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Grunts

Author : John C. McManus
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101189177
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Grunts written by John C. McManus and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A superb book—an American equivalent to John Keegan’s The Face of Battle. I sincerely believe that Grunts is destined to be a classic.”—Dave Grossman, Author of On Killing and On Combat From the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die comes a sweeping narrative of six decades of combat, and an eye-opening account of the evolution of the American infantry. From the beaches of Normandy and the South Pacific Islands to the deserts of the Middle East, the American soldier has been the most indispensable—and most overlooked—factor in wartime victory. In Grunts, renowned historian John C. McManus examines ten critical battles—from Hitler’s massive assault on U.S. soldiers at the Battle of the Bulge to counterinsurgency combat in Iraq—where the skills and courage of American troops proved the crucial difference between victory and defeat. Based on years of research and interviews with veterans, this powerful history reveals the ugly face of war in a way few books have, and demonstrates the fundamental, and too often forgotten, importance of the human element in serving and protecting the nation.

Paths Without Glory

Author : James L. Newman
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597975966
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Paths Without Glory written by James L. Newman and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few people have garnered so much enduring interest as Sir Richard Burton. A true polymath, Burton is best known today for his translations of the "Kama Sutra" and "Arabian Nights." Yet, Africa stood at the center of his adult life. The Burton-Speke expedition (1856 59) that put Lake Tanganyika on the map led to years of controversy over the source of the White Nile. From 1861 to 1864 Burton served as British consul in Fernando Po and traveled widely between Ghana and Angola. He wrote prodigiously and contributed some of the first detailed ethnographic accounts of Africa s peoples. In many ways, however, Africa proved to be Burton s undoing. Injuries and sickness sapped his strength, he made enemies in high places, and, ironically, even the discovery of Lake Tanganyika worked to his disadvantage. Increasingly frustrated and bitter, he turned to alcohol as a frequent remedy.In this fascinating story of the relationship between a man and a continent, geographer James L. Newman provides an intimate portrait of Burton through careful examination of his journals and biographers rich analyses. Delving deepest into Burton s later life and travels, Newman pinpoints the thematic mainstays of his career as a diplomat and explorer, namely his strong advocacy of aggressive imperial policies and his belief that race explained crucial human differences. Historians and scholars of the golden age of empire, as well as armchair adventurers, will not only discover what defined this famously enigmatic figure, but venture, themselves, into the heart of mid-nineteenth-century Africa. "

Bravo Company

Author : Ben Kesling
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1647001404
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Bravo Company written by Ben Kesling and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely, powerful, and sweeping portrait of a company of men who went to war in Afghanistan, their troubled deployment, and their lives since returning home “An honest account of bravery, sacrifice, and what it means to seek redemption. As a veteran of combat himself, Ben Kesling is able to intimately and honestly document war and its aftermath in ways others haven’t.” —Jake Tapper, CNN anchor In Bravo Company, journalist and veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the 82nd Airborne Division. A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar’s notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers had been killed in action, a dozen more had lost limbs, and nearly half of the company had Purple Hearts. In the decade since, two of the soldiers have died by suicide, more than a dozen have tried, and others admit they’ve considered it. Declared an “extraordinary risk” by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the members of Bravo Company were chosen as test subjects for a new approach to the veteran crisis, focusing less on individuals and more on the group. Bravo Company has an insider’s eye and ear, and draws on extensive interviews and original reporting. It follows the men from their initial enlistment and training, through their deployment and a major shift in their mission, and then on to what has happened in the decade since as they returned to combat in other units or moved on with their lives as civilians, or struggled to do so. This is a powerful, insightful, and memorable account of a war that didn’t end for these soldiers just because they came home.

A Question of Command

Author : Mark Moyar
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300156014
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A Question of Command written by Mark Moyar and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moyar presents a wide-ranging history of counterinsurgency which draws on the historical record and interviews with hundreds of counterinsurgency veterans. He identifies the ten critical attributes of counterinsurgency leadership and reveals why these attributes have been more prevalent in some organizations than others.

Royals Vol. 2

Author : Al Ewing
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1302502042
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Royals Vol. 2 written by Al Ewing and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Royals #6-12, Inhumans: Judgment Day. If the Inhuman race was borne of Kree experiments, then who made the Kree? Enter the Progenitors! But before a cosmic family reunion can be complete, the Inhuman Royals will need some help and theyll get it from an unexpected source! Enter the Universal Inhumans, alien beings engineered by the Kree on other worlds just as they created the Inhumans on Earth our heroes brothers and sisters in the stars! Unfortunately, sometimes brothers and sisters fight. Plus: Their name means genocide. But what exactly are the Inhuman-possessing Skyspears? Can our crew find out before the Snark War begins? The secrets of the Prima Materia, the original Terrigen, will be revealed at last. But it has been foretold that of the seven royals who left Earth, only six will return and that prophecy is about to be fulfilled!

Mishmash

Author : Arne Lund
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1490793968
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Mishmash written by Arne Lund and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I wished, at the time, that all human beings would learn to be friendly and kind.

Grunts View

Author : James Carlisle
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450091598
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Grunts View written by James Carlisle and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author in this book tries to give the reader more depth into the Viet Nam War. Not only does he cover his time in Viet Nam, both as a” Grunt”, and a REMF; but he covers some different and little known areas of the War; the people of Viet Nam, the Civic Actions that took place, Plus more of in depth look at what some of our men went through and how it has affected the Veterans. He tells how some of the political decisions cost the US casualties, and closes with who lost the War.

Bushwhack

Author : Gerald M. Chicalo
Publisher : Gerald M. Chicalo
ISBN 13 : 1450583482
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Bushwhack written by Gerald M. Chicalo and published by Gerald M. Chicalo. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three women, six men and one dog set out on a hiking trip in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest which goes terribly wrong.

The Concourse of Victory

Author : Rick Austinson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452083827
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Concourse of Victory written by Rick Austinson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story continues in the third volume of the Course Books series. Dont worry if you havent read the other two, these stories are told out of order anyway. Its non-linear adventure time in the epic tale of the Course Books!

All Hail Our Robot Conquerors!

Author : Seanan McGuire
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1940709156
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book All Hail Our Robot Conquerors! written by Seanan McGuire and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RRRAWRRR!!! ZZZZZZTTTTT!!! ZZZZAAAAPPPPP!!! The robots of the 50s and 60s science fiction movies and novels captured our hearts and our imaginations. Their clunky, bulbous bodies with their clear domed heads, whirling antennae, and randomly flashing lights staggered ponderously across the screen and page and into our souls—whether as a constant companion or as the invading army threatening to exterminate our world. We can never return to that innocent time, where the robot overlords could be identified by their burning red eyes or our trusty robot sidekick would warn us instantly of danger—or can we? With a touch of nostalgia and a little tongue-in-cheek humor, here are fifteen stories from today’s leading science fiction and fantasy authors that take us back to the time of evil robot overlords, invading armies, and not-quite-trustworthy mechanical companions. Join Julie E. Czerneda, Brandon Daubs, Tanya Huff, Brian Trent, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Jason Palmatier, Jez Patterson, Gini Koch, Lauren Fox, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Philip Brian Hall, Rosemary Edghill, R. Overwater, Helen French, and Seanan McGuire as we step into the future with a nod to the past. Hold on to those stun guns. You may need them!

Scars of the Healing

Author : Steve Benson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557396905
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Scars of the Healing written by Steve Benson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vast collection of fantasy and humanistic short stories and poems.

There is No Joy in Gruntsville

Author : Ron Hostetler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780937539118
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book There is No Joy in Gruntsville written by Ron Hostetler and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donated by Tremendous Life Books.

Twelve and Twenty - A Vietnam War Novel

Author : James Toomey
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1640270175
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Twelve and Twenty - A Vietnam War Novel written by James Toomey and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title connotes the tour of duty for a US Marine in Vietnam, for twelve months and twenty days. PFC Sean P. O’Hara embarks upon an adventure that would change his life forever. Twelve and Twenty is a riveting novel that takes place in the jungles of Southeast Asia and the quagmire of the Vietnam War. In a graphic and haunting naturalistic style, James Toomey adroitly tells the story of the madness of war and the paradox of valor in the early summer of 1968 in the Republic of Vietnam. With great skill, Colonel Toomey has created a page-turner. It reveals the arduous and sometimes horrific life of an infantry marine serving his country in a sustained and unpopular ground war. That war changed the country, and that change was not for the better. The book honestly and graphically presents the minute-to-minute, day-to-day, week-to-week dichotomy of insipid drudgery and violent combat that almost instantaneously transforms an Ivy League candidate into a highly trained, coldhearted killing machine. The psychological scars of these hellacious 385 days in 1968 and 1969 will never go away. O’Hara, during the course of his tour, is given a ribald and Mephistophelian education in life that he never would receive at Harvard. A macabre curriculum that included the sight of his fellow marines blown to bits; innocent indigenous villagers tortured by their own countrymen; commercial lust sold by adolescent prostitutes in Bangkok, Thailand. Lastly the ultimate, final examination, which is the manic-depressive phenomenon of an otherwise kind and gentle person having to kill other human beings to survive. O’Hara passed the exam physically but not mentally, and he will never be the same again! There is no glory in war, only heartache and despair.

Arms of Nemesis

Author : Steven Saylor
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429908599
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Arms of Nemesis written by Steven Saylor and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hideously disfigured body was found in the atrium. The only clues are a blood-soaked cloak, and, carved into the stone at the corpse's feet, the word Sparta. The murdered man was the overseer of Marcus Crassus's estate, apparently killed by two runaway slaves bent on joining Spartacus's revolt. In response to the murder, the wealthy, powerful Crassus vows to honor an ancient law and kill his ninety-nine remaining slaves in three days. Now Gordianus the Finder has been summoned from Rome by a mysterious client to find out the truth about the murder before the three days are up. Enmeshed in a world of desperate slaves and duplicitous masters, extravagant feasts and sordid secrets, Gordianus must risk all he loves, including his life, to stop a senseless slaughter-and save the very future of Rome itself.

Grunts

Author : Mary Gentle
Publisher : Gateway
ISBN 13 : 0575128798
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Grunts written by Mary Gentle and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is an orc? An orc is an 18 stone fighting machine, made of muscle, hide, talon and tusk, with a villainous disposition and a mean sense of humour. And, of course, an orc is a poor dumb grunt - the much abused foot soldier of the Evil Horde of Darkness. The usual last battle of Good against Evil is about to begin. Orc Captain Ashnak and his war-band know exactly what they can expect. The forces of Light are outnumbered, full of headstrong heroes devoid of tactics - but the Light's still going to win. Orcs - the sword fodder in the front line - will die by the thousands. Life's a bitch.

The Last Man on the Moon

Author : Eugene Cernan
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429971789
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Last Man on the Moon written by Eugene Cernan and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Apollo 17 commander and NASA veteran, “an exciting, insider’s take on what it was like to become one of the first humans in space” (Publishers Weekly). Eugene Cernan was a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of space flight. His career spanned the entire Gemini and Apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our world to the moment when he left man’s last footprint on the moon as commander of Apollo 17. Between those two historic events lay more adventures than an ordinary person could imagine as Cernan repeatedly put his life, his family, and everything he held dear on the altar of an obsessive desire. Written with New York Times–bestselling author Don Davis, The Last Man on the Moon is the astronaut story never before told—about the fear, love, and sacrifice demanded of the few who dare to reach beyond the heavens. “Thrilling highlights . . . a book not just about space flight but also about the often-brutal competition that went on between the US and the Soviet Union.” —Washington Times “A fascinating book.” —Charlotte Observer

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

Author : Mary Roach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393245454
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War written by Mary Roach and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war. Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, we learn how diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you’ll never see our nation’s defenders in the same way again.