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Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Presents concise portraits of the lives and accomplishments of some of history's greatest military commanders who have successfully and directly led men in combat from ancient times through the Vietnam War in countries around the world.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world's #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is...
Author
Language
English
Description
Fans of Top Gun , The Hunt for Red October , and Forrest Gump will love this epic tale of struggle, tenacity, and heroism. Separated in age by eighteen years, Ron and Steve Lambrecht lived under the same farmhouse roof for only six months—yet both left the Minnesota cornfields of their birth for distinctly different roads of military achievement. Their joint memoir, Boundless Two Warriors from the Heartland, One Mission for the Homeland , offers...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the greatest wars the world has ever seen and whose unique strengths--and weaknesses--shaped the course of human history, from the bestselling, award-winning author of Churchill and Napoleon Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War, Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and deeply insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston...
Author
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
This Almanac of World War I provides a day-by-day account of the action on all fronts and of the events surrounding the conflict, from the guns of August 1914 to the November 1918 Armistice and its troubled aftermath. Daily entries, topical descriptions, biographical sketches, maps, and illustrations combine to give a ready and succinct account of what was happening in each of the principal theaters of war.--Cover p. [4].
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Thor. Hercules. Gladiator. G.I. Joe. The most famous mythical warriors are based on real-life heroes from history. In this book, come face-to-face with the greatest warriors of all time. Discover the worlds of ancient Greek hoplites and Vikings, knights and Civil War soldiers, Navy SEALS and today's special forces"--
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"What turns an ordinary person into a hero? What happens in the blink of an eye on a battlefield (or in any dangerous situation) to bring out true courage? The men and women who have been recognized by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation know the answers to these questions deep in their hearts"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A stirring World War II combat story of how the legendary George Patton reinvigorated a defeated and demoralized army corps, and how his men claimed victory over Germany's most-feared general, Erwin Rommel. In March 1943, in their first fight with the Germans, American soldiers in North Africa were pushed back fifty miles by Rommel's Afrika Korps and nearly annihilated. Only the German decision not to pursue them allowed the Americans to maintain...
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