Military veterans Books

The book ""Letters of Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius"" is a collection of letters written by two of the most famous explorers of the Americas during the 15th and 16th centuries. Christopher Columbus and Americus Vespuccius were both...

Fort Sumter Memorial: The Fall Of Fort Sumter; Replacing The Flag Upon Sumter; General Robert Anderson (1915) is a historical book written by Frank Moore. The book is a detailed account of the fall of Fort Sumter, a significant event that marked the...

"Absolutely outstanding, Wrinn has a humane, sure eye for detail." – Reader A gripping account of the Pacific War that became a history-changing struggle without mercy or precedent. From the shores of Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa,...

Like many Americans, as soon as Vincent J. Riccio heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor he wanted to enlist in the military. This memoir recounts his experiences in the United States Army Air Corps as an Instrument Technician, Aviation Cadet, and Flight...

""Precis of the Wars in Canada, from 1755 to the Treaty of Ghent in 1814: With Military and Political Reflections"" is a historical book written by James Carmichael Smyth and published in 1826. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the wars that...

A Monograph of the Silver Dollar: Good and Bad is a book written by John Leonard Riddell in 1845. The book is a detailed study of the silver dollar, which was a widely used currency in the United States during the 19th century. The author provides a...

Sheldon Webster's recognition of our obligation to our veterans and particularly to Gold Star families who have sacrificed so much inspired Sheldon to create the Burton Place Veterans Chapel and Library. In this book, he not only tells the story of his...

A personal diary and history from the parade fields of West Point to the 101st Airborne Division and the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. This book is not only a very personal story it is also a unit history and a selective history of the Vietnam War from...

Sailing Directions For The West Coasts Of France, Spain And Portugal (1891) is a comprehensive guidebook published by the Great Britain Hydrographic Office. The book is intended for sailors and navigators who are planning to sail along the west coasts of...

The book ""Report Of Major-General E. S. Otis On Military Operations And Civil Affairs In The Philippine Islands (1899)"" is a historical account of the military operations and civil affairs in the Philippine Islands during the Philippine-American War...

Co-edited by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Meranda Roberts, and Amber Zora, Surviving the Long Wars offers a groundbreaking exploration into the complex histories of US warfare and militarism, illuminating the pivotal role of art in...

The book contains events and event-makers of Indian Army during the last 72 years. The Book also recounts the stories of the brave hearts who were involved in peace-time conflict and outstanding men and women who participated in sports and adventure...

The town of North Petherton in Somerset, like so many others across the country, lost a number of its own during the major conflicts of the twentieth century. This book aims to serve as a unique record to the fifty-five names commemorated on the North...

Few Americans know the facts about the final year of US combat operations in South Vietnam. As political will to sustain the fight shrank and the US withdrew most of their ground forces, the Soviets and North Vietnamese sought battlefield success to...

Le Catalogue De La Mappotheque Du Depot De La Guerre (1849) est un livre publi����� par l'Imprimerie De F. Parent Publisher. Ce livre est un catalogue d�����taill����� de la collection de cartes et de plans conserv�����s au D�����p�����t de la Guerre en...

Cartas Pehuenches es un libro escrito por Juan Egana que se public������ en 1819. El libro trata sobre la correspondencia de los indios naturales del Pire-Mapu, tambi�����n conocidos como pehuenches. Estas cartas fueron escritas en su lengua nativa y...

Le livre intitul����� ""Osteographie De La Baleine Echouee A L'Est Du Port Dostende: Le 4 Novembre 1827 (1828)"" a �����t����� �����crit par Dubar, J. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui porte sur l'�����tude de l'ost�����ologie d'une baleine �����chou�����e...

After the death of their British-born Grandma Gladys in 2021, siblings Claudia and Lance took a sudden interest in the Canadian fiancé Gladys lost during World War II, Wendell "Del" Pierce Drew, a member of the elite RAF Pathfinder Force with Bomber...

The mighty U.S.S. Kitty Hawk traveled rough cold waters of the Pacific on the night Alfonso Apdal Amos disappeared.Days before, Typhoon Zeb had materialized in the Philippine Sea, picking up moisture, speed and strength over the warm water's surface. In...

Step into the soul-stirring world of Dennis Jackson, a post-Vietnam Veteran whose poetry transcends time and trauma. In "Bitterest Truth," Jackson bares his heart and soul, offering readers an intimate glimpse into the tumultuous journey of a soldier who...

This is a quality full color reproduction of the 1945 original story of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) and their actions in China. There are over 70 pages of history and information contained within on this famous unit.

REVISED & UPDATED MESS, PAIN, WOUNDS, and TRIALS.We as people go through all these things.Life is already hard enough. Now you've been living in military life for 2 to 30 years, now you've been seriously rocked to the core.You are not alone !!!Leave...

A powerful and poignant story of a young Australian soldier, trapped at the mercy of the winds, during the Vietnam and American War.Follow the young man’s intimate thoughts during his life-changing journey through courage and cowardice, compassion...

"One of the best Iraq War books of all time" - Book Authority This is the memoir of Sgt Carnell Smith Jr aka Sgt WarDawg. As a U.S. Marine Infantry Rifleman, the Sgt was called on to serve 3 tours in Iraq in 2003, 2004, & 2005 including the very 1st...

When Jimmy Nail finally gets around to reading the phenomenally popular novel The Left-Handed Girl, written by the iconic P.J. Darbin, he recognizes it immediately. It's his own book, the short novel The Allergic Boy, that Jimmy had...

Contemporary historians have transformed our understanding of the German military in World War II, debunking the "clean Wehrmacht" myth that held most soldiers innocent of wartime atrocities. Considerably less attention has been paid to those soldiers at...

Tillie Pierce's (also known as Matilda Alleman) "At Gettysburg" is an intriguing book that follows the life of 15-year-old Tillie as she witnesses and experiences the Battle of Gettysburg. During the first day's fighting, Tillie's family moved her out of...

There is so much more to the Vietnam War than just the war itself. The Vietnam War was a complicated mixture of events and characters that eventually affected our lives, our country, and our history in a way that no other event could accomplish.When...

VOLUME 7 OF THE BEST SELLING 'THE THINGS OUR FATHERS SAW' SERIESFrom the Great Depression to Pearl Harbor, from high school to the combat zone, from boot camp to the end of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan, here are more of the stories that we can't...

A Warrior's Garden is written from the mind of a Warrior. Malachias spent 28 months in Iraq with the Third Infantry Division. Fifteen months as a Combat medic, also used in his secondary MOS as an infantryman. And then another 13 months as an OJT...

DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRYThe eighty-four men and women who tell their stories exemplify these words. From the home front to the battlefront and from behind the lines, their words speak of loss, pain, fear, loneliness, selflessness, faith and hope. As one...

What the Boys in Blue Left Behind is a long overdue pictorial encyclopedia. This book reveals memorabilia which the Civil War veterans left to us. Organizations like The Grand Army of the Republic are all but forgotten today by the general public. It is...

Zumwalt is a compelling portrait of the controversial military man who is widely regarded as the founder of the modern U.S. Navy, Admiral Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt. As Chief of Naval Operations during the decades-long Cold War crisis, Zumwalt...

This is the true story of the legendary Vietnam War hero John Ripley, who braved intense enemy fire to destroy a strategic bridge and stall a major North Vietnamese invasion into the South in April 1972. Told by a fellow Marine, the account lays bare...

Few Americans know the history-changing story of the men of the USS Mason, the only African-American sailors to take a World War II warship into combat. At a time when most blacks in the Navy were relegated to stewards or laborers, the crew of the USS...

 The public services and care being provided to our veteran citizens are rapidly changing due to the increasing number of veterans that live in our cities. There are more veteran citizens now living in America than ever before, and the veteran...

From the orphanage to the Marine Corps there are over 40 pictures. They tell the story of war and the people who fought in them. The Chosin Reservoir is one of the greatest battles in American History. The Star of Koto Ri was as important to the First...

'The Way of the Wolf' continues the journey started with 'Words of a Wolf'. This eclectic collection of poetry explores a Veteran's experience of living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and touches on the difficult subject of racism experienced in the...