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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Seven Troop	Andy McNab	The first work of non-fiction in twelve years from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero and Immediate Action	OL14924788W
Life of an American soldier in Europe	John F. Wukovits	Examines the lives of American infantrymen in Europe during World War II, describing their fears, combat experiences, leisure activities, homecomings, and more.	OL15288217W
God rest ye merry, soldiers	James McIvor	Documents an inspiring event just after Christmas in 1862 when closely camped Union and Confederate armies, having endeavored to out-sing one another with contrasting patriotic songs, joined together…	OL15800778W
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
Military finances	Cheryl Lawhorne Scott	A one-stop guide to navigating the many financial issues facing today's military while serving, when preparing for transition or retirement, and during their post-military lives and careers. It cover…	OL17879139W
A life apart	L. Y. Marlow	"From the author of Color Me Butterfly, the poignant story of a decades-long love affair that creates complicated and unbreakable ties between two families that live worlds apart. When Morris Sulliva…	OL18010727W
The effects of multiple deployments on Army adolescents	Leonard Wong	Multiple deployments have become a way of life for our Soldiers. In Army families, these frequent deployments increase the burden on children who must face the stress and strain of separation and anx…	OL18743054W
Pershing's Crusaders	Richard Shawn Faulkner	xii, 758 pages : 24 cm	OL18819712W
Navy Baby	Debbie Macomber	It was a night she'd never forget…two strangers coming together in one breathless moment of intense need and heart-stopping desire. But now sheltered Hannah Raymond is expecting the child of rugged n…	OL1911614W
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
Love, Tommy	Andrew Roberts	A collection of letters housed at the Imperial War Museum sent by British and Commonwealth troops from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa from the frontline of war to their loved ones at…	OL19962431W
National Service	Richard Vinen	"Richard Vinen's new book is a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of National Service, an extraordinary institution which now seems as remote as the Briti…	OL20288159W
From Coos to Korea	Conard Melvin Borgard	Melvin Borgard was but one of nearly three million U.S. Army personnel to serve in Korea and, like most, he did not participate in the amphibious invasion of Inchon or the battle of Pork Chop Hill. …	OL2042684W
Freedom journey	Edythe Ann Quinn	"The story of thirty-six African American men who drew upon their shared community of The Hills for support as they fought in the Civil War. Through wonderfully detailed letters, recruit rosters, and…	OL23186009W
Roman soldiers	Peter Hepplewhite	"Provides readers with exciting details, facts, and statistics about historical Roman soldiers"--Provided by publisher.	OL23283531W
Jobnik!	Miriam Libicki	"Miriam Libicki, an American Jewish girl from a religious home, enlists in the Israeli Army one summer against everyone's better judgment. Many qualities seem to make her unsuited for IDF life: her H…	OL23990916W
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
From this fertile valley	Martha Lou Perritti	It is a rare opportunity to meet the author behind the books she's written With "From This Fertile Valley," Martha Lou Perritti reveals her personal life and the path she traveled to become an author…	OL28167998W
Dove on a barb'd wire	Tam Raynor	An ordinary American girl with a sense of humor, Jo Hunt lives life to the fullest with every breath. One day in 1952, she decides to pit herself against family and peers by joining the U.S. Navy. Th…	OL28765301W
Once upon a town	Bob Greene	"North Platte, Nebraska, is as isolated as a small town can be, a solitary outpost in the vast midwestern plains, hours from the state's urban centers of Omaha and Lincoln. But from Christmas Day 194…	OL3245137W