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The Far Side of a Dead Beat Dad
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As a former member of the United States Army Special Forces, David Bryson lived by the motto “De oppresso liber,” a Latin phrase that means “to free from oppression” or “to liberate the oppressed.” Little did he realize that, years later, he...
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Shaping Destiny
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Major Kanwal Sethi was a prominent character in the early days of independent Kenya’s military story—but his personal story is more fascinating still. Here he regales readers with tales of his life, from its beginnings as an ambitious young man...
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Sons of the Greatest Generation
Snapshots and Memories of Vietnam, October 1967 to October 1968
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Like thousands of young men before and after him, in 1967 at just nineteen years old, Ron Copeland was drafted into the US Army, trained as an infantry soldier, and shipped off to Vietnam. He spent the next year of his life immersed in the fear,...
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When Johnny Doesn't Come Marching Home
A Compelling Human Interest Story About a 20 Year Old Boy's Search for Adventure in World War One
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In 2017, the United States of America will be celebrating the Centennial of World War I. 1st Sergeant JOHN RUSSELL SMALL was a Veteran of that War. This is a true account of his experiences before, during and after the War, as written by his...
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Dancing with Fate
Tom and Bette spurn Rommel and the Blitz
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Elizabeth Swan (Bette) in WWII London battles through life. Fate surrounds her marriage, Nazi bombs, family deaths, ambulance adventures and then romance and business. Tom Gale, an ordinary soldier endures one of the hardest hit battles in...
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Twisted Tales from VMI
Real-Life Stories From the Virginia Military Institute, Barracks, Post and Downtown
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Praise for Twisted Tales from VMI “I laughed till I stopped!” ~ Dave Hagemann, ‘80 “Me, too.” ~ John Cooper, ‘83 “Written proof my roommate was in serious need of some psychiatric help.” ~Matt Waring, ‘83 “The funniest thing I have read since the...
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Firefight
Battling fires in Canada, fighting wars overseas and finding humanity amid the chaos
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Firefight is a compilation of Rick Kurelo’s personal accounts as a professional firefighter in Canada and as a Canadian Forces soldier in Afghanistan and Bosnia. Ninety-seven stories and forty-five photos document Rick’s experiences at scenes of...
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Conduct Unbecoming
Rape, Torture, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from Military Commanders
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It is not just in recent years newspapers have carried headlines of those dishonoring the uniform by raping innocent civilians, fellow students at Academies, trainees, or fellow service members. Savage beatings, sodomy, rape, cruelty,...
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Steely Eyed Killers of the Deep
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The sea stories of over 45 submariners who served in USS Nautilus (SSN-571) between 1954 and 1980. What one submarine sailor can imagine and tell in great detail, another submarine sailor can corroborate, expand and improve on, in much greater...
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Loss of Innocence
A History of Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines in Vietnam
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This book is above all, history. For the first time an author has covered the actions of a single Marine company in Vietnam and their 5+ year deployment. The content of Loss of Innocence is the result of 15 years of official document research,...
