Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The ultimate basic training guidebook The ultimate basic training guidebook Michael C. Volkin This book will prepare a recruit, mentally and physically, for basic training in the U.S. Army. It offers practical and unique solutions to challenges encountered by new recruits. Inside you'll find … OL12302149W
The adventures of Wesley Jackson The adventures of Wesley Jackson William Saroyan Story of army life in the World War. OL1442149W
Basic training for dummies Basic training for dummies Rod Powers Week-by-week information on what to expect in basic training for each branch of the service: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps or the Coast Guard. Topics covered include physical training, discipli… OL16699543W
The U.S. Army cooks' manual The U.S. Army cooks' manual Ruth Sheppard An army marches on its stomach - so the classic saying goes. This book brings together excerpts from contemporary manuals to show how the U.S. Army fed and provisioned its troops in the 19th and earl… OL19732345W
The  new army in training The new army in training Rudyard Kipling On August 4th 1914, following the German invasion of Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany. During the autumn, Kipling wrote six articles about the training of the new British troops who had volun… OL20056W
The Few and the Proud The Few and the Proud Larry Smith Beginning with interviews with the last surviving drill instructors of World War II, this oral history offers the voices of veterans from every major war of the last sixty years, concluding with acco… OL2400613W
The recruit The recruit L. T. Ryan "In late summer of 1994, Jack Noble, a former All-American quarterback, is in the middle of the toughest event he's ever taken part in. Marine Corps Recruit Training. After eight weeks he's managed t… OL27959146W
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Best and the Brightest Star Trek The Next Generation - The Best and the Brightest Susan Wright Every year, Starfleet Academy in San Francisco attracts many of the most talented and ambitious young people in the Federation. They come from all over the Alpha Quadrant, from hundreds of worlds and… OL8166236W