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How I Earned the Ruptured Duck
Twenty years old when he entered the army in 1942, Leo Bogart was one of 16 million Americans who served with the armed forces during World War II. In numerous letters home, he …
Blue and Gold and Black
During the twentieth century, the U.S. Naval Academy evolved from a racist institution to one that ranked equal opportunity among its fundamental tenets. This transformation was …
Simon Bolivar's Quest for Glory
Earning glory on the fields of battle, Simon Bolivar, who fought to free South America from Spanish rule from 1810 to 1825, was one of the most influential figures in Latin …
Red Wings Over the Yalu
The Korean War was a pivotal event in China's modern military history. The fighting in Korea constituted an important experience for the newly formed People's Liberation Army Air …
Under Army Orders
Between 1950 and 1953, 138,600 US Army National Guardsmen were called up for federal service. This text explores some of the more obscure aspects of the Korean conflict, focusing …
To Save a City
Drawing on rare US Air Force files, recently declassified documents from the National Archives, records released since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the memories of airlift …
Lafayette of the South
In this volume, Jeff Kinard reveals the distinguished life and career of Prince Camille de Polignac, a French aristocrat and Confederate military man. Kinard follows Polignac …
Reeducation in Postwar Vietnam
The stories of three survivors of the Vietnam War. Huynh Van Chinh and Tran Van Phuc, who had been colonels in the Army of Vietnam, lived through the torture of the ""reeducation …
Confederate Struggle for Command
Was Lt. Gen. James Longstreet a lackluster, indecisive leader or a victim of political circumstances?Though traditionally saddled with much of the blame for the Confederate loss at …
Lone Star Confederate
After fighting with the 5th Texas Infantry Regiment, Robert Campbell recorded the first months of his service for the benefit of future generations. In this text, the authors bring …
An Ocean in Common
Through two world conflicts and the Cold War, the US Navy and American ocean scientists drew closer, converting a marriage of necessity into a relationship of achievement. …
Leadership in the Crucible
At the pivotal battles of Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-ni In February 1951, U.N. forces met and contained largescale attacks by Chinese forces. Col. Paul Freeman and the …