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War and Cold War (Hardcover): Jack R Williams War and Cold War (Hardcover)
Jack R Williams
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
To Valhalla (Hardcover): Pierce Kelley To Valhalla (Hardcover)
Pierce Kelley
R693 R625 Discovery Miles 6 250 Save R68 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dark Society - Father Damien's War (Hardcover): Terry W. Drake The Dark Society - Father Damien's War (Hardcover)
Terry W. Drake
R923 Discovery Miles 9 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Falling Out and Belonging - A Foot-Soldier's Life (Hardcover): S. Joseph Krause Falling Out and Belonging - A Foot-Soldier's Life (Hardcover)
S. Joseph Krause
R824 Discovery Miles 8 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This WW II novel revolves around the experience of a callow youth destined to join the Fourth Infantry Division in Hrtgen Forest. The narrative traces the bonded ties of six comrades in arms, three of whom are killed and three wounded. Vividly detailed, the stressful existence of Combat Infantrymen causes some men to break. What helps those who see it through is their loyalty to one another, called a "culture of caring" by their Chaplain. In Part I our innocent recruits are sobered by incidental casualties on the way up, which initiate them into the inconsequence of death. Part II takes them into Hrtgen, a battle fought under continuous icy rain in steep-hilled terrain favoring the well entrenched Germans. Casualties often run over l00% of a Company's authorized strength. Attacks are met by unrelenting artillery and mortar fire-machine guns at close range. In a typical situation, our narrator covers a Sergeant, who, after taking out a machine gun pinning the Company down, is himself killed by a sniper. A hard-headed West Pointer insists on night action, impossible in the Forest, and, after stepping on a mine that takes his legs off, he rolls on another that hits those nearby. General Patton called Hrtgen "an epic of stark infantry combat." Part III deals with how, badly depleted in numbers and morale, the men successfully withstand the Breakthrough, thereby saving Luxembourg, a defense for which Patton gave the Fourth a Unit Citation. In the concluding Part, the narrator is wounded and put on limited assignment. He dislikes the rear echelon life-style, guys being obsessed with whores, drinking, stealing, and feasting, but he holds his peace and decides he'll return to the world wherereality matters.

True Mark, an Alex the Fey thriller (Hardcover): Claudia Hall Christian True Mark, an Alex the Fey thriller (Hardcover)
Claudia Hall Christian
R689 Discovery Miles 6 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
From the Ashes of Glory (Hardcover): Howard Goode From the Ashes of Glory (Hardcover)
Howard Goode
R652 R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Save R62 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the uncertain days before a young America would be torn apart by a war between the states, a small boy named Morgan Montgomery is orphaned and sent to live with his mother's wealthy relatives. They attend her funeral service and take the nine-year-old to live with them and grow up on their large plantation near Columbia, Tennessee.

As he begins to grow into manhood, tensions erupt to the boiling point. And for one frightening year after war breaks out, Morgan remains on the plantation, torn between his loyalty to his adopted family and his duty as a Southern man. After much trepidation, he decides to enlist in the Confederate army and ends up riding with Nathan Bedford Forrest.

The story tells of the hardships and tribulations of the war, and of his undying love for Charity, the young lady who helped nurse him back to health after he was severely wounded near her home in Mississippi. After the war's end, they are separated by circumstance, and Morgan begins his quest to find her again.

Morgan, clinging desperately to the hope that he will find her, travels to Texas. He works his way across the state, surviving any way he can, hoping that his travels will reunite him with his lost Charity.

Gunfish - A Fleet Submarine Goes to War (Hardcover): Claude M. Pearson Gunfish - A Fleet Submarine Goes to War (Hardcover)
Claude M. Pearson
R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Battle Stations--Gun Action " Ensign Charley Jason, a Reserve officer faces the searing experience of submarine warfare in the Pacific. When a Fleet type submarine went to war in the Pacific it operated mainly on the surface, attacking convoys at night, always heavily escorted as well as single vessels, rescuing downed fliers during intense air battles and shooting up enemy trawlers, junks, fishing boats and sampans. Often it had to fight to rescue downed pilots with the submarine at total risk during such daytime actions.

At Aboukir and Acre (Hardcover): G. A Henty At Aboukir and Acre (Hardcover)
G. A Henty
R1,615 Discovery Miles 16 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rubbings - A Vietnam Pastoral (Hardcover): R. P. Gibson Rubbings - A Vietnam Pastoral (Hardcover)
R. P. Gibson
R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ladders of Death (Hardcover): Philippe Erhard The Ladders of Death (Hardcover)
Philippe Erhard; Edited by John David Kudrick
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Nine From The Ninth (Hardcover): Paul A. Newman Nine From The Ninth (Hardcover)
Paul A. Newman; As told to Bob Wallace, Jack Bick
R565 R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thirty years after the Vietnam War, three soldiers collaborate with three short stories each to create

The Art of War (Hardcover): Sun Tzu The Art of War (Hardcover)
Sun Tzu
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Invasion of the Most Sacred (Hardcover): Robert Lovelle Rooks Invasion of the Most Sacred (Hardcover)
Robert Lovelle Rooks
R847 Discovery Miles 8 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Historical Record of the Third, Or the Kings Own Regiment of Light Dragoons (Hardcover): Richard Cannon Historical Record of the Third, Or the Kings Own Regiment of Light Dragoons (Hardcover)
Richard Cannon
R1,172 Discovery Miles 11 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pendulum Swing - Kepler 186 (Hardcover): Amy Johnson Pendulum Swing - Kepler 186 (Hardcover)
Amy Johnson
R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Unrequited (Hardcover): Page Brown The Unrequited (Hardcover)
Page Brown
R1,010 Discovery Miles 10 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Unrequited is an incredible story of the turbulent years of the Indochina War seen through the multiple eyes of fictional French and Vietnamese. They live the historical times at the end of the Second World War through the decisive battle of Dien Bien Phu. In this time of revolutionary change French colonials and legionaries are pitted against the followers of Ho Chi Minh and General Giap. Nguyen van Phan, a reporter in exile, leads his new family from a rural village back to Ha Noi to report on the Vietnamese struggle for independence. His wife Thi reluctantly follows. Lieutenant Pasteur, a newly commissioned French Legionnaire seeking adventure, is posted to Ha Noi as a platoon leader. An aging Doctor Ashtray adbandons all hope of returning to France and cares for the few remaining French civilians and the growing number of military casualties. The oprhan Lao survives in the streets until he is forcibly recruited by the Viet Minh. These lives and others are interwoven in the threads of history, their viewpoints colored by the past and the sights and sounds of the place and era that lead them on seperate parallel journeys. Through the years of conflict, they remain unrequited. Not for the faint of heart, this novel portrays the grim face of war. History proved the period just the first act of a much longer tragedy that might have been avoided if America had learned the lesson of those years.

Hammers in the Wind (Hardcover): Christian Warren Freed Hammers in the Wind (Hardcover)
Christian Warren Freed
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Just a Walk in the Dark (Hardcover): Chester R. Porter Just a Walk in the Dark (Hardcover)
Chester R. Porter
R901 Discovery Miles 9 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unknown to Trong, scouts had reported increased American activity to the southeast of the camp, which possibly meant the Americans were moving into the area. Every precaution had been taken to ensure that the camp was not taken by surprise. Patrols were sent out daily. Observation posts were placed well forward of the camp, and fi ghting positions around the camp were manned at all times. Trong checked his equipment one more time as he waited for the Americans. He slid the bolt back on his Soviet made AK-47 making sure that a round was chambered. Next, he checked the green plastic American-made detonator, which was attached to the Chinese claymore mine located thirty meters from his position. He thought himself ready and tried to fi ght the panic that assailed his mind. He thought of what his section leader had told him. "Wait, until the Americans were close to the mine before detonating it. Then use your rifl e to kill any of the Americans that are left alive." Chester Porter was born and raised in Texas. He was drafted into the Army in 1967 and served with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. In 1968 he was transferred to the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. In 1982 he became a Federal Law Enforcement Offi cer for the Department of Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service. He retired from federal service in 2005 after twenty-nine years of government service. Porter lives today, outside of Savannah Georgia in the small town of Rincon.

Behind the Wire (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Rachel Amphlett Behind the Wire (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Rachel Amphlett
R728 R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Save R67 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reality Prism - A Raven Novel (Hardcover): Paul E Vallely, Trudel D John Reality Prism - A Raven Novel (Hardcover)
Paul E Vallely, Trudel D John
R843 Discovery Miles 8 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
John Knox (Hardcover): Wm M Taylor John Knox (Hardcover)
Wm M Taylor
R1,109 Discovery Miles 11 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Dash from Diamond City (Hardcover): George Manville Fenn A Dash from Diamond City (Hardcover)
George Manville Fenn
R1,679 Discovery Miles 16 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Soldier Stories (Hardcover): Rudyard Kipling Soldier Stories (Hardcover)
Rudyard Kipling
R1,396 Discovery Miles 13 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Lost Mission (Hardcover): Alan Swope The Lost Mission (Hardcover)
Alan Swope
R543 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On May 14, 1965, four sailors took part in a mission to rescue four marines in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The mission was simple: venture into the jungle and locate the four trapped marines. But soon they were surrounded by the enemy, and the only means of escape was via the sea. Five men were wounded, and one man, John Heartly, not only fired more than two hundred rounds, but also carried a little Vietnamese girl out of the jungle and into safety.

Just after the new year of 1988, navy personnel discover a file of yellowed documents wedged between some old filing cabinets. The file holds the records of that May 14, 1965, mission. It narrates the details of the rescue and notes that all of the participants were decorated and given medals, except one-John Heartly.

Now, thirty-three years later, the US government intends to rectify the situation. But first they must verify the details and locate the rescued Vietnamese girl; only then can they give Heartly his long-overdue recognition.

Clandestine Affairs of the Heart - Jonathon's Destiny (Hardcover): James R. Youngblood Clandestine Affairs of the Heart - Jonathon's Destiny (Hardcover)
James R. Youngblood
R650 R588 Discovery Miles 5 880 Save R62 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Jonathan Roberts comes from a long line of naval officers. He has been groomed since birth to serve his country honorably, and as a Navy SEAL, he does not disappoint. Driven to succeed, he is assigned to the CIA in Afghanistan, where he accomplishes more than anyone could imagine.

He assumes an Arab name and poses as a Saudi so he can infiltrate Taliban territory to gather intelligence. Over the next three years, he earns two Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars, the Navy Cross, and the Congressional Medal of Honor. Even so, something is missing from his life. He has two affairs to fill the void: one with Sue Walker and another with Becky Simon.

Sue ends up getting married, but soon Jonathan hears Becky will be back in his life, working nearby. Is this a sign? Has he found a woman to love? Jonathan's destiny is unclear. He feels driven to serve his country, but he also dreams of being a husband and father. Is he destined to be with Becky, or is he destined to be married to his work, like so many Roberts men before him?

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