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Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told

Iain Martin
Greatest U S Marine Corps Stories Ever Told Book PDF

Author : Iain Martin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461749882

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On Friday, November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved a resolution for the organization of the Corps, creating what would become the hallowed few, the proud--the Marines. Since then, the men and women of the United States Marine Corps have created the finest traditions of service and honor, and supplied a pantheon of heroes who have upheld them. In The Greatest U.S. Marine Stories Ever Told, editor Iain Martin has accumulated these marines' most amazing true tales of service and sacrifice, from the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, to the conflicts where they serve today.

This Man's Army

Andrew Exum
This Man s Army Book PDF

Author : Andrew Exum
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101216644

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The first combat memoir of the War on Terrorism: the gripping story of a young man’s transformation into a twenty-first-century warrior. Born into a family with a long history of military service dating back to the Revolutionary War, Andrew Exum enrolled in Army ROTC to pay for his Ivy League education. Shortly after graduation in 2000, he joined the infantry, then endured the grueling rigors of Ranger School before becoming a platoon leader with the storied 10th Mountain Division. He thought that perhaps, if he was lucky, he and his men would see action on a peacekeeping mission. Then came the fateful events of September 11, 2001. Called to action as a twenty-three-year-old, he led his troops into Afghanistan to root out the hard-core remnants of Osama bin Laden’s forces. Thrown into the maelstrom of modern war, Exum contended with Afghani warlords, cable news correspondents, and the military bureaucracy while hunting a desperate enemy in a treacherous land—and on a mountain ridge in the Shah-e-Kot Valley he would confront and kill an al-Qaeda fighter. After returning home, Exum struggled to come to terms with the media coverage and public perception of the war while seeking to make peace with the man he had become. By turns harrowing and reflective, this powerful memoir gives voice to a generation of soldiers that has risen to confront the threats of a dangerous new world.

66 Stories of Battle Command

Adela Frame,James W. Lussier
66 Stories of Battle Command Book PDF

Author : Adela Frame,James W. Lussier
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1545394954

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66 Stories of Battle Command by Adela Frame,James W. Lussier Pdf

Experienced commanders discuss anecdotes and case studies from their past operations.

Army of Empire

George Morton-Jack
Army of Empire Book PDF

Author : George Morton-Jack
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465094073

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Army of Empire by George Morton-Jack Pdf

Drawing on untapped new sources, the first global history of the Indian Expeditionary Forces in World War I While their story is almost always overlooked, the 1.5 million Indian soldiers who served the British Empire in World War I played a crucial role in the eventual Allied victory. Despite their sacrifices, Indian troops received mixed reactions from their allies and their enemies alike-some were treated as liberating heroes, some as mercenaries and conquerors themselves, and all as racial inferiors and a threat to white supremacy. Yet even as they fought as imperial troops under the British flag, their broadened horizons fired in them new hopes of racial equality and freedom on the path to Indian independence. Drawing on freshly uncovered interviews with members of the Indian Army in Iraq and elsewhere, historian George Morton-Jack paints a deeply human story of courage, colonization, and racism, and finally gives these men their rightful place in history.

Fifteen Days

Christie Blatchford
Fifteen Days Book PDF

Author : Christie Blatchford
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307371904

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Fifteen Days by Christie Blatchford Pdf

Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly read journalists. Her vivid prose, her unmistakable voice, her ability to connect emotionally with her subjects and readers, her hard-won and hard-nosed skills as a reporter–these had already established her as a household name. But with her many reports from Afghanistan, and in dozens of interviews with the returned members of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and others back at home, she found the subject she was born to tackle. Her reporting of the conflict and her deeply empathetic observations of the men and women who wear the maple leaf are words for the ages, fit to stand alongside the nation’s best writing on war. It is a testament to Christie Blatchford’s skills and integrity that along with the admiration of her readers, she won the respect and trust of the soldiers. They share breathtakingly honest accounts of their desire to serve, their willingness to confront fear and danger in the battlefield, their loyalty towards each other and the heartbreak occasioned by the loss of one of their own. Grounded in insights gained over the course of three trips to Afghanistan in 2006, and drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews not only with the servicemen and -women with whom she shared so much, but with their commanders and family members as well, Christie Blatchford creates a detailed, complex and deeply affecting picture of military life in the twenty-first century.

Story of Aunt Becky's Army-Life

Sarah A. Palmer
Story of Aunt Becky s Army Life Book PDF

Author : Sarah A. Palmer
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429016100

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Story of Aunt Becky's Army-Life by Sarah A. Palmer Pdf

In this ""unpretending story"" published in 1867, Sarah Palmer, known to the Union soldiers she nursed during the Civil War as ""Aunt Becky,"" tells simply and directly one woman's tale of war. Palmer, believed to have been the first woman to serve as a Union Army nurse, cared for countless sick, wounded, and dying soldiers during her three years of service. Said one soldier, ""I never knew a woman so much thought of as she was by the boys - she never showed any partiality - we all got the same attention - officers no more than privates.""

U.S. Army True Stories

Steven Otfinoski
U S Army True Stories Book PDF

Author : Steven Otfinoski
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781476599380

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U.S. Army True Stories by Steven Otfinoski Pdf

"Provides gripping accounts of Army servicemen and servicewomen who showed exceptional courage during combat"--

The Greatest Navy SEAL Stories Ever Told

Laurence J. Yadon
The Greatest Navy SEAL Stories Ever Told Book PDF

Author : Laurence J. Yadon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493030903

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The Greatest Navy SEAL Stories Ever Told by Laurence J. Yadon Pdf

The Greatest Navy SEAL Stories Ever Told is the first book to place side by side extraordinary stories of SEALs who put their lives on the line, and then go out and do it again the next day. They illustrate the SEAL maxim, “The person who will not be defeated cannot be defeated.” SEALs in action - men of courage and ingenuity, from the rice paddies and hills of Vietnam to the plains and mountains of Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan - appear in these pages. These stories cover the most significant overt and covert operations conducted since the U.S. Navy established Sea Land and Air Teams (SEALs) established in January 1962. The one common denominator in these chapters is the courage and ingenuity of those who proudly call themselves Navy SEALs. Sometimes SEALs and other participants in these stories recall differing versions of the same events, as recounted here for the reader to make his own judgments. So far as I know, no previously classified or sensitive information is revealed in these pages.

American Military History, Volume II

Anonim
American Military History Volume II Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015087420959

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American Military History, Volume II by Anonim Pdf

From the Publisher: This latest edition of an official U.S. Government military history classic provides an authoritative historical survey of the organization and accomplishments of the United States Army. This scholarly yet readable book is designed to inculcate an awareness of our nation's military past and to demonstrate that the study of military history is an essential ingredient in leadership development. It is also an essential addition to any personal military history library.

Waiting for an Army to Die

Fred Wilcox
Waiting for an Army to Die Book PDF

Author : Fred Wilcox
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015008729629

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Waiting for an Army to Die by Fred Wilcox Pdf

Telling a tragic and important story, Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange chronicle their discovery of the cause of serious illnesses within their ranks and birth defects among their children, as well as their long battle with a government that refused to listen to their complaints. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

War Stories

Gordon Korman
War Stories Book PDF

Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338290219

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War Stories by Gordon Korman Pdf

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart, a story of telling truth from lies -- and finding out what being a hero really means. There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America.Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war -- from training to invasion to the village he is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever. But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor.

Gamer Army

Trent Reedy
Gamer Army Book PDF

Author : Trent Reedy
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338045314

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Gamer Army by Trent Reedy Pdf

In this timely and thrilling novel, Ender's Game meets Ready Player One and several terabytes of fast-paced video game action as five gamers are recruited into a tech giant's secret program. After Rogan Webber levels up yet again on his favorite video game, Laser Viper, the world-famous creator of the game invites him to join the five best players in the country for an exclusive tournament. The gamers are flown to the tech mogul's headquarters, where they stay in luxury dorms and test out cutting edge virtual-reality gaming equipment, doing digital battle as powerful fighting robots. It's the ultimate gaming experience.But as the contest continues, the missions become harder, losing gamers are eliminated, and the remaining contestants face the growing suspicion that the game may not be what it seems. Why do the soldiers and robots they fight in Laser Viper act so weird? What's behind the strange game glitches? And why does the game feel so... real?Rogan and his gamer rivals must come together, summoning the collective power of their Gamer Army to discover the truth and make things right... in a dangerous world where video games have invaded reality.

Here's to the Ladies

Carla Kelly
Here s to the Ladies Book PDF

Author : Carla Kelly
Publisher : TCU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0875652700

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Carla Kelly wants to tell the truth, to discard myths about the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars. This collection of nine stories set in the era of the frontier army gives an entertaining and educational glimpse into a world not often explored in fiction. "Kathleen Flaherty's Long Winter" weaves a tale of an Irish woman who has no choice but to marry a man she barely knows after the death of her husband leaves her penniless. She struggles with isolation and the cruelty of the others in the fort because of her rapid marriage. In the end, hers is a story of loss, love, and survival. But these are not all love stories. In "Mary Murphy" one soldier reflects about the hard life of a laundress. "A Season for Heroes" tells of a buffalo soldier named Ezra Freeman, a true hero to one officer's family. The collection concludes with "Jesse MacGregor." The narrator, John, looks back on an Apache attack in the desert. After his detail's captain is killed and John is injured, authority falls to surgeon Jesse MacGregor. The account of their struggle to fight hunger, thirst, the elements, and of course, the Apaches, is mesmerizing. Kelly does not leave comedy out of her collection. "Fille de Joie" is a charming story of a married couple reunited after an almost two-year separation. The wife is arrested after the two make too much noise during their afternoon tryst. She is charged with being a fille de joie, and the comedy ensues. Kelly's work will find an audience among those interested in feminist literature, American history, fiction, and nonfiction.

Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel)

Alan Gratz
Captain America The Ghost Army Original Graphic Novel Book PDF

Author : Alan Gratz
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338775914

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Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel) by Alan Gratz Pdf

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz delivers an all-new, original Captain America graphic novel! In this thrilling historical adventure, 18 year-old Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes are fighting in WWII when they encounter a threat like none they've ever seen -- a Ghost Army. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them. The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace. How can Cap and Buck fight something that's already dead? And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo, sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain have to do with this? Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz (Refugee, Ground Zero) merges the worlds of historical fiction and super hero comics in this one-of-a-kind graphic novel that is sure to be met with major enthusiasm from fans of all ages.

Secret Soldiers

Philip Gerard
Secret Soldiers Book PDF

Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : Dutton Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0525946640

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Secret Soldiers by Philip Gerard Pdf

"Secret Solders" reveals how an extraordinary group of American artists, designers, and engineering wizards became America's unsung heroes of the Second World War. Photo inserts.