Quadrant Books imprint: 10 books

On a narrow street in a working-class neighborhood, the police are held at bay by a small band of armed radicals. Two assaults have already failed. After a morning-long battle involving machine guns, explosives, and tear gas, the radicals remain defiant. In a command post across the street from the...

“Searing . . . An inspiring story.”—Publishers Weekly “This is the . . . powerfully told story of an exceptionally determined human being.”—Booklist On September 21, 1962, U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Donald N. Hamblen’s life changed forever . . . During a...

“The story of Sergeant Major Maurice Jacques is the story of a true warrior. With close to fifty months’ combat in Korea and Vietnam, he’s one of that rare breed, men who have looked the Devil in the eye—for a long time—and never blinked!”**—**LtCol. Oliver North, USMC (Ret.) COMBAT...

"Berkowitz got it right. He is a great storyteller . . . He told it like it is."—MLB Reports "The book's got heart."—Tablet "A uniquely Jewish story . . . The narrative made me laugh out loud, and it brought tears to my eyes . . . It is as much a story about...

In 1966, the Marine Corps introduced a bold, new concept to the battlefield. Little did the designers of that concept realize that it would change the way wars are fought, and the Corps, from that day forward. One of the most influential strategies of the Vietnam War, the Stingray Patrol comprised...

The quiet of the night was again shattered by the thunderous roll of incoming artillery shells, spaced five seconds apart, ripping the jungle to pieces, as huge chunks of earth and vegetation blew skyward under the brilliant flashes of orange and white explosions . . . The possibility of encountering...

Why does a golf ball have dimples? Why are sand traps called "bunkers?" Why is the Masters considered one of the Grand Slam tournaments? These and other questions about the Greatest Game are answered in this new, complete edition of Bill Kroen's classic collection of golf questions and answers. Updated answers and new material make this a "must have" for any golfer!

The postcard came with the words Imperial Japanese Army printed at the top. On it were written three simple words: I AM ALIVE! And with this, Charles R. Jacksons wife knew that her husband, a US Marine Sergeant Major, had survived the Japanese capture of Corregidor and could only hope he would continue...

“Generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas, that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security.” —Gen. John A. Lejeune Suddenly, from both sides of the road, came a steady stream of tracers...

While out with his family one night, six-year-old Andrew Bateson feels suddenly feverish. Although they do not yet know it, Andrew has bacterial meningitis, one of the fastest and deadliest of all infections.Over the next three weeks, as Andrew lies in a coma, the hospital fights an often minute-by-minute...