In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - James Kitfield

An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-five soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military...

Publisher: Stackpole BooksAuthor(s): James H. HallasIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Maps; Halftones, Black & White including Black & W...

When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March 1945, 19, 000 American Marines had been wounded and 7, 000 were dead, a casualty rate of nearly 39 perc...

"War and Health" explores medical consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

During the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863, Sgt. William Harvey Carney picked up the fallen flag from his lifeless comrade. He waved the flag for all...

Publisher: Granville Island PublishingAuthor(s): Ted HuntNumber of pages: 476Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 229 x 153 x 27Cover type: Paperback ...

Counter Jihad is a sweeping account of America's military campaigns in the Islamic world. Revising our understanding of what was once known as the ...

Reducere. After a brief survey of the great empires in Afghanistan--the campaigns of Alexander the Great, the British in the era of Kipling, and the late Sov...

Exploring the US experience of war in the twenty-first century, this book argues that wherever and whenever there is war, there will be imaginative...

Reducere. They save our lives every day, and we've never heard their stories. The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America's great...

Reducere. James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, #1 bestselling coauthors of Walk in My Combat Boots, powerfully present the medical frontline heroes who work t...

From a World War II concentration camp to the Korean War to the White House, this is the story of Tibor "Teddy" Rubin, the only Holocaust survivor ...

Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016Investigates the causes, conduct, and consequences of the recent American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Und...

Reducere. About the AuthorTom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.

Reducere. Description"In this insightful book the conflicts known as the Seminole Wars are placed in the larger context of American history. Twenty-first-cen...

Reducere. "America had a secret weapon, " writes Steve Call of the period immediately following September 11, 2001, as planners contemplated the invasion of ...

Reducere. Behind all descriptions of historical events are the stories of real people. This is the extraordinary true story of a citizen soldier and the girl...

Reducere. Behind all descriptions of historical events are the stories of real people. This is the extraordinary true story of a citizen soldier and the girl...

Reducere. Changing the Rules of Engagement brings to life the authentic, vivid stories of leadership from inspiring and adventurous women who achieved the ex...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Brigadier (retired) Ben, OBE (Senior Fellow Land Warfare) BarryIllustration(s): 64pp colour plate se...

Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Dr Waheed ArianNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 39Cover type: Paper...

DescriptionIn an inspiring story of valor and the making of a hero, Florent Groberg--who grew up in France and emigrated to the US--becomes the fir...

Reducere. "These are the stories America needs to hear about the remarkable young men and women who serve." - Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.). The...

Reducere. "These are the stories America needs to hear about the remarkable young men and women who serve." - Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.). The...

Reducere. Content: The Ice Folk and the Earth Folk Ohio as a Part of France Ohio Becomes English The Forty Years' War for the West The Captivity of James Smi...

Consisting of curated interviews with yoga pioneers including Gail Parker, Heather Mason and Neil Pearson, this book shows the transformational ben...

Reducere. Winner of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction From the Pulitzer P...

In 1952, John T. "Jack" Downey, a twenty-three-year-old CIA officer, was shot down over Manchuria. He was captured by the Chinese and held for the ...

Reducere. In Quagmire you'll find a range of voices--men and women, military and civilian--and a range of perspectives from the homeland, the combat zone, an...

Reducere. An updated edition of the New York Times bestseller, featuring 12 new recipients and a new foreword by Bradley Cooper Eight veterans from the war i...

Reducere. From Pulitzer Prize-?winning journalist David Wood, a battlefield view of moral injury, the signature wound of America's 21st century wars. Most Am...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Roy P. BenavidezAuthor: John R. CraigHalf-Hispanic, half-Yaqui Indian, and an orphan, Roy Benavidez fought his way out of p...

Reducere. While in Vietnam, Slater Davis served in Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment in the 11th Light Infantry Brigade of the Americal Di...

Publisher: BlackJac MediaPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 211 x 210 x 6Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Yazmin McKenzieRedescopera farme...

Ernest C. Brace was a former Marine hero, banished in disgrace from the Corps. In 1965, while working as a civilian pilot in Laos, he was captured ...

Reducere. DescriptionApproximately 2.5 million men and women have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the service of the U.S. War on Terror. Marian Eide and ...

Reducere. What makes a champion? Olympic champion Bob Richards says it's the will to win no matter what the odds. In The Heart of a Champion, he shares the i...

The true story of the first Black Medal of Freedom winner--a remarkable account of one of the most memorable battles in Civil War history.Sergeant ...

The PDSA Dickin Medal (regarded as the animals' Victoria Cross) has been awarded to just 64 animals, from the Blitz to present day, for their coura...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Robert ChildIllustration(s): 16-page plate section in colourNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 20...

Reducere. "This book is OUTSTANDING The Author has seen some really exciting times in his life, in addition to some WOW flight hours. I read this in two days...