gained new momentum in recent wars. In the paperback Vietnam War book City Fights, military veterans talk about their experiences with this warfare approach. The City Fights book explores modern warfare in urban settings. As September 11 and Somalia proved, hostile forces are now engaging [...]
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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy Book (Hardcover)
Description: Read the D-Day The Battle for Normandy book (hardcover), and find out the whole story about the invasion of France during World War 2. Learn about the horrors that awaited the Allied Forces upon their arrival. But also get a unique look at the effects of the offensive on the French population. The World War 2 book D-Day is an intensively-researched, well-written account of some of the most ferocious battles of the war. The D-Day The Battle for Normandy [...]
