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Escape or Evade is a true depiction of the Author Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. being shot down on France on November 19, 1943. He recounts the events of his capture by the Nazis, his escape and arduous journey to Sweden and return to his unit in England.

In the summer of 1906, a distinguished member of one of New York's most prestigious and powerful men's clubs - the Metropolitan Club - is found with his throat slashed, murdered within the club's walls. By all eyewitness accounts, the murder is another member - a man who, in actuality, wasn't there...

The origins and history of the Naval Order of the U.S.

Describes Johnson's 33 years in the military, including P-47 Thunderbolt missions in WWII, 13 months in a German POW camp, and his eventual command of the 8th Air Force.

West Virginia is a state of overwhelming beauty. Shared traditions, shared tragedies, and shared histories bind its people to the land and each other with a strong sense of place, family, and home. In striking black-and-white photos culled from state and national archives, accompanied by text from...

75th Infantry Division: Ardennes, Central Europe, Rhineland is a comprehensive history of one of the most distinguished divisions of World War II. This history traces their 1943 activation at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and follows through to the most memorable battles of War—Ardennes, the Colmar...

Tenth Armored Division's epic stories of combat in WWII in Europe, as recalled by Major (Retired) Dean M. Chapman.

To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weapons??????you beat the soul of man of the enemy man. ??????General George S. Patton, Jr. George S. Patton, Jr., born...

When retired Southern sheriff-turned-New York City detective John Le Brun and his wife, Lordis, set sail in 1910 for a long-awaited honeymoon on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, they expect to find relaxation in paradise. However, they soon discover they’ve been lured to the island in part to...

The author, from Smith County, Mississippi, writes of his experiences fighting in WWII.

From Old Town to the Union Station, Historic Photos of Tacoma is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of...

Confessions of a Name Dropper is an insider's account of some of the most significant men and moments in American history. Veterans will be especially drawn to Nichols' revealing look at the heroic exploits of the 10th Armored Tiger"" Division...from their ""days of white hell""...

In 1950 Dallas was a spirited Texas town of some regional importance; by 1980 it was an international city, one of the nation’s most populous, a center of trade, transportation, finance, pro sports, and popular culture. Historic Photos of Dallas in the 50s, 60s, and 70s documents this amazing transformation...

Corpus Christi, Texas, is one of the most pristine coastal cities on the Gulf of Mexico. Once a simple nineteenth-century trading post at the mouth of the Nueces River, this port city has survived war and hurricanes on its road to becoming an important meat-processing, petroleum, and commercial center....