The Fighting Corsairs: The Men of Marine Fighting Squadron 215 in the Pacific During WWII, Hardcover - Jeff Dacus

From historian and columnist in Leatherneck and Armor magazines, this is the exciting, personal account of a Marine fighter squadron in the South P...

This is the story of the amphibious march across the Pacific from theAleutians to Okinawa from the experiences of shipmates aboard the USS J. Frank...

Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realities of fighting at sea under sail; ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served ...

A moving and graphic description of one man's involvement in the largest military confrontation in history -the Hell that was the Eastern Front.Pub...

Reducere. The US Army Chaplain Corps served with distinction during WWII. Chaplains numbered 8, 896 by the end of WWII with 186 perishing in combat, a commis...

Reducere. This is the true story of a 17-year-old kid who quit high school in his junior year to join the Marines. After a short cruise with the 6th Fleet in...

Reducere. This is the true story of a 17-year-old kid who quit high school in his junior year to join the Marines. After a short cruise with the 6th Fleet in...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Explores a forgotten chapter in the history of the Second World War. The first book ever published to contain a detailed account of every American ...

Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the reali...

Reducere. DescriptionThere are currently more than 200, 000 active-duty U.S. Marines and another 40, 000 in the reserves. These Marines depend on the skills ...

An Irish historical fantasy adventure that intertwines traditional mythology with the tenth-century wars in Ireland.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s...

An Irish historical fantasy adventure that intertwines traditional mythology with the tenth-century wars in Ireland.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s...

The 353rd Fighter Group, the `Slybirds', participated in the major WWII aerial battles. 450 photographs provide a unique window on this historic gr...

Reducere. Incredible stories from those who thrived in the Wild West. The ``mountain men`` were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mounta...

Reducere. Pilots and Soldiers of the Caribbean is the story of the human spirit in the brave and talented men of the Caribbean who fought through adversity, ...

Reducere. Learn What It Takes to Survive a Knife FightThe 10 Best Knife Fighting Techniques: Deadly Knife Fighting Techniques for the Street is a concise gui...

Reducere. Many people in northern Texas and southwestern Oklahoma still believe that the Marlow brothers--George, Charles, Alf, and Epp--were thieves and kil...

Reducere. Originally published by The Kerryman in 1947, this is one of the four titles in the Fighting Stories Series. It records the events of the War of In...

Reducere. DescriptionKnife Fighting Targets: The Ultimate Knife Fighting Targeting System for Self-Defense is a concise book designed to teach you the most p...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Shillelagh has become synonymous with stereotypes about the "Fighting Irish." The truth is that shillelagh fighting was originally a...

This book teaches you how to trigger the "flight instict" in a potential assailant, so that they run away and you beat them without becoming physic...

Fight Psychology: How to overcome the fear of fighting is a very interesting read, enclosed is an insight to how professional fighters think and li...

Reducere. Lady Augusta Gregory's "Gods and Fighting Men" preserves the legends and lore of the earliest inhabitants of Ireland, the coming of the Tuatha De D...

This edited collection focuses on the negotiation of national, geographic and cultural identities during the Second World War among the constituent...

This study examines the role of narcotics in the ethnic conflict along the Thai-Burmese border. The author analyzes the impact of the war on drugs ...

David Ossman's memoir of The Firesign Theatre's rapid response to the on-coming Reagan Era recounts the quartet's uneasy transformation from writer...

In this detailed, brilliantly researched book, historian Lennox Honychurch tells the enthralling and previously untold story of how the Maroons of ...

Reducere. In the 1970s, the divorce rate in the United States doubled, and longtime homemakers suddenly found themselves at risk of poverty, not only because...

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World War

SWORD FIGHTING; A MANUAL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS is a comprehensive new work on the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for the...

DescriptionThe author of this concise guide to unarmed combat and self-defence is a legend. W. E. Fairbairn (1885-1960) spent over thirty years in ...

Reducere. Originally published in 1888, this book is extremely rare and much sought after in its original format. It has now been republished in a modern edi...

Praise for BROADSIDES""Pace the pitching black deck with a sleepless Admiral Nelson the night before battle bestows eternal rest and peerless immor...

The heroic and inspiring story of the fortunes of the Black Watch whose soldiers have distinguished themselves in theatres of war across the world....

FORGOTTEN NO MORE. The American people revere their elite combat units, but one of these noble bands has been unjustifiably forgotten--until now. A...

Reducere. DescriptionSan Shou Kuai Jiao (Fast Wrestling for Fighting) is the Chinese martial art of throws and takedowns. A San Shou Kuai Jiao throw can caus...

Reducere. Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrew...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. As men with a background in combat sports began returning from night raids at greater number than those lacking, it soon became obvious to both the...

DescriptionHere is the fascinating true story of how food was made safer to eat thanks to the stubborn dedication of government chemist Dr. Harvey ...