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The Naval Air War in Korea
by Richard P. Hallion“In The Naval Air War in Korea, Dr. Hallion has captured the fact, feeling, and fancy of a very important conflict in aviation history, including the highly significant facets of the transition from piston to jet-propelled combat aircraft.”—Norman Polmar, author of Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition
Operation: Artful Dodger (Seals - Top Secret, Book #1)
by James Watson Mark RobertsThe CIA has discovered that an American-made nuclear weapon, lost at sea, has been recovered and restored by the Soviet Union, who is planning to detonate it somewhere in North Vietnam in an attempt to end the U.S.'s involvement in the Vietnam war. The CIA calls on Alpha Squad, First Platoon, SEAL Team 2 to infiltrate the north and either recover or destroy the weapon before it can be used. But the mission will be far tougher than anything the SEALS have ever faced. Violence. 1st novel in the "SEALS--Top Secret" series, 1998. Avon Books
British Special Forces
by William SeymourThis deeply researched and authoritative book has long been awaited by all those interested in the wartime exploits of the British Special Forces. For the first time readers will be able to understand the origin, inter- relationship and special functions of all the main units within the Special Force throughout the Second World War and after it. William Seymour identifies the principal leaders and tells of their triumphs, failures and frustrations, all set against the backcloth of the main strategic events in the Western Desert, Italy, the Eastern Mediterranean, Western Europe and the Far East.
Hitler Victorious
by Gregory Benford Martin GreenbergEleven Stories of the German Victorie in World War II.
Sand in the Wind
by Robert RothA handful of men in a war beyond understanding, beyond winning - pitted against an invisible and sadistic enemy. For seven months they fought. They fought their own fear, confusion, and doubt. They fought not only to stay alive, but to stay human. And, in a world of unbelievable brutality, desperate madness, drugs, quick sex, and sudden death, that was the toughest battle of all.
A Sense of Honor
by James WebbA fascinating portrayal of a gung-ho first classman's campaign to shepherd an unprepared plebe through the Academy's complex and unforgiving ethos.
Price of Honor
by David HackworthWith a golden name and a platinum future, U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Sandy Caine was born to soldier. For eight generations, his family has served duty, honor, and country on the battlefield, save one--Sandy's father, who cracked under fire in Vietnam, disgracing the Caine family as a coward. At least, that's what Sandy'd been led to believe. Little does he know that what happened to his father has grown into a thirty-year legacy of silence and deception perpetrated by the most powerful players in Washington. Because in times of war, the first casualty is truth. And Sandy Caine knows that the truth is the only thing that can set him free ... if it doesn't kill him first.
The Battle for Moscow: Riveting Story of the Most Bloody and Barbaric Battle of World War II
by Albert SeatonThe course of human civilization has turned on the outcome of a select few climactic battles throughout history, but never more so than when Stalin's enigmatic Soviet Union desperately rallied its resources to stave off Hitler's armies in the Battle for Moscow. From the drama in the command posts to the plight of the infantry and armor in the mud and snow, Seaton illuminates the titanic struggle that was the pivotal battle of WWII.
Murder Unrenovated (Maggie Ryan #4)
by P. M. CarlsonRealtor Len Trager is anxious to sell the brownstone in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, but prospective buyers don’t want to deal with Julia Northrup, who rents the basement apartment. Maggie Ryan and her husband Nick O'Connor love the property. They see though Julia’s act, and they’re not scared off by the corpse on the top floor.
The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine
by Andrew CockburnA leading expert draws on extensive European and American sources and numerous interviews to assess Soviet weapons design, procurement practices, and strategic policies and demonstrates the clear inferiority of the Soviet military machine
Comanche Six: Company Commander, Vietnam
by James L. EstepThis is a story of American soldiers who fought in a faraway place, for an elusive cause.
Seals Eagle Force: Desert Thunder
by Orr KellyIraq has developed a new weapon of mass destruction, based on a modified Soviet bomber. The Eagle Force, a multiservice commando unit, is tasked with stealing or disabling the bomber before the Iraqis can use the weapon against their enemies. But the mission goes awry and the bomber falls into the hands of an enemy even more dangerous than Iraq. The Eagle Force is then tasked with retrieving or destroying the weapon--at any cost. Violence. 1st novel in the "SEALs: Eagle Force" series, 1998.
The Battle of the Huertgen Forest
by Charles B. MacdonaldAn electrifying account of carnage and bravery...<P> In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy, the Allied armies prepared to push the German forces back into their homeland. Just south of the city of Aachen, elements of the U.S. First Army began an advance through the imposing Huertgen Forest. Instead of retreating, as the Allied command anticipated, the German troops prepared an elaborate defense of Huertgen, resulting in a struggle where tanks, infantry, and artillery dueled at close range. The battle for the forest ended abruptly in December, when a sudden German offensive through the Ardennes to the south forced the Allied armies to fall back, regroup, and start their attack again, this time culminating in the collapse of the Nazi regime in May 1945.
Sniper (Seals #10)
by Steve MackenzieIn the deadly world of modern warfare, the art of combat is taken to its awesome limits. Only one fighting unit has the skills and ruthlessness to handle all this power, making every corner of the globe its field of fire; using with chilling efficiency every method of infiltration, demolition, deception, and destruction this side of hell. They're Navy. Those who know about them speak in awed whispers of the men they call the... SEALS.<P> What started as a secret test was now a Navy nightmare! The project: probe the ESP communication capabilities of Tynan's troops. The result: short-tempered sailors who'd rather be fighting than telling fortunes. Except for one - who thinks he can actually see the future... and believes he must commit an atrocity to save the world. Mystic or madman, Tynan must stop him - whatever the cost.
Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam
by Lynda Van Devanter Christopher MorganLynda Van Devanter was the girl next door, the cheerleader who went to Catholic schools, enjoyed sports, and got along well with her four sisters and parents. After high school she attended nursing school and then did something that would shatter her secure world for the rest of her life: in 1969, she joined the army and was shipped to Vietnam. When she arrived in Vietnam her idealistic view of the war vanished quickly. She worked long and arduous hours in cramped, ill-equipped, understaffed operating rooms. She saw friends die. Witnessing a war close-up, operating on soldiers and civilians whose injuries were catastrophic, she found the very foundations of her thinking changing daily. <P><P> After one traumatic year, she came home, a Vietnam veteran. Coming home was nearly as devastating as the time she spent in Asia. Nothing was the same ― including Lynda herself. Viewed by many as a murderer instead of a healer, she felt isolated and angry. The anger turned to depression; like many other Vietnam veterans she suffered from delayed stress syndrome. Working in hospitals brought back chilling scenes of hopelessly wounded soldiers. A marriage ended in divorce. The war that was fought physically halfway around the world had become a personal, internal battle.<P> Home before Morning is the story of a woman whose courage, stamina, and personal history make this a compelling autobiography. It is also the saga of others who went to war to aid the wounded and came back wounded ― physically and emotionally ― themselves. And, it is the true story of one person's triumphs: her understanding of, and coming to terms with, her destiny.
Inside the VC and the NVA: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces
by Michael Lee LanningIf the costs of the Vietnam War were great to Americans and staggering to the South Vietnamese, they were even worse for the North. And those costs were borne largely by the individual soldiers—the soldiers who won the war.<P> Based on interviews, soldiers’ diaries, letters, and government documents, this book, first published in 1992, gives a classic, soldier’s-eye account of the war our opponents fought and the men who fought it.