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American Splendorby David Collier, Harvey Pekar, Diana SchutzISBN 1593070403 (1-59307-040-3)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Assault Policeby Octavio DiezISBN 8495323419 (84-95323-41-9)
Softcover, Lema Pub
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The Battle of Okinawa: The Blood and the Bombby George FeiferISBN 1585742155 (1-58574-215-5)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Battlegroundby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0399135502 (0-399-13550-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Battleground, The Corps #4by W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515106402 (0-515-10640-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Behind the Linesby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515119385 (0-515-11938-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Behind the Lines'Book summary:When a man who calls himself "General" Fertig sets himself up as a guerilla leader to harass the Japanese, Marine lieutenant Ken McCoy heads a mission behind enemy lines in order to discern which of the stories about Fertig are true. [via]
Call to Armsby P.M. GriffinISBN 0515093491 (0-515-09349-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, Usmcby Jon T. HoffmanISBN 037576044X (0-375-76044-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, Usmc'Book summary:The Marine Corps is known for its heroes, and Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller has long been considered the greatest of them all. His assignments and activities covered an extraordinary spectrum of warfare. Puller mastered small unit guerrilla warfare as a lieutenant in Haiti in the 1920s, and at the end of his career commanded a division in Korea. In between, he chased Sandino in Nicaragua and fought at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu.
With his bulldog face, barrel chest (which earned him the nickname Chesty), gruff voice, and common touch, Puller becameand has remainedthe epitome of the Marine combat officer. At times Puller's actions have been called into questionat Peleliu, for instance, where, against a heavily fortified position, he lost more than half of his regiment. And then there is the saga of his son, who followed in Chesty's footsteps as a Marine officer only to suffer horrible wounds in Vietnam (his book, Fortunate Son, won the Pulitzer Prize).
Jon Hoffman has been given special access to Puller's personal papers as well as his personnel record. The result will unquestionably stand as the last word about Chesty Puller. [via]More editions of Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, Usmc:
Close Combatby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515112690 (0-515-11269-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Close Combat'Book summary:On an island in the Pacific during World War II, Major Jack Dillon struggles to succeed as a combat correspondent and Sergeant McCoy is shocked by the brutality of battle. By the author of the ""Brotherhood of War"" series. 200,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. [via]
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Twoby Joseph BruchacISBN 0803729219 (0-8037-2921-9)
Hardcover, Dial Books for Young Readers
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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Twoby Roger HargreavesISBN 0142405965 (0-14-240596-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoirby Joseph R. OwenISBN 1557504164 (1-55750-416-4)
Softcover, Naval Inst Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir'Book summary:"A MUST READ . . . This book [is] one of the best on that war in Korea. . . . A wonderful account of common, decent men in desperate action."
--Leatherneck
During the early, uncertain days of the Korean War, World War II veteran and company lieutenant Joe Owen saw firsthand how the hastily assembled mix of some two hundred regulars and raw reservists hardened into a superb Marine rifle company known as Baker-One-Seven.
As comrades fell wounded and dead around them on the frozen slopes above Korea's infamous Chosin Reservoir, Baker-One-Seven's Marines triumphed against the relentless human-wave assaults of Chinese regulars and took part in the breakout that destroyed six to eight divisions of Chinese regulars. COLDER THAN HELL paints a vivid, frightening portrait of one of the most horrific infantry battles ever waged.
"Thoroughly gripping . . . The Chosin action is justly called epical; Lieutenant Owen tells the tale of the men who made it so."
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Counterattackby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515104175 (0-515-10417-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Flags of Our Fathersby James Bradley, Ron PowersISBN 1568951825 (1-56895-182-5)
Softcover, Gale / Cengage Learning
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flags of Our Fathers'Book summary:The Battle of Iwo Jima, fought in the winter of 1945 on a rocky island south of Japan, brought a ferocious slice of hell to earth: in a month's time, more than 22,000 Japanese soldiers would die defending a patch of ground a third the size of Manhattan, while nearly 26,000 Americans fell taking it from them. The battle was a turning point in the war in the Pacific, and it produced one of World War II's enduring images: a photograph of six soldiers raising an American flag on the flank of Mount Suribachi, the island's commanding high point.
One of those young Americans was John Bradley, a Navy corpsman who a few days before had braved enemy mortar and machine-gun fire to administer first aid to a wounded Marine and then drag him to safety. For this act of heroism Bradley would receive the Navy Cross, an award second only to the Medal of Honor.
Bradley, who died in 1994, never mentioned his feat to his family. Only after his death did Bradley's son James begin to piece together the facts of his father's heroism, which was but one of countless acts of sacrifice made by the young men who fought at Iwo Jima. Flags of Our Fathers recounts the sometimes tragic life stories of the six men who raised the flag that February day--one an Arizona Indian who would die following an alcohol-soaked brawl, another a Kentucky hillbilly, still another a Pennsylvania steel-mill worker--and who became reluctant heroes in the bargain. A strongly felt and well-written entry in a spate of recent books on World War II, Flags gives a you-are-there depiction of that conflict's horrible arenas--and a moving homage to the men whom fate brought there. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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- Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 1568959583 (1-56895-958-3)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 0385730640 (0-385-73064-0)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 0440229200 (0-440-22920-0)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 0553384155 (0-553-38415-5)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 0553589083 (0-553-58908-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 0553589342 (0-553-58934-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 0739326597 (0-7393-2659-7)
Softcover, Random House Large Print - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 0553111337 (0-553-11133-7)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 055338029X (0-553-38029-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 1568951825 (1-56895-182-5)
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- Flags of Our Fathers: ISBN 1568959583 (1-56895-958-3)
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Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jimaby James Bradley, Ron Powers, Michael FrenchISBN 0385729324 (0-385-72932-4)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flags of Our Fathers : Heroes of Iwo Jima'Book summary:In the winter of 1945, on the tiny island of Iwo Jima, a ferocious, epic battle was fought, resulting in the loss of more than 48,000 lives and producing what was to become one of the most recognizable symbols of World War II: a photograph of six soldiers raising an American flag on the peak of Mount Suribachi. One of the six, Navy corpsman John Bradley, came away from this historical moment with a deep and mysterious silence about his role in the flag raising. Even his wife heard him speak of it only once in their 47-year marriage. After Bradley's death, his son James began to piece together the facts of his father's heroism, as well as that of the other five men, all of whom became reluctant heroes because of their presence during that fateful instant when the shutter clicked and created a wartime icon.
Based on James Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers for adults, this abridged version for younger readers retains the somewhat terse drama, intense heartbreak, and bittersweet triumph of the original narrative. Through his research on the event and the soldiers (three of the men were killed in combat within days of the flag raising), Bradley explores the dubious nature of heroism and the devastating effects of war. (Ages 14 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American Warby Evan WrightISBN 042520040X (0-425-20040-X)
Softcover, Berkley Caliber
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War'Book summary:In the tradition of black hawk down and jarhead comes a searing portrait of young men fighting a modern-day war. A powerhouse work of nonfiction, generation kill expands on evan wright's acclaimed three-part series that appeared in rolling stone during the summer of 2003. His narrative follows the twenty-three marines of first recon who spearheaded the blitzkrieg on iraq. This elite unit, nicknamed "first suicide battalion," searched out enemy fighters by racing ahead of american battle forces and literally driving into suspected ambush points. Evan wright lived on the front lines with this platoon from the opening hours of combat, to the fall of baghdad, through the start of the guerrilla war. He was welcomed into their ranks, and from this bird's-eye perspective he tells the unsettling story of young men trained by their country to be ruthless killers. He chronicles the triumphs and horrors-physical, moral, emotional, and spiritual-that these marines endured while achieving victory in a war many questioned before it began. Wright's book is a timely account of war; even more important, it is a timeless description of the human drama taking place on today's battlefields. Written with brutal honesty, raw intensity, and startling intimacy, generation kill is destined to become a classic and take its place in the canon of the most captivating and authentic works of war literature [via]
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Getting Luckyby Susan AndersenISBN 038081918X (0-380-81918-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Getting Lucky'Book summary:Road trip!It started out as an impulsive lark for Lily Morrisette, fueled by her strong chemical reaction to sexy Zach Taylor. A tough, blustery, yet tender-in-spite-of-himself career military man, Zach's determined to break up his darling "baby sister" Glynnis's wedding engagement . . . and Lily's coming along for the ride. But there's no Glynnis waiting for them at the end of the line-only a ransom note . . . and a death threat.Amid a dangerous nest of family secrets, the heat between Zach and Lily soon becomes unbearable as a kidnapper's dark and twisted scheme pulls them closer than either dreamed possible. And when passion explodes, Lily's reckless act could prove to be either the best risk she's ever taken . . . or her last. [via]
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Goodbye Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific Warby William ManchesterISBN 1841581259 (1-84158-125-9)
Hardcover, Birlinn
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Goodbye Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War'Book summary:The nightmares began for William Manchester 23 years after WW II. In his dreams he lived with the recurring image of a battle-weary youth (himself), "angrily demanding to know what had happened to the three decades since he had laid down his arms." To find out, Manchester visited those places in the Pacific where as a young Marine he fought the Japanese, and in this book examines his experiences in the line with his fellow soldiers (his "brothers"). He gives us an honest and unabashedly emotional account of his part in the war in the Pacific. "The most moving memoir of combat on WW II that I have ever read. A testimony to the fortitude of man...a gripping, haunting, book." --William L. Shirer [via]
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Softcover, Little Brown & Co - Goodbye Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War: ISBN 0440329078 (0-440-32907-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Goodbye Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War: ISBN 0316545015 (0-316-54501-5)
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Guadalcanal 1942: The Marines Strike Backby Joseph N. MuellerISBN 1855322536 (1-85532-253-6)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Guadalcanal Diaryby Richard Tregaskis, Mark BowdenISBN 0679640231 (0-679-64023-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guadalcanal Diary'Book summary:In the summer and fall of 1942, American Marines landed on the South Pacific island of Guadalcanal and began the slow, bloody work of defeating the Japanese empire. Their landing was significant not only for the outcome of World War II, but also for the conduct of war ever since, for the invasion of Guadalcanal marked the first time that a combined air, sea, and land assault had ever been attempted. It is for that reason that tacticians and military historians study the months-long battle today, and their primary guide to that conflict is Richard Tregaskis's extraordinary Guadalcanal Diary.
A volunteer combat correspondent, Tregaskis braved much danger to bring the story of the fighting to American readers. But he was not one to celebrate his own exploits, and in the pages of his book, he centers on the brave young men from all over the United States who fought and died in appalling numbers. His attention to detail yields arresting descriptions of attacks and counterattacks, of moments of low morale and of exaltation, of moments of quiet behind the lines and of sheer terror at the very point of engagement. Tregaskis's style is unadorned and matter-of-fact, and his present-tense narrative places the reader in the thick of the battle during those "hopeless weeks."
The direct literary ancestor of books of military reportage such as Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down and Michael Herr's Dispatches, Guadalcanal Diary is an exemplary work of journalism, and as vivid a portrait of men under fire as has ever been committed to print. --Gregory McNamee [via]
Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battleby Richard B. FrankISBN 0140165614 (0-14-016561-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle'Book summary:A history of the battle at Guadalcanal draws on first-time translations of official Japanese defense accounts and declassified U.S. radio intelligence to recreate this critical campaign. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. NYT. [via]
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Guidebook for Marinesby Mariens Corps Assn StaffISBN 0940328070 (0-940328-07-0)
Softcover, Marine Corp Assn Bookstore
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Helmet for My Pillowby Robert LeckieISBN 0553282654 (0-553-28265-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Helmet for My Pillow: The World War II Classicby Robert LeckieISBN 0743479378 (0-7434-7937-8)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Helmet for My Pillow: The World War II Classic'Book summary:In January 1942, in the aftermath of the infamous Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. From boot camp in Parris Island to the bloody war in the Pacific, Robert Leckie experienced it all. The booze, the brawling, the loving on sixty-two-hour liberty; the courageous fighting and dying in combat as the U.S. Marines slugged it out, inch by inch, island by island across the Pacific to the shores of Japan. [via]
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In Danger's Pathby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515126985 (0-515-12698-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Danger's Path'Book summary:Through seven books, Griffin's bestselling chronicle of the Marine Corps has proven itself to be one of the country's most enduring and popular series. But In Danger's Path is his most absorbing story yet. Desperate to find someone to unite the warring interests of General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz, and OSS chief Donovan, FDR puts Fleming Pickering in charge of the OSS's Pacific operations. Immediately, two urgent missions fall into his lap: to contact and rescue a band of former American servicemen and their dependents on the run from the Japanese in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia; and at the same time, to set up a weather station in the Gobi to help direct planned aerial attacks against Japan. Pickering has a free hand to use whomever he pleases, and he is soon surrounded by many of the Marines on whom he has come to rely during the war: men like Ken McCoy, Ed Banning, Jake Dillon, Ernie Zimmerman, and--much to his surprise--a certain scapegrace pilot named Malcolm Pickering, his son. Together, they will venture into terra very much incognita--and with luck they may even come out alive... Filled with the crackling realism, adventure, and rich characters that have earned his novels such praise, In Danger's Path is further proof, as Tom Clancy says, that "W.E.B. Griffin is a storyteller in the grand tradition." [via]
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The Intrudersby Stephen CoontsISBN 1591141281 (1-59114-128-1)
Hardcover, Naval Inst Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Intruders'Book summary:A sequel to "Flight of the Intruder". After the Vietnam War, Jake Grafton is assigned to what should be a safe tour in the Pacific. But from the ocean's peaceful waters comes the deadly challenge of rogue pirates, and this time his colleagues are not battle-hardened veterans. [via]
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Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachiby Derek WrightISBN 1841761788 (1-84176-178-8)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battlesby Anthony SwoffordISBN 141651340X (1-4165-1340-X)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War And Other Battles'Book summary:In his New York Times bestselling chronicle of military life, Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family. When the U.S. Marines-or "jarheads"-were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months; he was punished by boredom and fear; he considered suicide, pulled a gun on a fellow marine, and was targeted by both enemy and friendly fire. As engagement with the Iraqis drew near, he was forced to consider what it means to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man. [via]
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Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles: ISBN 0743244915 (0-7432-4491-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles: ISBN 0743235355 (0-7432-3535-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War And Other Battles: ISBN 141651340X (1-4165-1340-X)
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Line of Fireby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515110132 (0-515-11013-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Line of Fire'Book summary:Line of Fire brings to life a desperate mission of World War II that captures the drama and courage of the men who fought it. Two Marines, reporting on Japanese air activity, are trapped on a small Coastwatcher island. A special rescue team is assembled to save them--under enemy gunsight. It is am exciting and powerful story of real heroism that only W.E.B. Griffin could tell...[via] 
Making the Corpsby Thomas E. RicksISBN 0684848171 (0-684-84817-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Making the Corps : 61 Men Came to Paris Island to Become Marines, Not All of Them Made Itby Thomas E. RicksISBN 0684831090 (0-684-83109-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Making the Corps : 61 Men Came to Paris Island to Become Marines, Not All of Them Made It'Book summary:Marines are different: distinct not only from ordinary U.S. citizens but from the ranks of the army, navy, and air force as well. The difference begins with boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, where the history and future of the United States Marine Corps intersect in the training of every new recruit. In Making the Corps, Ricks follows a platoon of young men through 11 grueling weeks of boot camp as their drill instructors indoctrinate them into the culture of the Few and the Proud. Many arrive at Parris Island undisciplined and apathetic; they leave as marines.
With the end of the cold war, the role of the American military has shifted in emphasis from making war to keeping peace. "The best way to see where the U.S. military is going is to look at the marines today," says Ricks, as the other armed forces have begun to emulate the marine model. To understand Parris Island--a central experience in the life of every marine--is to understand the ethos of the Marine Corps. Ricks examines the recent changes in the Standard Operating Procedures for Recruit Training (the bible of Parris Island), which indicate how the corps is dealing with critical social and political issues like race relations, gender equality, and sexual orientation. Making the Corps pierces the USMC's "sis-boom-bah" mythology to help outsiders understand this most esoteric and eccentric of U.S. armed forces. --Tim Hogan [via]
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The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Divisionby Bing West, Ray L. SmithISBN 055380376X (0-553-80376-X)
Hardcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division'Book summary:With unprecedented access and previously unreported detail, here is a first hand account of the 22-day march to Baghdad that takes you behind the scenes and to the front line...
No one reporting on the war in Iraq had the unique battlefield clearance afforded the authors of this dramatic eyewitness account. Unlike embedded journalists confined to a single unit, West and Smith acquired a captured yellow SUV and joined with whatever unit was leading the assault every day of the fight. The result is a report of what really happened from the heart of the action unlike anything youll read anywhere else.
While we will move swiftly and aggressively against those who resist, we will treat all others with decency, demonstrating chivalry and soldierly compassion for people who have endured a lifetime under Saddams oppression. Major General J.N. Mattis, 1st Marine Division, Commanding
Here is the story that can be told only by those who actually witnessed the action of the famed 1st Marine Divisions march on Baghdad, from the shaky beginning of U.S. operations in southern Iraq to the capture of U.S. prisoners, the misreported fierce Iraqi resistance, and the aggressive assaults that led to a quick and decisive victory.
With over a half century of military and combat experience between them, bestselling author F. J. Bing West and Major General Ray L. Smith, USMC (Ret.), combine expert military analysis with dramatic battlefield reporting. They bring the reader on a march that ended in victorybut was shadowed by second-guessing, unexpected reversals, and the threat of catastrophe.
With access to three-star generals in the command centers and to privates in the field, the authors reveal how the strategic plan played out in battle, showing what went well and what failed, and detailing power struggles for military and political control never reported. The result is destined to become the definitive account of ground warfare in Iraq. [via]More editions of The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division:
The March Up: Taking Baghdad With the 1st Marine Divisionby Francis J. West, Bing West, Ray L. SmithISBN 0553382691 (0-553-38269-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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March Upcountryby David Weber, John RingoISBN 0743435389 (0-7434-3538-9)
Softcover, Baen Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'March Upcountry'Book summary:Royal Brat In Trouble - Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock was young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man ... so why wouldn't anyone at Court trust him? It wasn't surprising that he became spoiled, self-centered, and petulant. After all, what else did he have to do with his life? But that was before his mother the Empress packed him off to a backwater planet, a saboteur tried to blow up his ship, and he found himself shipwrecked on the planet Marduk, with jungles full of dambeasts, killerpillars, carnivorous plants, and barbarian hordes with really bad dispositions. Now all Roger has to do is hike halfway around the planet, capture a spaceport from the Bad Guys, commandeer a starship, and then go home. Fortunately, Roger has an ace in the hole: Bravo Company of Bronze Battalion of The Empress' Own Regiment. If anyone can get him off Marduk alive, it's the Bronze Barbarians. Assuming that Prince Roger manages to grow up before he gets all of them killed... [via]
Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unitby Tom ClancyISBN 0425154548 (0-425-15454-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Marine Rifleman: Forty-Three Years in the Corpsby Wesley L. FoxISBN 1574885294 (1-57488-529-4)
Softcover, Potomac Books Inc
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Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Killsby Charles HendersonISBN 0425103552 (0-425-10355-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills'Book summary:In the chaos of the combat zone, there are the living, the dead, and the Ghost.[via]
In the ongoing Iraq conflict, there are no battle lines, no direct offensives, no ground won or lost??just the daily fight against an enemy who hits and runs, hides and sneaks. If the enemy shows himself, it?s only for a moment. But for a Marine Sniper, that is all that is needed.
Readers now have the opportunity, from these warriors? perspective, to peer into the killing zone through a telescopic lens, down the barrel of a high-powered rifle, and into the very heart of the enemy. The training, the techniques, and the steel will necessary to survive as a sniper are all described in vivid detail.
Charles Henderson also delves into the core of the enemy??the maniacal ideology, and the tactics that have sown so much violence in Iraq??and how they are all vulnerable to a single bullet from a Ghost.More editions of Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills:
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Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills The True Story of Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcockby Charles HendersonISBN 0938936956 (0-938936-95-6)
Hardcover, Daring Books
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The Marines of Autumnby James BradyISBN 0312280815 (0-312-28081-5)
Softcover, Griffin
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The Murderersby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515117420 (0-515-11742-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujahby Bing WestISBN 0553383191 (0-553-38319-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah'Book summary:"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."Senator John McCain
Fallujah: Iraqs most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. Victory came at a terrible price: 151 Americans and thousands of Iraqis were left dead.
The epic battle for Fallujah revealed the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war.
The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah as soft as fog. But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the cityagainst the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusiononly to be ordered a second time to take a city that had become an inferno of hate and the lair of the archterrorist al-Zarqawi.
Based on months spent with the battalions in Fallujah and hundreds of interviews at every levelsenior policymakers, negotiators, generals, and soldiers and Marines on the front linesNo True Glory is a testament to the bravery of the American soldier and a cautionary tale about the complexand often costlyinterconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the twenty-first century.
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujahby Francis J. West, Bing WestISBN 0553804022 (0-553-80402-2)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah'Book summary:"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."Senator John McCain
Fallujah: Iraqs most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. Victory came at a terrible price: 151 Americans and thousands of Iraqis were left dead.
The epic battle for Fallujah revealed the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war.
The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah as soft as fog. But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the cityagainst the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusiononly to be ordered a second time to take a city that had become an inferno of hate and the lair of the archterrorist al-Zarqawi.
Based on months spent with the battalions in Fallujah and hundreds of interviews at every levelsenior policymakers, negotiators, generals, and soldiers and Marines on the front linesNo True Glory is a testament to the bravery of the American soldier and a cautionary tale about the complexand often costlyinterconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the twenty-first century. [via]More editions of No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah:
Okinawa 1945: The Last Battleby Gordon Rottman, Howard GerrardISBN 1855326078 (1-85532-607-8)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officerby Nathaniel C. FickISBN 0618773436 (0-618-77343-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer'Book summary:A former captain in the Marines First Recon Battalion, who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, reveals how the Corps trains its elite and offers a point-blank account of twenty-first-century battle.[via]
If the Marines are the few, the proud, Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Only one Marine in a hundred qualifies for Recon, charged with working clandestinely, often behind enemy lines. Ficks training begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, after his junior year at Dartmouth, and advances to the pinnacleReconfour years later, on the eve of war with Iraq. Along the way, he learns to shoot a man a mile away, stays awake for seventy-two hours straight, endures interrogation and torture at the secretive SERE course, learns to swim with Navy SEALs, masters the Eleven Principles of Leadership, and much more.
His vast skill set puts him in front of the front lines, leading twenty-two Marines into the deadliest conflict since Vietnam. He vows he will bring all his men home safely, and to do so hell need more than his top-flight education. Hell need luck and an increasingly clear vision of the limitations of his superiors and the missions they assign him. Fick unveils the process that makes Marine officers such legendary leaders and shares his hard-won insights into the differences between the military ideals he learned and military practice, which can mock those ideals. One Bullet Away never shrinks from blunt truths, but it is an ultimately inspiring account of mastering the art of war.More editions of One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer:
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Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Islandby John WukovitsISBN 0451212053 (0-451-21205-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Island'Book summary:It happened in the shadow of Pearl Harbor-mere hours after the first attack on the day that would "live in infamy." But few know the full story of Wake Island.[via]Now a prominent military historian, breaking new ground on the assault, relates the compelling events of that day and the heroic struggle that followed. Thanks to the brave Marines stationed there-and the civilian construction workers who selflessly put their lives on the line to defend the island-what was supposed to be an easy victory became a protracted and costly battle for Imperial Japan. This is the story of that battle, from survivors on both sides, and with a gallery of historic photos.
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Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hellby Jim Moran, Gordon L. Rottman, Howard GerrardISBN 1841765120 (1-84176-512-0)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Retreat, Hell!by W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515138614 (0-515-13861-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Retreat, Hell!'Book summary:[via]It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. While Douglas MacArthur chomps at the bit, intent on surging across the 38th parallel, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering works desperately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and President Harry Truman. And somewhere out there, his own daredevil pilot son, Pick, is lost behind enemy lines--and may be lost forever.
Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empireby Gordon Rottman, Howard GerrardISBN 1841768049 (1-84176-804-9)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Spare Parts: A Marine Reservist's Journey from Campus to Combat in 38 Daysby Buzz WilliamsISBN 159240054X (1-59240-054-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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A Special Valor: The U.S. Marines And the Pacific Warby Richard WheelerISBN 1591149371 (1-59114-937-1)
Softcover, Naval Inst Pr
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Tarawa 1943: The Turning of the Tideby Derrick WrightISBN 1841761028 (1-84176-102-8)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Under Fireby W. E. B. GriffinISBN 0515134376 (0-515-13437-6)
Softcover, Jove Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Under Fire'Book summary:Having wrapped up World War II with 1999's In Danger's Path, bestselling military author W.E.B. Griffin now deploys his Marines in Korea with Under Fire, the ninth volume in his Corps series. Back are familiar characters from Griffin's previous Corps books--daredevil pilot Pick Pickering, his Scotch-sipping father, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering, Capt. Ken "Killer" McCoy, and Master Gunner Ernie Zimmerman--with historical figures including President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur making appearances as well. It's now 1950, and with Communist forces making their presence felt below the 38th Parallel, Griffin's plot centers on Gen. Pickering, now high up in the newly created CIA, and Ken McCoy as they work behind MacArthur's back to covertly pave the way for an invasion of North Korea.
Readers who crave nonstop battle action and excitement may find it hard to stick with Under Fire, as Griffin takes the time to detail the background leading up to one of America's least-remembered modern wars. Griffin writes for the true armed forces aficionado, filling his prose with realistic descriptions of procedure, gear, and materials, an alphabet's worth of acronyms, and an ex- soldier's ear for military dialogue. Look for more sharp, authentic writing in this series' next installment. --Benjamin Reese [via]
The United States Marine Corps Workoutby Andrew Flach, Peter Field PeckISBN 1578260116 (1-57826-011-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Utmost Savagery: The 3 Days of Tarawaby Joseph H. AlexanderISBN 0804115591 (0-8041-1559-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawaby Alexander, Joseph H., ColISBN 1557500312 (1-55750-031-2)
Hardcover, Naval Inst Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa'Book summary:"The first complete and definitive account of the Battle of Tarawa."
--Maj. Gen. Mike Ryan, USMC (Ret.)
Navy Cross recipient
Green Beach, Tarawa
On November 20, l943, in the first trial by fire of America's fledgling amphibious assault doctrine, five thousand men stormed the beaches of Tarawa, a seemingly invincible Japanese island fortress barely the size of the Pentagon parking lots (three-hundred acres!). Before the first day ended, one third of the Marines who had crossed Tarawa's deadly reef under murderous fire were killed, wounded, or missing. In three days of fighting, four Americans would win the Medal of Honor. And six-thousand combatants would die.
Now, Col. Joseph Alexander, a combat Marine himself, presents the full story of Tarawa in all its horror and glory: the extreme risks, the horrific combat, and the heroic breakthroughs. Based on exhaustive research, never-before-published accounts from Marine survivors, and new evidence from Japanese sources, Colonel Alexander captures the grit, guts, and relentless courage of United States Marines overcoming outrageous odds to deliver victory for their country.
"Without a doubt the best narrative of the struggle ever produced."
--Richard B. Frank, Author of Guadalcanal
A MAIN SELECTION OF THE MILITARY BOOK CLUB
Winner of the 1995 General Wallace M. Greene, Jr., Award, awarded to the year's best nonfiction book pertinent to Marine Corps History
Winner of the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Outstanding Writer of the Year, presented by the Navy League of the United States
Winner of the Roosevelt Naval History Prize, awarded by the Naval War College [via]
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawaby Eugene B. Sledge, Joseph H. AlexanderISBN 1557507473 (1-55750-747-3)
Hardcover, Naval Inst Pr
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawaby Sledge, Eugene B., Jr., Paul FussellISBN 0195067142 (0-19-506714-2)
Softcover, Oxford University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa'Book summary:In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war." John Keegan referred to it in The Second World War as "one of the most arresting documents in war literature." And Studs Terkel was so fascinated with the story he interviewed its author for his book, "The Good War." What has made E.B. Sledge's memoir of his experience fighting in the South Pacific during World War II so devastatingly powerful is its sheer honest simplicity and compassion.
Now including a new introduction by Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed presents a stirring, personal account of the vitality and bravery of the Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa. Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1923 and raised on riding, hunting, fishing, and a respect for history and legendary heroes such as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene Bondurant Sledge (later called "Sledgehammer" by his Marine Corps buddies) joined the Marines the year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and from 1943 to 1946 endured the events recorded in this book. In those years, he passed, often painfully, from innocence to experience.
Sledge enlisted out of patriotism, idealism, and youthful courage, but once he landed on the beach at Peleliu, it was purely a struggle for survival. Based on the notes he kept on slips of paper tucked secretly away in his New Testament, he simply and directly recalls those long months, mincing no words and sparing no pain. The reality of battle meant unbearable heat, deafening gunfire, unimaginable brutality and cruelty, the stench of death, and, above all, constant fear. Sledge still has nightmares about "the bloody, muddy month of May on Okinawa." But, as he also tellingly reveals, the bonds of friendship formed then will never be severed.
Sledge's honesty and compassion for the other marines, even complete strangers, sets him apart as a memoirist of war. Read as sobering history or as high adventure, With the Old Breed is a moving chronicle of action and courage. [via]More editions of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa:
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