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Major conflict
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Jeffrey McGowan |
A book that will move hearts and open minds, Jeffrey McGowan's memoir is the first personal account of a gay man's silent struggle in the don't-ask-don't-tell military, from a cadet who rose to the r… |
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The blog of war
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Matthew Currier Burden |
"In The Blog of War Matthew Currier Burden presents selections from some of the best of the military blogs, the purest account of the many voices of this war. This is the first real-time history of a… |
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Black Sheep One
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Bruce Gamble |
Black Sheep One is the first biography of legendary warrior and World War II hero Gregory Boyington. In 1936, Boyington became an aviation cadet and earned the "wings of gold" of a naval aviator. Aft… |
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It's my country too
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Tracy Crow,Jerri Bell |
This inspiring anthology it the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words-from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the… |
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Charlie Mike
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Joe Klein |
"This is the true story of two decorated combat veterans linked by tragedy, who come home from the Middle East and find a new way to save their comrades and heal their country. In Charlie Mike, Joe K… |
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Lieutenant Terry's Christmas Fudge
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Gerald N. Lund |
xii, 131 pages : 19 cm |
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Freedom journey
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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… |
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Pearl Harbor survivors
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Harry Spiller |
"On December 7, 1941, Japan waged a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It was a major victory for the Japanese Navy, which in less than two hours destroyed 188 American … |
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The First Marine Captured in Vietnam
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Donald L. Price |
"This is the first book-length biography of Colonel Donald G. Cook. With background information on Cook's life and prewar career, it concentrates especially on his three years in captivity, and is th… |
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Campaigning with King
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Russell, Don |
Captain Charles King (1844-1933) served seventy years in America's military forces and was decorated for fighting in five wars -- a living rebuttal to the notion that old soldiers fade away loquaciou… |
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McClellan's war
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Ethan Sepp Rafuse |
This biography of the controversial Union general George B. McClellan examines the influences and political antecedents that shaped his behavior on the battlefield, behavior that so frustrated Lincol… |
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Letters from the Front Lines
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Stuart Franklin Platt |
Letters From the Front Lines is a remarkable account of the lives and experiences of Americans at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This collection of correspondence preserves for future generations the e… |
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Last of the Cold War Spies
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Roland Perry |
The most damaging spy network of the Cold War - the infamous Cambridge Spy Ring - was comprised of several powerful and influential British citizens, and one American, Michael Straight. Incorporating… |
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