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Just a common soldier (a soldier died today) and other poems Just a common soldier (a soldier died today) and other poems A. Lawrence Vaincourt This book features our Larry Vaincourt's most requested poem "JUST A COMMON SOLDIER (A Soldier Died Today)", as well as over 50 more from his long-running newspaper column. Heartwarming, hilarious an… OL12117414W
Devil Dogs and Banana Slugs Devil Dogs and Banana Slugs Will Selling This is a personal account about the cultural differences and ensuing battles between academia and the military. OL15565981W
Cain's Last Stand Cain's Last Stand Sandy Mitchell As the forces of Chaos overwhelm Perlia, can Commissar Cain prove himself to be a real hero of the Imperium one last time? OL15673412W
Images of America - Fort Myer Images of America - Fort Myer John Michael Kupik Overlooking Washington, DC, Fort Myer holds a commanding view of America's capital. Built in 1863 from the Custis-Lee estate, one of 70 defensive Civil War fortifications of the capital, this histori… OL15679108W
Ensign Flandry Ensign Flandry Poul Anderson From back cover Ace paperback November 1982: INTRODUCING... DOMINIC FLANDRY Before he's through he'll have saved worlds and become the confidante of emperors. But for now he's seventeen years … OL16041097W
Some of the Best weapons for Counterinsurgents Do Not Shoot Some of the Best weapons for Counterinsurgents Do Not Shoot Eric T. Olson Even under the best circumstances, reconstruction in counterinsurgency is a difficult endeavor. The most critical tasks are numerous and complex. Many participating agencies must undertake missions t… OL16046296W
Medevedev's Plan Medevedev's Plan Dr. Richard J. Krickus The author addresses the question of how to give Russia a voice but not a veto in a new European security system and provides some provocative recommendations. Most specifically, he proposes that the… OL16076136W
CHRYSALIS CHRYSALIS Richard Romanus If you liked Corelli's Mandolin, you'll love this book. Romanus manages to create a heroine that is larger than life. A book that touches on the hardships brought on by a conquering army, on the deva… OL16580398W
Heart of Terror Heart of Terror Craig W. Dressler Two ill-equipped individuals are thrown into separate terrorist worlds and forced to fight and endure. Their struggles to stop the onslaught of terrorism hurdle them forward while challenging them t… OL16792327W
The Escape The Escape David Baldacci It’s a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None of its prisoners dream of escaping. They know it’s impossible . . . until now. John Puller’s old… OL17124774W
Madness in Mogadishu Madness in Mogadishu Michael Whetstone On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators at the mercy of s… OL17933298W
Days Without End Days Without End Sebastian Barry Winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year and longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. Sebastian Barry's sensational new novel set in mid-19th Century America. After signing up for the US army… OL17934982W
Can't Hardly Breathe Can't Hardly Breathe Gena Showalter,Gena Showalter "Bullied in high school, Dorothea Mathis's past is full of memories she'd rather forget. But there's one she can't seem to shake--her long-standing crush on former army ranger Daniel Porter. Now that… OL19723969W
Indianapolis Indianapolis Lynn Vincent,Sara Vladic Based on a decade of original research and reporting, the riveting, emotionally wrenching, and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the U.S.S… OL19746482W
The Ballot and the Bullet The Ballot and the Bullet Alice Stone Blackwell,John Davis,Daniel Parker Livermore,Carrie Chapman Catt,Charles H. Chapman,National American Woman Suffrage Association Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. OL19802620W
Lucky Chance Cowboy Lucky Chance Cowboy Teri Anne Stanley At Big Chance Dog Rescue, everyone can find a forever home Marcus Talbott is a soldier through and through, and he's not going to let an injury keep him from his Army unit. Sure, his last mission ne… OL20643529W
Mountain Laurel (Montgomery) Mountain Laurel (Montgomery) Jude Deveraux Captain Ring Montgomery is assigned the unpleasant task of escorting opera singer, Maddie Worth, into the Colorado gold fields. But when passions flare — turning a simple assignment into something mo… OL810155W
Counterattack (Dinosaur Wars) Counterattack (Dinosaur Wars) Thomas P. Hopp Now humans are the endangered species. Intelligent dinosaurs have returned from outer space to claim their home world -- our world! OL8142966W
Life in the French Foreign Legion Life in the French Foreign Legion Evan McGorman A thorough account from a man who actually enlisted for a term in the French Foreign Legion and lived to tell about it. The book is a heavily detailed account on joining the world's most legendary ar… OL8341567W
Between the Lies Between the Lies Stan Winer *Between the Lies* by Stan Winer gives a devastating analysis of some key military and intelligence operations of modern times. On the basis of convincing research and first-hand observation, Winer i… OL9692211W
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