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On The Trail of Grant and Lee
by Frederick Trevor HillAn examination of the lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
The Ville (Vietnam Ground Zero #9)
by Eric HelmUnited States Army Captain Jonathan Bromhead spearheads a Special Forces mission into the Laotian highlands to train a group of Meo tribesmen to hamper enemy traffic on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. <P><P> But Bromhead is double shocked by his discovery in the Meo settlement. The villagers demonstrate little more than a primitive culture, and an American anthropologist studyng the tribe is adamant they should be let alone.<P> "It isn't right to bring them into your war," Jane Lucas tells Bromhead.<P> "They'll be involved whether we stay or not. The war has spilled over from South Vietnam into Laos and Cambodia. Find someone else to study."<P> "I knew it. You're just another pawn of the Pentagon."<P> Despite the heated debate, the captain carries out his orders. But before training is complete, Bromhead's worst fear is realized. The NVA launches a devastating attack on the village.
As the Crow Flies
by Jeffrey ArcherThe story of a poor barrow boy, born in 1900, who rises to become the founder of Britain's first and most prestigious department store and a member of the peerage.
Hira Singh
by Talbot MundyOne hundred Indian troops of the British Army have arrived at Kabul, Afghanistan, after a four months' march from Constantinople. The men were captured in Flanders by the Germans and were sent to Turkey in the hope that, being Mohammedans, they might join the Turks. But they remained loyal to Great Britain and finally escaped, heading for Afghanistan. They now intend to join their regimental depot in India, so it is reported. New York Times, July, 1915
Men in Arms: A History of Warfare and Its Interrelationships with Western Society
by Sydney F. Wise Richard A. PrestonTextbook in military history traces the development of warfare and relates it to the development of Western society. This edition (fourth, 1979) revises previous editions and updates the text to 1990.
The Letters of Franklin K. Lane
by Louise Herrick Wall Anne Wintermute Franklin K. LaneA selection of letters written by Franklin K. Lane.
Tales of Aztlan, The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a Western Pioneer and Other Tales
by George HartmannOur War With Spain for Cuba's Freedom
by Trumbull White"A thrilling account of the land and naval operations of American soldiers and sailors in our war with Spain, and the heroic struggles of Cuban patriots against Spanish tyranny."
Forever Free
by Joe HaldemanWhen the Forever War was published in the early 1980s it took the science fiction field by storm and won both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards. Twenty years later Haldeman published Forever Peace which won the same two awards. Now in Forever Free, Haldeman continues his exploration of the nature of war, the meaning of life and the value of freedom. this is a remarkable series and a remarkable book.