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Doc Roberts and his friend Gonzo set out on a search for gold and lost treasure in the Mexican desert. They head out on horse back with Gonzo's latest invention Merlin, their secret weapon for finding gold. Instead of finding gold, they find trouble. They know something's out of kilter when they encounter a strange resort in the middle of the Mexican desert. Their suspicion is confirmed, as they find murder, rape and perversion at a level neither had seen before. Doc and Gonzo are two decorated military professionals, with experience ranging from counterterrorism to air intelligence. They are quickly faced with making decisions that send their lives spinning off on a course neither could have imagined.
Written by a veteran who saw action on two continents, participated in two D-Day invasions, and fought in seven major campaigns, this book takes the reader through the daily thoughts and activities of the author throughout the course of the war. The book shows the realities of war, as well as the lighter side of things. A must read for anyone learning about or interested in WWII and for soldiers or vets of all ages.
Semper Fidelis - Latin for "always faithful" - is both the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps and the inspiration for this totally new approach to corporate leadership.
Written by two former marines who are now successful businessmen, Semper Fi goes behind the scenes to pinpoint what works for the USMC. But the book is about far more than barking orders to underlings, mandating a grueling fitness program, or charging over the top with bayonets flashing. Rather, it takes the best leadership tactics used by the Corps and translates them to a corporate environment-with results that can be surprising and highly effective.
Col. O'Neal wrote his autobiography after retiring from the USAF in 1947. He saw action in both World Wars, as an infantry soldier in the first war and Deputy Chief of Staff of the US carrier Forces in WW2. He felt his story would serve as the story of every inconsequential pilot and obscure flying officer who had a part in building the vast war potential and power structure of our present day AF. A career soldier experiences action and adventures in war and love. The manuscript was published recently by his daughter Joela O'Neal Jenkins.
By coercion and bribery of high ranking government officials, both civilian and military, John Butler "Bull" Jackson and The United States People's Constitutional Militia infiltrates thousands of recently discharged veterans back into strategic active military positions. The plan, isolate the nation's Capitol under the guise of martial law, then bring down the President's administration. However, six political assassinations, several violent bombings and the escape of two petty convicts from an Arkansas prison, unwittingly cause a chain of events that disrupts Bull Jackson's takeover timetable. Secret Service agents along with Sheriff Sam Walker of Johnson County, Arkansas, try to track down the elusive Bull Jackson and his radical followers, but they always seem to remain a step behind.
In this heartwarming and inspiring novel,a woman finds strength in God after two aneuryms, having her eyesight restored, healed from a stroke, and survived a less-than-perfect marriage that ended in tragedy when she made a decision to serve the Lord. Because of her faith and courage, the author has allowed the reader to feel the pain of her suffering. She displayed her strength and weakness, but overcame her weakness through her determination to trust God.
Recounting experiences as a Naval landing craft officer during WWI. Bob Thomas, noted Hollywood historian and biographer has this to say... "Leon Cooper's '90 Day Wonder' vividly captures the drama of what has been called The Greatest Generation. The combat scenes are especially gripping, and Cooper's portrait of his wretched commander Boda ranks with Captains Bligh and Queeg. The book is an intensely human story intensely told."
Frank Nappi is a high school teacher on Long Island who, over the last several years, befriended aging World War II veterans in his community. As he heard their reminiscences, he became absorbed in their stories of simple heroism -- and trying to recapture what they'd left behind when they returned home. They are stories of men who never asked for recognition or adulation, only a place in the free and prosperous society they'd built with their own blood, sweat and tears -- men who could never entirely leave behind the horrors of the battlefield, or explain them to their own children. Now, Nappi has synthesized those reminiscences and crafted them into a heartwarming and at times harrowing novel: ECHOES FROM THE INFANTRY. It is the fictionalized tale of one Long Island veteran, the misery of combat, and the powerful emotional bond that connected him to his fiance back home and that allowed him to survive the war with his soul battered but intact. It is about a father and son, and their ultimately redeeming struggle to understand the worlds that shaped each one -- one a world at war, the other a world shaped by its veterans
Steven Brandt, a disabled anthropologist, is out on a routine hunting trip where he finds himself in a precariously dangerous situation when he is the victim of sudden geological event. This geological event will transport him deep within the earth, through a sink hole, to another world a lost world far under the earth's surface. The electrifying ride down is not without its bumps, twists and turns as Steven is injured on the way down. Given up all hope of survival, Brandt assumes
Written as a therapeutic expulsion of lingering memories, "Sgt. Kahl's" stories are anecdotes of the good, gritty, or grim sides of life in the 40's Army. The reader is educated in Army life for a young volunteer from Iowa and his transformation from an Army grunt --as he endures training and eventual transfer to the front lines in the Pacific arena. The follow-up stories of people and events that came into his life years later because of his Army connections bring the stories to the present.
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Thunder in the Night, A Sailor's Perspective on Vietnam
A personal account of one sailor's experiences in the last days of America's most unpopular war. Thunder in the Night will change perceptions about aspects of the Vietnam War that remained "below the radar" of the historical record. Some will find this story difficult to believe, but its validity is backed up by now declassified documents and Internet links that verify these actions took place.
They fought for 326 straight days and were in almost every major battle in France, Belgium, and Germany. Their mortars placed devastating fire on the enemy from the beaches of Normandy to the Cherbourg Peninsula, and from Aachen and the Hurtgen Forest to the Battle of the Bulge. In this 292 page book you'll read their story presented as if it comes from today's headlines. You'll hear from the men who were there and see the pictures they took, many of which have never been published before. You'll also hear from some German soldiers who faced the 87th in battle.
Like all Military units during WWII, the men of 490th Bomb Sdn, The "Skull & Wings" came from all over the US. By chance thrust into the obscure China-Burma India theater, their story begins with the deployment and gaining experience until developing "Glip" bombing from low level which led to their sucessful attacks on Japanese bridges earning them the name Bridge Busters by the Commanding General of the 10th AAF. Many veterans share their experiences. Their stories are worth telling, reading and remembering.
It is May 24th 1945 and you are part of a mission that will see nine million pounds of firebombs drop on Tokyo. You are flying at 20,000 feet, sitting on enough jellied gasoline (napalm) to level several city blocks and the enemy is shooting at you. Fire From The Sky - A Diary Over Japan puts you right into the heart of a B-29 as you re-live the experiences of S/Sgt Herbert L. Greer. Hunched over his radio and writing with a penlight, Herb kept a diary of each of his twenty-eight bombing missions over Japan.
