Turner Publishing: 2329 books
Targeted by the CIA
An Intelligence Professional Speaks Out on the Scandal That Turned the CIA Upside Down
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Targeted by the CIA is a personal account by S. Peter Karlow of how he was falsely accused, by counterintelligence chief James J. Angleton, of being a mole for Moscow. The book describes in thrilling detail how he suddenly found himself challenged to refute something that never existed. How the case...
by Quentin McGown
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Fort Worth is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Fort Worth has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Fort Worth has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the...
by John B. Manbeck
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Brooklyn, a magical name, both fantasy and enigma. Yet despite its reputation, Brooklyn consists of provincial, suburban neighborhoods, a small town. For over 300 years, Brooklyn suffered growing pains, but it also offered hospitality, jobs, and recreation, as the photographs in this volume show....
Historic Photos of Broadway
New York Theater 1850-1970
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2008
The history of theater in New York is captured in the images of the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. From this valuable archive, author Leonard Jacobs spotlights the evolution of the world’s most storied dramatic community. Reaching from the 1850s...
by Edward C. Dailey
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1995
From Custer to MacArthur: The 7th U.S. Cavalry (1866-1945)
Fire Department City of New York
The Bravest; An Illustrated History 1865-2002
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2002
Fire Department City of New York honors the department's 137 years of dedicated service to the City of New York by chronicling its history of the department with a updated listing of all the firefighters that have been killed in the line of duty. This book features 272 pages of which 67 are full-color...
Legendary Lawman
The Story of Quick Draw Jelly Bryce
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Largely unknown except in a few law enforcement circles, Jelly Bryce was at the forefront of the conflict during America’s gangster era. As an Oklahoma State Game Ranger, Oklahoma City Police Detective, and FBI Agent for over 30 years, Bryce was the man responsible for creating the FBI’s first...
Above & Beyond, 3rd Ed.
Former Marines Conquer the Civilian World
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
In spite of the relatively small number of people passing through its ranks, the Marine Corps produce a disproportionate share of this country’s leaders. It is because Marines are different from the rest of the population. They have a different mindset and handle problems in a different manner....
Company Aytch or a Side Show of the Big Show
A Memoir of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
COMPANY AYTCH has reigned as one of the most memorable and honest depictions of the American Civil War since its original publication in 1882. Sam R. Watkins’s firsthand account of life as a Confederate soldier eloquently captured the realities of war, the humor and pathos of soldiering, and the...
Hann's Crew
490th Bomb Group of the Mighty 8th Air Force
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2000
EJ Johnson's story of nine young men who overcame unbelievable odds with the 8th Air Force 490th Bomb Group flying missions over Germany during the 1944-1945 era of World War II - and lived to tell about it. After qualifying as a navigator in the Army Air Corps during World War II, E.J. Johnson went...
by Caterpillar Association of the United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1992
The Caterpillar Association, born in 1982, is a group of self-saved men and women. Any person who saves his life jumping from a disabled aircraft, with a parachute, can become a member. This is not the history of the parachute, but rather the stories behind the men and women who were forced to use them in an emergency situation. (From the Introduction)
by Henry C. Herge
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1996
A history of the Navy V-12 Program during World War II. The Program provided opportunities for young men whose families had suffered during the difficult times of the Great Depression. These high school graduates were offered the golden opportunity to attend colleges and universities. At the end of...
Call Out the Guard!
The Story of Lieutenant General John B. Conaway and the Modern Day National Guard.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1997
Call Out the Guard! is the story of the modern-day National Guard, one of the largest, most powerful military organizations in the world today. Includes National Guard Bureau Chief Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway's career from Cadet to the highest levels of the Pentagon.
71st Infantry Division
The Red Circle Division
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
Trace the history of the 71st Infantry Division, from its inception in 1943 on, in this fascinating account. Nicknamed the Red Circle Division from their insignia, the 71st played a significant role in World War II in Alsace-Lorraine and also in Austria, where they liberated a concentration camp. Features photographs, index, and endpaper color maps.