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With the Old Breed
DescriptionIn The Wall Street Journal, Victor Davis Hanson named Together with the Old Breed one of the top five books on epic twentieth-century battles. Studs Terkel interviewed the author for his definitive oral history, The Good War. Now E. B. Sledge’s acclaimed first-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa returns to thrill, edify, ...
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Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone
DescriptionFrom New York Times bestselling author James Brady—the story of Marine legend John Basilone, one of three main characters in HBO's The Pacific

Hero of the Pacific tells the dramatic, compelling, and all-but-forgotten life story of a small-town boy who became one of World War II?s greatest and excellent-known heroes. His ...

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Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills : The True Story of Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock
DescriptionHe's silent, invisible. He lies in one position for days, barely twitching a muscle, effective to control his heartbeat and breathing. His record has never been matched: 93 confirmed kills. This is the story of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, Marine sniper, legend of military lore. **MASS MARKET PAPER**
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
Description“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”

Together with these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon ...
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Categories Textbooks Trade-In   General   Philippines   Naval   Asia   Paperback   Printed Books  
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
DescriptionIn the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Ideal Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a excellent historical mystery–and do history themselves.

For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was extra than a sport. ...
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ManufacturerBallantine Books
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Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan
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Written by Robert Leckie, whose wartime exploits will be featured this spring in the upcoming Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific, Strong Men Armed has been a perennial bestselling classic account of the Pacific theater in World War II. As scout and machine-gunner for the First Marine Division, Leckie fought in ...
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ManufacturerDa Capo Press
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
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For decades American submarines have roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage in missions known only to a pick and choose few. Now, afterwards six years of research, those missions are told in Blind Man's Bluff, a magnificent achievement in investigative reporting. It reads like a spy thriller -- except everything in it is ...

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Categories Intelligence & Espionage   Naval   General   Military Science   20th Century   Paperback   Printed Books  
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Description"A fluent, intelligent history...provide[s] the reader a feel for the human quirks and harsh demands of life at sea."—New York Times Book Review Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the much divisive issue facing the new government. The founders—particularly ...
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The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident
DescriptionIn America’s new war, the first guns in the fight are exclusive operations forces, counting the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate together with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the continuously shifting war on terror, SEAL units—small in number, flexible, stealthy, and ef?cient—are extra vital than ever to America’s safety as they ...
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ManufacturerThree Rivers Press
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The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228
DescriptionTogether with a postscript describing SEAL efforts in Afghanistan, The Warrior Elite takes you into the toughest, longest, and much relentless military
training in the world.

What does it get to become a Navy SEAL? What makes talented, intelligent young men volunteer for physical punishment, cold water, and days not including sleep? In The Warrior ...
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ManufacturerThree Rivers Press
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