This is a true story of a young man born into poverty but highly motivated to reach one of the highest sought after goal......more
In April 2003, I said goodbye to my husband and children before leaving for Kuwait on a 12-month hardship tour. It was t......more
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Tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose, whose Band of Brothers was the inspiration for the HBO miniseries...lace......more
Three Years a Soldier combines the diary, correspondence, and literary efforts of Private George Perkins of the Sixth Ne......more
This powerful story documents the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of extraordinary navy corpsman George Wahlen. ......more
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As taps echoes across the cookie-cutter housing areas of upstate New York s Fort Drum, the wives turn on the evening new......more
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Large Format for easy reading. By the soldier, writer and founder of the world Scouting movement. Recounts Baden-Powell ......more
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C est au XXe si cle que les guerres ont le plus endeuill l humanit . Qu elles soient de destruction massive, de d coloni......more
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A Cavalry Officer during the Sepoy Revolt. EXPERIENCES WITH THE 3rd BENGAL LIGHT CAVALRY, THE GUIDES AND SIKH IRREGULAR ......more
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In THE WAR LORDS, Field Marshal Lord Carver has assembled an engrossing series of short, detailed biographies of forty-t......more
I was 13 years old and clearly remember World War II in 1943 and patriotism was at its highest. Young men 18 years old ......more
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Large Format for easy reading. Historical biography of the French Civil War General and First Consul of the French Repub......more
This volume is made up of the letters of British general John Forbes, who led the campaign against Fort Duquesne, a pivo......more
Home is the Sailor is the life story of a true man of the sea. Erich Richter went to sea in 1898, where he survived sh......more
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The overlooked Quaker from Rhode Island who won the American Revolution’s crucial southern campaign and helped to set up......more
In this raw and moving memoir, Claude Thomas describes his service in Vietnam, his subsequent emotional collapse, and hi......more
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The war in Sinai & Palestine from the irrepressible viewpoint of the Camel Soldiers - There are few accounts of the expl......more
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General George S. Patton. His tongue was as sharp as the cavalry saber he once wielded, and his fury as explosive as the......more
BUGLER BILL GREEN AND HIS OFFICER HARRY SMITH TELL THEIR STORIES OF FIGHTING AGAINST NAPOLEON S ARMY IN SPAIN - The 95......more
The war in Sinai & Palestine from the irrepressible viewpoint of the Camel Soldiers - There are few accounts of the expl......more
FAILED ACTOR TO SOLDIER & NINE YEARS SERVICE (FROM 1806-1815) A YOUNG SCOT S EXPERIENCES OF WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA, SPAIN ......more
TOLD FROM THE RANKS Queen Victoria s long reign encompassed the British Empire at its height. All over the world her sol......more
A PRIVATE SOLDIER TELLS THE STORY OF HIS PART IN THE BATTLES FOR THE CONQUEST OF INDIA - The First Sikh War is facinatin......more
A PRIVATE SOLDIER TELLS THE STORY OF HIS PART IN THE BATTLES FOR THE CONQUEST OF INDIA - The First Sikh War is facinatin......more
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On the eve of the American Civil War, Wade Hampton, one of the wealthiest men in the South and indeed the United States,......more
Originally published in 1927. Contents Include Foreword Diary-July 11, 1871, to July 17, 1871 Preface Text Appendix Inde......more
The nightmares began for William Manchester twenty-three years after World War II. In his dreams he lived with the recur......more
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This is the personal side of battle, where emotion, courage, and strength are stretched to the limits. Bringing to seari......more
This is the personal side of battle, where emotion, courage, and strength are stretched to the limits. Bringing to seari......more
From the outset of Japanese involvement in World War II Lieutenant-Commander Egusa led a force of around eighty aircraft......more
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such a......more
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This memoir of World War II, written by Edward C. Arn, an infantry captain who served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 30th ......more
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Castles In The Sand is a boots on the ground perspective of a young soldier, new father, and career long veteran s tal......more
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Alice, the author s mother, is mentioned frequently in this account of his book. A disciplinarian to no small degree, sh......more
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From his first court martial as a cadet at West Point through his dismissal from the United States Army at the age of 49......more
Plunge into the life of a young Army Reserve soldier as he leaves his civilian life to deploy to Baghdad, Iraq in suppor......more
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Exciting Episodes In Libya and Hejaz, and Especially Railway-raiding Exploits With Lawrence - Yorkshire Post - Rolls, ......more
"Demonstrates that there is still much more to understand about this man. Czisnik...demonstrates the necessity to suspen......more
The 22nd is very much a part of my life and had it not been for your journal I would have had no idea of its destiny and......more
Ride with the Moss Troopers in the bloody days following the Sepoy Revolt. After a sporting holiday, Dunlop, a typical V......more
Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, General William S. Harney became one of the best-known military figures in Am......more
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As never before, the American public is fascinated by how the United States government gathers intelligence. And there i......more
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When the ear-numbing thunder of artillery is suddenly silenced; the acrid smell of gunpowder blown away; the threat of d......more
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