Military category: 34701 books
Zero Footprint
The True Story of a Private Military Contractor¿s Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, And the World¿s Most Dangerous Places
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A dramatic insider account of the world of private military contracting.
Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry and top-secret missions--this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top...
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2002
John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most...
Portraits of Courage
A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
**#1 New York Times bestseller | Amazon "Best Books of the Month"
A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace,...
General George Washington
A Military Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2005
Much has been written in the past two centuries about George Washington the statesman and “father of his country.” Less often discussed is Washington’s military career, including his exploits as a young officer and his performance as the Revolutionary War commander in chief. Now, in a revealing...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2003
As the world moves into the next millennium, the United States finds itself at the forefront of this new age, policing not only its own shores but the rest of the world as well. And spearheading this overwatch are the men and women of America's armed forces, the "troops on the wall," who...
Oppose Any Foe
The Rise of America's Special Operations Forces
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
The epic story of America's most elite warriors: the Special Operations Forces.
Born as small appendages to the conventional armies of World War II, the Special Operations Forces have grown into a behemoth of 70,000 troops, including Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Special Operations Marines,...
Chinese Comfort Women
Testimonies from Imperial Japan's Sex Slaves
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
During the Asia-Pacific War, the Japanese military forced hundreds of thousands of women across Asia into "comfort stations" where they were repeatedly raped and tortured. Japanese imperial forces claimed they recruited women to join these stations in order to prevent the mass rape of local...
The Face of Battle
A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 1983
Master military historian John Keegan’s groundbreaking analysis of combat and warfare
The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at the "point of maximum danger." Without the myth-making elements of rhetoric and xenophobia,...
The Complete RANGER DIGEST: Volumes 1-5
Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
A SOLDIER'S GUIDE TO LEARNING THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE The original "no bullshit" soldier's handbooks, loaded with tips, tricks and ideas on how to live, thrive and stay comfortable in a military outdoor environment through field expedient know-how. From how to take a dump in the woods,...
How Hitler Could Have Won World War II
The Fatal Errors That Led to Nazi Defeat
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Most of us rally around the glory of the Allies' victory over the Nazis in World War II. The story is often told of how the good fight was won by an astonishing array of manpower and stunning tactics. However, what is often overlooked is how the intersection between Adolf Hitler's influential personality...
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi
How Hollywood Turns Military Defeats into Moral Victories
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi examines how filmmakers teach Americans about the country’s military past. Examining twenty-three representative war films and locating them in their cultural and military landscape, the authors argue that Hollywood’s view of American military history has...
by Major Paul A. Braunbeck Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
“Before the war, and still more during the conquest of the West, Hitler came to appear a gigantic figure, combining the strategy of a Napoleon with the cunning of a Machiavelli and the fanatical fervour of a Mohomet. After his first check in Russia, his figure began to shrink, and towards the end...
Lucius D. Clay
An American Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Soldier, statesman, logistical genius: Lucius D. Clay was one of that generation of giants who dedicated their lives to the service of this country, acting with ironclad integrity and selflessness to win a global war and secure a lasting peace. A member of the Army's elite Corps of Engineers, he was...
This Kind of War
The Classic Military History of the Korean War
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The book that former Defense Secretary James Mattis recommends as America faces the threat of conflict with North Korea.
In a recent story, Newsweek reported: “Amid increasingly deteriorating relations between the U.S. and North Korea, as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un exchange barbs...