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A Doctor's War
ISBN: 9781904943402 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A jaw dropping account of life as an RAF doctor during the Second World War.As an RAF medical officer, Aidan McCarthy served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena comparable with those of famous war heroes.Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners with amazing ingenuity in awful conditions. En route back to Japan in 1944, his ship was torpedoed but he was rescued by a whaling boat and re interned in Japan. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. He was then eyewitness to the horror and...
A jaw dropping account of life as an RAF doctor during the Second World War.As an RAF medical officer, Aidan McCarthy served in France, survived Dunki...
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Cast a Giant Shadow: The Story of Mickey Marcus Who Died to Save Jerusalem
ISBN: 9781929354009 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus--after serving his country with distinction in World War II--responded to the appeal of a beleaguered country in the Middle East and became one of the truly great heroes of modern Israel, the only soldier interred at West Point who was killed while fighting under a foreign flag.
Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus--after serving his country with distinction in World War II--responded to the appeal of a beleaguered country in the Mid...
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88,44 |
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Vestigia: Reminiscences of Peace and War
ISBN: 9781931313780 / Angielski / Miękka / 373 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
ISBN: 9781931313810 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Personal narratives of a British officer on the Western front during World War I.
Personal narratives of a British officer on the Western front during World War I.
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Grant and His Campaigns: A Military Biography
ISBN: 9781931313841 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the first military biographies of the eighteenth president of the U.S. written by the editor of the United States Service magazine in 1866.
One of the first military biographies of the eighteenth president of the U.S. written by the editor of the United States Service magazine in 1866.
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DMZ Diary: A Combat Marine's Vietnam Memoir
ISBN: 9781931391702 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume provides a riveting firsthand account of the most intense fighting of the Vietnam War--DMZ 1968, where death was sudden, life stripped of the superfluous. The author recounts harrowing experiences as a radioman in a Marine rifle company near the North Vietnamese border.
This volume provides a riveting firsthand account of the most intense fighting of the Vietnam War--DMZ 1968, where death was sudden, life stripped of ...
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77,47 |
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General Smuts: Volume 1
ISBN: 9781931541299 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Painstakingly documented, expertly written, even proofread by General Smuts himself, this is not only an engaging history of Africa but an invaluable description of the first world war, President Wilson's plans and the resulting peace treaties.
Painstakingly documented, expertly written, even proofread by General Smuts himself, this is not only an engaging history of Africa but an invaluable ...
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Life and Deeds of General Sherman
ISBN: 9781931541442 / Angielski / Miękka / 588 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in 1891, this book is a tribute to General William Tecumseh Sherman. His early life is described as well as his days at West Point and his early career. His wartime accomplishments are explained in great detail. This memorial edition includes even the eulogies read at his funeral.
Written in 1891, this book is a tribute to General William Tecumseh Sherman. His early life is described as well as his days at West Point and his ear...
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185,92 |
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Lord Nelson
ISBN: 9781931541695 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The celebrated author of the Hornblower series presents the biography of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, the victor of the naval battle of Trafalgar.
The celebrated author of the Hornblower series presents the biography of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, the victor of the naval battle of Trafalgar.
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145,46 |
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A Gunner Aboard the Yankee: From the Diary of Number Five on the After Port Gun
ISBN: 9781931641487 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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137,34 |
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War Movies: Journeys to Vietnam: Scenes and Out-Takes
ISBN: 9781931896160 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Karlin is one of the most gifted, passionate and powerful writers of his generation."-George Garrett Wayne Karlin's memoir "War Movies" recounts his return to Vietnam as scriptwriter and actor in the award-winning Vietnamese film "Song of the Stork." On his journey, Karlin lives in two worlds-the world of postwar Vietnam and the world of film. Past and present, illusion and reality, humor and sorrow blend as he works on the film and converses with his former enemies. Particularly powerful are the contrasts between the young and old generations of Vietnamese and the meditative quality... "Karlin is one of the most gifted, passionate and powerful writers of his generation."-George Garrett Wayne Karlin's memoir "War Movies" recount... |
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Surrounded by Heroes: Six Campaigns with Divisional Headquarters, 82d Airborne, 1942 - 1945
ISBN: 9781932033588 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the author was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1942 he had no reason to expect special treatment. Instead, because he was a typist and draftsman, he was grabbed up by an outfit desperately in need of those skills. It was the G-3 (Operations) Section of the 82nd Airborne. Len Lebenson thus gained a ringside seat for some of the greatest campaigns of World War II.
The 82nd fought throughout the ETO, from the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and France, to the Netherlands, the Bulge and the drive on Berlin. And throughout the campaigns sat Lebenson at the division s nerve center,... When the author was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1942 he had no reason to expect special treatment. Instead, because he was a typist and draftsman, ...
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Lbj's Hired Gun: A Marine Corps Helicopter Gunner and the War in Vietnam
ISBN: 9781932033656 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many Vietnam memoirs have appeared in recent years, but not a single one has the humor, pathos, poignancy, and often sheer hilarity of John J. Gebhart's riveting LBJ'S Hired Gun. As Gebhart tells it, he was a "smart-mouthed college boy" who joined the Marines to see the world and "dust a few black pajamas for Uncle Sam." Two grueling tours of duty later (1965-1967) he returned home as a sergeant after surviving 240 combat missions (12 air medals) and being shot down twice. On his chest was the Navy Commendation Award (with the combat V). LBJ's Hired Gun launches with Gebhart's grim...
Many Vietnam memoirs have appeared in recent years, but not a single one has the humor, pathos, poignancy, and often sheer hilarity of John J. Gebhart...
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Seeing the Wind
ISBN: 9781932077018 / Angielski / Miękka / 588 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I still love my flag and my country. I'm proud of my military service and I would do it all over again. I still believe in Duty, Honor and Country." John York Jr. served his country and his fellow citizens through a long and honorable career in the armed forces, and was in the thick of the action in Korea and Vietnam as a helicopter flyer and senior instructor, and an expert with both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. HIs story is a fine picture of the friendships and the ups and downs of service life, supported throughout by a rock-solid marriage. This is the story of our fighting men...
"I still love my flag and my country. I'm proud of my military service and I would do it all over again. I still believe in Duty, Honor and Country." ...
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Whistle Stop
ISBN: 9781932077483 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Suddenly a bomb exploded near the barracks. The wall shook and bomb fragments hit the exterior of the building. Then another sailor yelled, "It's a Jap bombing raid!" I started to get some clothes on, gathered up my guns and headed for the exit. On the way out, I looked through the window and watched as another bomb exploded, and my buddy, who was running to get his anti-aircraft gun, was blown to bits... Emil Lesko, a World War II veteran, takes the reader back to the war days as he narrates his life story. Tracing his childhood, when he lived in a railroad shanty near a whistle stop, the...
Suddenly a bomb exploded near the barracks. The wall shook and bomb fragments hit the exterior of the building. Then another sailor yelled, "It's a Ja...
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Vietnam, A Surgeon's Odyssey
ISBN: 9781932077506 / Angielski / Miękka / 736 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A doctor's diary. A soldier's saga. Colonel J.P. Franklin, MC US Army, a man of honor, courage and commitment, has already passed through the crucible of two wars. Beginning as a teenaged Marine private in the Second World War, he goes on to command a platoon of self-propelled automatic weapons as a lieutenant in the Korean War. His greatest challenge, however, comes in a third war, Vietnam. World recognised for his expertise as a head and neck surgeon, he leaves the safe academic environment of Walter Reed Army Medical Centre to become a paratrooper, then takes his military and surgical...
A doctor's diary. A soldier's saga. Colonel J.P. Franklin, MC US Army, a man of honor, courage and commitment, has already passed through the crucible...
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My Tour In Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma
ISBN: 9781932690231 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US
Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell.BRP Davids journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is. In addition to killing the enemy on the field of battle, he was... David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be |
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Marine Mystique: A Story about Marine Boot Camp
ISBN: 9780738819501 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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125,39 |
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15 Stars: Eisenhower, Macarthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century
ISBN: 9780451223920 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 15 Stars presents the intertwined lives of three great men--Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Marshall--against the sweeping background of six unforgettable decades, from the two world wars to the Cold War. As it reveals the personalities behind the public images, it shows how much of a difference three men can make not only to a nation, but the world. In the closing days of World War II, America looked up to three five-star generals as its greatest heroes. George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Douglas MacArthur personified victory, from the Pentagon to Normandy to the Far...
15 Stars presents the intertwined lives of three great men--Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Marshall--against the sweeping background of six unfo...
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House to House: A Soldier's Memoir
ISBN: 9781416546979 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. House to House is a soldier's memoir that is destined to rank with the finest personal accounts of men at war. An instant classic in hardcover, this timeless story features a new afterword and a question and answer section with the author. Bringing to searing life the terrifying intimacy of hand-to-hand infantry combat, House to House is far more than just another war story. Populated by an indelibly drawn cast of characters, it develops the intensely close relationships that form between soldiers under fire. Their friendships, tested in brutal combat, would never be quite...
House to House is a soldier's memoir that is destined to rank with the finest personal accounts of men at war. An instant classic in hardcover,...
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