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The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
Written by Richard O'Kane
Format: eBook, 372 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $19.00
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The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
Written by Richard O'Kane
Format: eBook, 372 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $19.00
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Where Men Win Glory
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $27.95
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $27.95
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
Also available as an
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unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and in
large print trade paperback.
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Where Men Win Glory
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $27.95
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $27.95
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
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Where Men Win Glory
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $28.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $28.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
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Where Men Win Glory
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $40.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $40.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
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Where Men Win Glory
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $20.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Written by Jon Krakauer
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $20.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In... Read more >
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Highway to Hell
Dispatches from a Mercenary in Iraq
Written by John Geddes
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $14.95
“They come from across the globe: former special forces soldiers from Britain, the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and every country on the European mainland. There are Gurkhas from the Himalayan foothills and Fijians from the South Sea Islands. There are men who learned their skills with the Japanese antiterrorist paramilitaries... Read more >
Dispatches from a Mercenary in Iraq
Written by John Geddes
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $14.95
“They come from across the globe: former special forces soldiers from Britain, the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and every country on the European mainland. There are Gurkhas from the Himalayan foothills and Fijians from the South Sea Islands. There are men who learned their skills with the Japanese antiterrorist paramilitaries... Read more >
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It Took Heroes
A Cavalry Chaplain's Memoir of Vietnam
Written by Claude Newby
Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
The soldiers in 1st Cav fought some of Vietnam’s fiercest battles—
and Chaplain Newby was there right beside them.
For grunts in Vietnam, the war was a jungle hell of sudden death, endless suffering, and supreme courage. For Chaplain Newby, it was an honor to be chosen to share it with them. In... Read more >
A Cavalry Chaplain's Memoir of Vietnam
Written by Claude Newby
Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
The soldiers in 1st Cav fought some of Vietnam’s fiercest battles—
and Chaplain Newby was there right beside them.
For grunts in Vietnam, the war was a jungle hell of sudden death, endless suffering, and supreme courage. For Chaplain Newby, it was an honor to be chosen to share it with them. In... Read more >
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Master of Airpower
General Carl A. Spatz
Written by David Mets
Format: eBook, 456 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $23.00
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General Carl A. Spatz
Written by David Mets
Format: eBook, 456 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $23.00
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Somalia on $5 a Day
A soldier's Story
Written by Martin Stanton
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $6.99
“Stanton’s battalion was the first army unit in Somalia in 1992 and it did one hell of a job accomplishing a difficult mission where there wasn’t a template. I had the pleasure of tagging along with his unit and saw first-hand how its leaders dealt with and solved problems. . ... Read more >
A soldier's Story
Written by Martin Stanton
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $6.99
“Stanton’s battalion was the first army unit in Somalia in 1992 and it did one hell of a job accomplishing a difficult mission where there wasn’t a template. I had the pleasure of tagging along with his unit and saw first-hand how its leaders dealt with and solved problems. . ... Read more >
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Joker One
A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
Written by Donovan Campbell
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $26.00
After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell, motivated by his unwavering patriotism and commitment, decided to join the service, realizing that becoming a Marine officer would allow him to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. In this immediate, thrilling, and inspiring memoir, Campbell recounts a... Read more >
A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
Written by Donovan Campbell
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $26.00
After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell, motivated by his unwavering patriotism and commitment, decided to join the service, realizing that becoming a Marine officer would allow him to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. In this immediate, thrilling, and inspiring memoir, Campbell recounts a... Read more >
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eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Joker One
A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
Written by Donovan Campbell
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $26.00
After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell, motivated by his unwavering patriotism and commitment, decided to join the service, realizing that becoming a Marine officer would allow him to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. In this immediate, thrilling, and inspiring memoir, Campbell recounts a... Read more >
A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
Written by Donovan Campbell
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $26.00
After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell, motivated by his unwavering patriotism and commitment, decided to join the service, realizing that becoming a Marine officer would allow him to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. In this immediate, thrilling, and inspiring memoir, Campbell recounts a... Read more >
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hardcover and a
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The Bravest Man
Richard O'Kane and the Amazing Submarine Adventures of the USS Tang
Written by William Tuohy
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
“There’s no margin for mistakes in submarines. You’re either alive or dead.”
–Richard O’Kane
Hailed as the ace of aces, captain Richard O’Kane, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his consummate skill and heroism as a submarine skipper, sank more enemy ships and saved more downed fliers than anyone else.
Now Pulitzer... Read more >
Richard O'Kane and the Amazing Submarine Adventures of the USS Tang
Written by William Tuohy
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
“There’s no margin for mistakes in submarines. You’re either alive or dead.”
–Richard O’Kane
Hailed as the ace of aces, captain Richard O’Kane, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his consummate skill and heroism as a submarine skipper, sank more enemy ships and saved more downed fliers than anyone else.
Now Pulitzer... Read more >
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The Four Deuces
A Korean War Story
Written by C.S. Crawford
Format: eBook, 296 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $19.00
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A Korean War Story
Written by C.S. Crawford
Format: eBook, 296 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $19.00
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A Piece of My Heart
The Stories of 26 American Women Who Served in Vietnam
Written by Keith Walker
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $16.95
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The Stories of 26 American Women Who Served in Vietnam
Written by Keith Walker
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $16.95
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Black Sheep One
The Life of Gregory Pappy Boyington
Written by Bruce Gamble
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $7.99
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. After only a short period on active duty, however, he was “encouraged” to resign from the Marine... Read more >
The Life of Gregory Pappy Boyington
Written by Bruce Gamble
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $7.99
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. After only a short period on active duty, however, he was “encouraged” to resign from the Marine... Read more >
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Low Level Hell
A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One
Written by Hugh Mills
Format: eBook, 332 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $19.00
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A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One
Written by Hugh Mills
Format: eBook, 332 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $19.00
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So Sad to Fall in Battle
An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima
Written by Kumiko Kakehashi
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $14.95
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An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima
Written by Kumiko Kakehashi
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $14.95
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Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green
A Year in the Desert with Team America
Written by Johnny Rico
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $15.00
Outrageous, hilarious, and absolutely candid, Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green is Johnny Rico’s firsthand account of fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, a memoir that also reveals the universal truths about the madness of war.
No one would have picked Johnny Rico for a soldier. The son of an aging hippie father... Read more >
A Year in the Desert with Team America
Written by Johnny Rico
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $15.00
Outrageous, hilarious, and absolutely candid, Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green is Johnny Rico’s firsthand account of fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, a memoir that also reveals the universal truths about the madness of war.
No one would have picked Johnny Rico for a soldier. The son of an aging hippie father... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Terrible Terry Allen
Combat General of World War II - The Life of an American Soldier
Written by Gerald Astor
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $15.95
Terry de la Mesa Allen’s mother was the daughter of a Spanish officer, and his father was a career U.S. Army officer. Despite this impressive martial heritage, success in the military seemed unlikely for Allen as he failed out of West Point—twice—ultimately gaining his commission through Catholic University’s R.O.T.C. program. In... Read more >
Combat General of World War II - The Life of an American Soldier
Written by Gerald Astor
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $15.95
Terry de la Mesa Allen’s mother was the daughter of a Spanish officer, and his father was a career U.S. Army officer. Despite this impressive martial heritage, success in the military seemed unlikely for Allen as he failed out of West Point—twice—ultimately gaining his commission through Catholic University’s R.O.T.C. program. In... Read more >
Also available as an
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War Lessons
How I Fought to Be a Hero and Learned That War Is Terror
Written by John Merson
Format: Trade Paperback, 152 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $15.95
Military memoirs abound, but few prove to be trustworthy accounts free of spin, bravura, or military glitter. John Merson’s War Lessons takes a rare reflective approach to this pressing issue of our time. In vivid, unadorned prose, he interweaves his own experiences in war with thoughtful assessments of how to prevent... Read more >
How I Fought to Be a Hero and Learned That War Is Terror
Written by John Merson
Format: Trade Paperback, 152 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $15.95
Military memoirs abound, but few prove to be trustworthy accounts free of spin, bravura, or military glitter. John Merson’s War Lessons takes a rare reflective approach to this pressing issue of our time. In vivid, unadorned prose, he interweaves his own experiences in war with thoughtful assessments of how to prevent... Read more >
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The Souvenir
A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War
Written by Louise Steinman
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 18, 2008
Price: $15.95
Louise Steinman’s American childhood in the fifties was bound by one unequivocal condition: “Never mention the war to your father.” That silence sustained itself until the fateful day Steinman opened an old ammunition box left behind after her parents’ death. In it she discovered nearly 500 letters her father had written... Read more >
A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War
Written by Louise Steinman
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 18, 2008
Price: $15.95
Louise Steinman’s American childhood in the fifties was bound by one unequivocal condition: “Never mention the war to your father.” That silence sustained itself until the fateful day Steinman opened an old ammunition box left behind after her parents’ death. In it she discovered nearly 500 letters her father had written... Read more >
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Across the Dark Islands
The War in the Pacific
Written by Floyd W. Radike
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.99
ACROSS THE DARK ISLANDS
The War in the Pacific
Floyd W. Radike
Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.)
“I remember sitting in a foxhole on Guadalcanal in the rain. The sergeant I shared the hole with shook his head and asked me: ‘What in the hell are we doing on this godforsaken island? Why don’t we... Read more >
The War in the Pacific
Written by Floyd W. Radike
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.99
ACROSS THE DARK ISLANDS
The War in the Pacific
Floyd W. Radike
Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.)
“I remember sitting in a foxhole on Guadalcanal in the rain. The sergeant I shared the hole with shook his head and asked me: ‘What in the hell are we doing on this godforsaken island? Why don’t we... Read more >
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An Ace of the Eighth
An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe
Written by Norman J. Fortier
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.
When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging flak and... Read more >
An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe
Written by Norman J. Fortier
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.
When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging flak and... Read more >
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The Battle for Pusan
A Memoir
Written by Addison Terry
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.99
“A great read [that] has frozen the events in print that molded great men who stood alone on the mainland of Asia against the first Asian Communist Army to engage the West.”
–From the Foreword by Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, Jr., USAF (Ret.), author of God Is My Co-Pilot
The rapid-fire success... Read more >
A Memoir
Written by Addison Terry
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.99
“A great read [that] has frozen the events in print that molded great men who stood alone on the mainland of Asia against the first Asian Communist Army to engage the West.”
–From the Foreword by Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, Jr., USAF (Ret.), author of God Is My Co-Pilot
The rapid-fire success... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
