Veterans in Crisis
1,657円 "Veterans in Crisis" offers knowledge and hope for millions of veterans, and for others who suffer from the debilitating impact of trauma and PTSD. They show the effects that war has had on soldiers from the beginning of time, well before the Bibleーeven before the written wordーand all the way t...
Beyond Five Minutes
1,327円 Jack Zimmerman's life changed forever on March 9, 2011. An IED blast in Afghanistan took both his legs and ravaged his arms. Bleeding out on the battlefield, he clung to a surgeon's words: "Stay awake five more minutes, and I promise you will live." Those crucial minutes sparked a journey of grit...
A Stroke A Soldier's Journey
562円 The book tells the story of Alvis's stroke and how he dealt with coming to terms with his disability.
Final Engagement
1,440円 Through a deadly last showdown beside Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, Marine Corps veteran Christopher Izant illustrates the impossible conditions and strategic blunders that disillusioned a generation of American warriors and all but guaranteed defeat. They were stepping into a world of hidd...
Phantoms from Vietnam
845円 Severely scarred in the wake of three years in a Vietnamese POW camp, Gordon Talbott returns home buoyed by the desire to rebuild his life and reap the expected rewards for his service. Instead, he finds himself overwhelmed by drastic changes not only in his personal circumstances, but to that of...
Shipboard Life Under Combat
950円 Brotherhood & Battle–Stories of Courage and Survival Aboard a Destroyer In this compelling and vivid account, Robert Scigliano takes readers aboard the USS Harry E. Hubbard during one of the most pivotal and perilous moments of World War IIーthe Battle of Okinawa. Drawing from his own experiences...
The Wounded Generation
2,334円 From award-winning and bestselling author David Nasaw, a brilliant re-examination of post-World War II America that looks beyond the victory parades and into the veterans’ーand nation’sーunhealed traumas In its duration, geographical reach, and ferocity, World War II was unprecedented, and the ef...
SAS: My Trial By Fire: True Stories and L...
3,714円 Des Powell left school with no qualifications and little in the way of formal education. At nineteen he signed up to join the Parachute Regiment. Famously, the Paras is home to the UK military's second-toughest training regime after the SAS. Des Powell knows all about both. In fact, Des knows SAS...
First To Fire: Afghanistan Combat Advisor
500円 ***First to Fire: Afghanistan Combat Advisor***takes you deep into the heart of modern warfare, sharing the incredible journey of Andy Schouten, an artillery officer embedded with an Afghan National Army (ANA) artillery unit. Through a combination of tactical expertise and raw personal insight, S...
Unfulfilled Promises
903円 "Unfulfilled Promises" by Louis Raprager III is a stirring exploration of the injustices faced by non-citizen soldiers in the US military. Through compelling research and narratives, Raprager highlights the ironies of an immigration system that leaves those who've served alienated. The book, with...
Ivan's War
2,112円 “May be the best historical portrait of life in the Red Army yet published . . . [researched] with****extraordinary patience and a wonderful ear for nuance.” ーAnne Applebaum, The New York Review of Books Of the thirty million who fought in the eastern front of World War II, eight million died, d...
Night Witches: Fearless Women Who Took To...
950円 Authors Note: My books are intended to provide an accessible and engaging overview of remarkable women's lives, rather than a comprehensive academic analysis complete with references and bibliography. I write for general readers who want history that feels human and alive. I blend expository and ...
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