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A Teenager's View of World War II: The ADVENTURES of a YOUNG AIRMAN IN THE ARMY AIR FORCE 1942 to 1945
ISBN: 9780595274628 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many books have been written about World War II, but this one is a little different. It looks at the war from the standpoint of a young boy just out of high school. He soon learned that in wartime, your life is on the line and it is the luck of the draw that determines whether you live or die. He was lucky. He did his duty, flew all over the world and returned home unscathed. He calls it a GOOD war story because he didn't have to kill anyone.
The author was trained as a flight radio operator. His job was to ferry bombers from the factory where they were built to every part of the world... Many books have been written about World War II, but this one is a little different. It looks at the war from the standpoint of a young boy just out o...
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Songa's Story: How a Shtetl Jew Found the American Dream
ISBN: 9780595275168 / Angielski / Miękka / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hundreds of thousands of Jews fought in the Eastern European battlefields of World War II, yet their story has rarely been told. Songa was one of these Jews, serving in Stalin's armies for five long years, fighting a war of Communism against Hitler's Fascism. When it was over, Songa had little more than his life as an army officer: his home village had been destroyed, his family murdered, his allegiance to a ruthless dictator coerced through imprisonment, and his sense of purpose in the world unclear.
Chronicling the life of Leon Ajces, known always as "Songa," Natalie Green Giles unfolds... Hundreds of thousands of Jews fought in the Eastern European battlefields of World War II, yet their story has rarely been told. Songa was one of thes...
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60,63 |
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Survivor: Knute's Wild Story
ISBN: 9780595277148 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Knute Lee is an authentic survivor, having been on the verge of death again and again. Yet at 69 he is alive, fit, strong and active, even though he walked away from six wrecked Naval aircraft. He attributes this to the grace of God, and gives Him the glory.
Knute Lee has been a day laborer, an itinerant harvest hand, a railroad gandy dancer, truck driver, a dance band musician, a carpenter's assistant, a counselor, an author. He has driven cabs in New York and Seattle, and has stood bow-plane watches aboard the submarine U.S.S. Whale. He flew patrol planes, seaplanes, dive bombers and... Dr. Knute Lee is an authentic survivor, having been on the verge of death again and again. Yet at 69 he is alive, fit, strong and active, even though ...
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From Skies of Blue: My Experiences With The Eighty-Second Airborne During World War II
ISBN: 9780595278664 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This tells the experiences of a country boy growing up in a small town in Georgia, going through school in a military environment and working on a farm. He worked his way through the University of Georgia and was called to military service just before going to the Medical College of Georgia. This is the story of how these experiences impacted his life.
This tells the experiences of a country boy growing up in a small town in Georgia, going through school in a military environment and working on a far...
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68,23 |
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Occupying Force: A Sailor's Journey Following World War II
ISBN: 9780595279951 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A surprise attack on American soil and a holy war waged under the guise of an ancient religion . . . A nation of zealots indoctrinated to hate Western Civilization and a culture ignoring reason in favor of mindless violence . . . A cabal of militarists conditioned to elect suicide as a battle strategy and celebrate death for divine reward! Headlines from today's war on terrorism? No--these were the themes of America's war with twentieth-century Japan. Joining the Navy to face these fearsome enemies, seventeen-year-old Charlie misses the action in World War II by mere days. Then, directed to...
A surprise attack on American soil and a holy war waged under the guise of an ancient religion . . . A nation of zealots indoctrinated to hate Western...
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60,63 |
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All Good Men: A Lieutenant's Memories of the Korean War
ISBN: 9780595280186 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,03 |
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The Young Ones: American Airmen of WW II
ISBN: 9780595282371 / Angielski / Miękka / 644 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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132,85 |
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All Aboard: Lucky in War, Lucky in Peace, Lucky in Love.
ISBN: 9780595288656 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,04 |
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The Fighter Pilot Who Refused to Die: The Authorized Biography of Lt. Col. (Ret) Richard Suehr
ISBN: 9780595289943 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Fighter Pilot Who Refused To Die, The Authorized Biography of The Lt. Col. (Ret) Richard Suehr." This is the story of a fighter pilot who crashed his plane twice during combat missions in World War ll. In his first crash at Brisbane, Australia he was lost in the jungle for ten days. Alone in the jungle, he survived an alligator attack, avoided death by wild buffaloes, and slept in tree tops. He stayed alive by eating wild fruits and vegetation before crews from a passing train rescued him. Two years later in the Philippines Islands, his P-38 fighter plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean...
"The Fighter Pilot Who Refused To Die, The Authorized Biography of The Lt. Col. (Ret) Richard Suehr." This is the story of a fighter pilot who crashed...
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83,43 |
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You Only Blow Yourself Up Once: Confessions of a World War Two Bomb Disposaleer
ISBN: 9780595295432 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy started a crash program, gathering information and educating personnel to deal with enemy bombs, land mines, and other explosive ordnance. Figuring "lawyers make the best cannon fodder," recent law school graduate J. Frank Durham was among early volunteers for this dangerous and highly-classified work. Graduating with a perfect grade from the navy's new Bomb Disposal School, he was retained on staff to help the operation expand, then dispatched to Guadalcanal, where Americans were fighting the pivotal battle of World War Two. While...
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy started a crash program, gathering information and educating personnel to deal with enemy...
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60,63 |
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Remembering Iwo: A Personal Memoir
ISBN: 9780595301904 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the world at war, a law degree in hand and recently married, Talbot Rain knew his destiny. Along with his brother and his friends they joined the United States Marine Corps. He begins his journey with boot camp where he learns what being a Marine is really all about. He then heads to Officer Candidate School where he trains to become an officer. With his training finished, Talbot is sent to the Pacific to see what lies ahead for a first lieutenant as the battle rages on with Japan. Talbot explains first-hand how it felt to be a Marine landing on Iwo Jima. Strength, courage and humility...
With the world at war, a law degree in hand and recently married, Talbot Rain knew his destiny. Along with his brother and his friends they joined the...
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53,03 |
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Battle for the Abbey: And Other War Memoirs
ISBN: 9780595306688 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are "war stories" and then there are war stories. These stories, told by many different authors, provide distinctive views of what was going on in different parts of the world during interesting times over the past century.
From the time of Pancho Villa to Panmunjom, these firsthand reports give a unique anecdotal history of events that are possibly forgotten or previously unknown. You will read about the first around-the-world flight, experience the tedium and terror of the pivotal battle for Cassino, the stark fear in fighting for your life in the Battle of the Bulge. While there... There are "war stories" and then there are war stories. These stories, told by many different authors, provide distinctive views of what was going on ...
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75,83 |
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In the Enemy's Camp
ISBN: 9780595308774 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Letters Home: The Story of an American Military Family in Occupied Germany 1946-1949
ISBN: 9780595312450 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,63 |
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Diary of a Lucky Leatherneck Throttle Jock
ISBN: 9780595312719 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An often-humorous chronological collection of experiences and encounters that Reynolds recorded from the time he was inducted until he went aboard the U.S.S. Essex as a Marine fighter pilot. He describes flying episodes and the characteristics of various aircraft...particularly the F-4-U Corsair. However, the "Diary of a Lucky Leatherneck Throttle Jock" is more about off-duty life...principally the pursuit of females and firewater, and of the antics of some wild and crazy guys he knew.
Follow Reynolds from the sweltering heat of Iowa during Pre-flight School to flying open cockpit trainers... An often-humorous chronological collection of experiences and encounters that Reynolds recorded from the time he was inducted until he went aboard the...
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53,03 |
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Looking Back On My Life
ISBN: 9780595313860 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a touching story of a young teen-age boy growing up in Brooklyn, who had a lonely and unhappy childhood. At the age of sixteen he meets and falls in love with Esta, a lovely, outgoing, and mature-looking girl of thirteen, the sister of his best friend.
Before too long, he finds himself in the Navy on a subchaser during World War II. For a young man who had never been away from home, this is a startling experience. Sol, a Jew, runs into instances of anti-semitism, when he is thrust into a completely different environment. Shortly, he is embroiled in several invasions of Japanese... This is a touching story of a young teen-age boy growing up in Brooklyn, who had a lonely and unhappy childhood. At the age of sixteen he meets and fa...
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98,64 |
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Whispering Death Tuag Nco Ntsoov: ...Our Journey with the Hmong in the Secret War for Laos . . . Lub Caij Peb Thiab Hmoob Koom Tes Ua Ntsug Rog Ntsiag
ISBN: 9780595318094 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Whispering Death . . ." is a shattering account of an eighteen-year old aviator from the streets of America to Vietnam, into the Macomb world of a Secret War run by the CIA, fought with clandestine forces, the Hmong hill people, and a vast and varied air armada.
"This is a book that must be read . . . I highly recommend this book for knowledge of how the Secret War in Laos was fought and why we owe the Hmong so much." Harry C. Aderholt - Brigadier General USAF, Ret. "A superb tale of aviation adventure in the combat skies of Southeast Asia woven with extraordinary skill. Discover... "Whispering Death . . ." is a shattering account of an eighteen-year old aviator from the streets of America to Vietnam, into the Macomb world of a Se...
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94,84 |
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A Grab Bag of Thoughts
ISBN: 9780595319374 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A Grab Bag of Thoughts" offers a window on the optimistic outlook and life's work of a man watching a rapidly changing world. Through stories, lyrics, poems and letters, Author Hank Perveslin shares his colorful escapades in the O.S.S. during World War II, delves into his romantic pursuits, explores his quest for justice, and recounts the joys and pitfalls of growing older.
Perveslin's "Grab Bag" provides a rare opportunity to observe the path of a life well lived, and to discover its many valuable lessons.
"A Grab Bag of Thoughts" offers a window on the optimistic outlook and life's work of a man watching a rapidly changing world. Through stories, lyrics...
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53,03 |
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Split/Vision
ISBN: 9780595319527 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Split/Vision" is John Wilbur's Vietnamese experience. A former U.S. Navy SEAL, he served eighteen months in Vietnam at the height of the war years (1967-68)where he fought and fighting and lived among the Vietnamese of the Mekong Delta that became like home. 32 years later he returns alone as a tourist. After a jarring start arriving at "Ho Chi Minh" City, he encounters a split-vision in discovering a new and different country while searching for the old. In his travels, Wilbur's narration reveals an internal journey that moves rhythmically between the now and then. Drawn back to the Mekong,...
"Split/Vision" is John Wilbur's Vietnamese experience. A former U.S. Navy SEAL, he served eighteen months in Vietnam at the height of the war years (1...
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79,63 |
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Damn Right It Hurts!: A Virginia Hillbilly Becomes a World War II Hero
ISBN: 9780595320943 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Russell Gilley, a hillbilly born and reared in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, is desperate to join the army to fight the Nazis. He persuades his mother, Oda, to sign the papers required to allow him to enlist even though he is under age. She does so with great trepidation, remembering her brother-in-law who lost his life to mustard gas in World War I. Russ arrives in Belgium in time to fight in the Battle of the Bulge at Elsenborn Ridge with the 99th Army Division. He earns both a Bronze Medal and a Purple Heart before losing his life. Oda is presented with The Gold Star--the medal well...
Russell Gilley, a hillbilly born and reared in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, is desperate to join the army to fight the Nazis. He persuades his mot...
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49,22 |
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