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U.S.Navy Seawolves
U.S.Navy Seawolves
Written by Daniel E. Kelly
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307492265
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U.S.Navy Seawolves
The Elite HAL-3 Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam
Written by Daniel E. Kelly


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $7.99

There were no dry runs for Seawolves in Vietnam.
They put their lives on the line—every time.

In the Viet Cong-infested Mekong Delta, where small SEAL teams were always outgunned and outnumbered, discovery brought swift, deadly consequences— and a radio call for backup from the United States Navy’s very best: the Seawolves... Read more >
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Arsenals of Folly
Arsenals of Folly
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375713941
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Arsenals of Folly
The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
Written by Richard Rhodes


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $15.95

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.

In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
British Military Rifles
British Military Rifles
Written by Peter Duckers
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780747806332
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British Military Rifles

Written by Peter Duckers


Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95

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Early Armoured Cars
Early Armoured Cars
Written by E. Bartholomew
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780852639085
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Early Armoured Cars

Written by E. Bartholomew


Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95

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13 Cent Killers
13 Cent Killers
Written by John Culbertson
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307414335
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13 Cent Killers
The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam
Written by John Culbertson


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99

“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”

In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge... Read more >
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By the Sword
By the Sword
Written by Richard Cohen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307430748
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By the Sword
A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champio ns
Written by Richard Cohen


Format: eBook, 544 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.00

Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who would cross swords with his daughter, Margaret, when she came home from school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Ignatius Loyola challenged a man to a duel for denying Christ’s divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic... Read more >
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Gunner's Glory
Gunner's Glory
Written by Johnnie Clark
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307415370
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Gunner's Glory
Untold Stories of Marine Machine Gunners
Written by Johnnie Clark


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99

They were warriors, trained to fight,
dedicated to their country,
and determined to win.


At Guadalcanal, the Marine Corps’ machine gunners took everything the Japanese could throw at them in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II; their position was so hopeless that at one point they were given the... Read more >
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Arsenals of Folly
Arsenals of Folly
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375414138
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Arsenals of Folly
The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
Written by Richard Rhodes


Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $28.95

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union came within scant hours of nuclear war—and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.

In a narrative that... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a trade paperback.
Arsenals of Folly
Arsenals of Folly
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307267863
Our Price: $15.95
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Arsenals of Folly

Written by Richard Rhodes


Format: eBook
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $15.95

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.

In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986... Read more >
Von Braun
Von Braun
Written by Michael J. Neufeld
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307262929
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Von Braun
Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
Written by Michael J. Neufeld


Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Price: $35.00

The first authoritative biography of Wernher von Braun, chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich—creator of the infamous V-2 rocket—who became one of the fathers of the U.S. space program. In this meticulously researched and vividly written life, Michael J. Neufeld gives us a man of profound moral complexities, glorified as... Read more >
Gunner's Glory
Gunner's Glory
Written by Johnnie Clark
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345463890
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Gunner's Glory
Untold Stories of Marine Machine Gunners
Written by Johnnie Clark


Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $7.99

They were warriors, trained to fight,
dedicated to their country,
and determined to win.


At Guadalcanal, the Marine Corps’ machine gunners took everything the Japanese could throw at them in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II; their position was so hopeless that at one point they were given the... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
By the Sword
By the Sword
Written by Richard Cohen
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780812969665
Our Price: $16.00
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By the Sword
A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions
Written by Richard Cohen


Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2003
Price: $16.00

By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting—a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world... Read more >
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13 Cent Killers
13 Cent Killers
Written by John Culbertson
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345459145
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13 Cent Killers
The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam
Written by John Culbertson


Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2003
Price: $7.99

“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”

In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audiobook download and an eBook.
U.S.Navy Seawolves
U.S.Navy Seawolves
Written by Daniel E. Kelly
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345455109
Our Price: $7.99
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U.S.Navy Seawolves
The Elite HAL-3 Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam
Written by Daniel E. Kelly


Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $7.99

There were no dry runs for Seawolves in Vietnam.
They put their lives on the line—every time.

In the Viet Cong-infested Mekong Delta, where small SEAL teams were always outgunned and outnumbered, discovery brought swift, deadly consequences— and a radio call for backup from the United States Navy’s very best: the Seawolves... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Armored Car
Armored Car
Written by R.P. Hunnicutt
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780891417774
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Armored Car
A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles
Written by R.P. Hunnicutt


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: August 6, 2002
Price: $95.00

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Rangers in Korea
Rangers in Korea
Written by Robert W. Black
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780804102131
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Rangers in Korea

Written by Robert W. Black


Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2002
Price: $6.99

A generation before Vietnam, the war for Korea raged. It was as rough and dirty a war as has ever been fought—a war small in history, but very large to the men who waged it. . . .

In the Korean War, one group above all others distinguished itself, a small elite... Read more >
Half-Track
Half-Track
Written by R.P. Hunnicutt
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780891417422
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Half-Track
A History of American Semi-Tracked Vehicles
Written by R.P. Hunnicutt


Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2001
Price: $80.00

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