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Mission, black list #1 Mission, black list #1 Eric Maddox Everyone has seen the footage: a heavily bearded Saddam Hussein blinking under the bright lights of infantry cameras, dazed to find himself in U.S. Army custody. Yet while the breaking news was broad… OL13750837W
Long time passing Long time passing Susan Galleymore "In this remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in time of war, Susan Galleymore tells of her unusual step of traveling to Iraq to visit her son on a military base." "What she found ther… OL15487097W
A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks Godfrey J. Anderson This rare volume contains the graphic story of a young Michigan soldier's experiences during President Woodrow Wilson's ill-fated 1918 military expedition against the Bolsheviks in the frozen reaches… OL15495558W
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Don Lawson Discusses the causes and events of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on the American volunteers of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, the key battles in which they were involved, and their reasons for join… OL17813521W
Spain in our hearts Spain in our hearts Adam Hochschild,Adam Hochschild For three crucial years in the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War dominated headlines in America and around the world, as volunteers flooded to Spain to help its democratic government fight off a fascist u… OL17863771W
U.S. Marines in the Korean War U.S. Marines in the Korean War Smith, Charles R. Contains the anthology of publications formerly compiled by the History and Museums Division during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Korean Conflict, 1950-1953. Focus of the articles is to … OL18592384W
The Lincoln Brigade The Lincoln Brigade William Loren Katz,Marc Crawford Recounts the story of the American contingent which joined other International Brigades in fighting with the Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War. OL1880536W
Operation Desert Storm Operation Desert Storm Paul J. Deegan Describes the military campaigns of Operation Desert Storm in which over half-a-million American troops and troops from twenty-eight other nations joined forces to liberate Kuwait. OL1931130W
The Flying Tigers The Flying Tigers Samuel M. Kleiner "The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation's desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the … OL19746807W
When tigers ruled the sky When tigers ruled the sky Bill Yenne Presents an account of the Flying Tigers, the legendary World War II combat group which led America's first venture into covert operations against a foreign power. OL20031906W
The coldest winter The coldest winter David Halberstam Up until now, the Korean War has been the black-hole of modern American history. This book changes that, giving readers a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both si… OL20877044W
Kościuszko, we are here! Kościuszko, we are here! Janusz Cisek "Poland was in ruins after World War I. The fighting front had rolled through some areas more than seven different times, destroying the roads, railways, bridges, water systems, and power plants. Eve… OL2136908W
U. S. Marines en Vietnam U. S. Marines en Vietnam Marti Demiquels Detalla los uniformes, el equipo y el armamento empleado por el Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos en la guerra de Vietnam. OL21721588W
Taps Taps Willie Morris "It is 1951 when sixteen-year-old Swayze Barksdale watches the young men of Fisk's Landing, Mississippi, march off to a faraway place called Korea. Too young to serve overseas, Swayze is soon called … OL27341W
In search of enemies In search of enemies Stockwell, John “[The United States’ goal in Angola] was not to keep out the Cubans and Soviets but to make their imperial efforts as costly as possible and to prove that, after Vietnam. we were still capable of res… OL2749709W
Into the storm Into the storm Tom Clancy In his brilliant, bestselling novels, Tom Clancy has explored the most dramatic military and security issues of our time. Now he takes readers deep into the operational art of war with this insightfu… OL448977W
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Arthur H. Landis In 1967 Landis [published The Abraham Lincoln Brigade][1], an account of the experiences of Americans who fought in the Spanish Civil War. The book was based largely upon the reminiscences of SCW vet… OL5093281W
Willie & Joe Willie & Joe Bill Mauldin,Todd DePastino During WWII, the closest most Americans ever came to the war was through the cartoons of Bill Mauldin, the most beloved enlisted man in the U.S. Army. A collection of more than 600 wartime cartoons f… OL9838945W