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B-29 Superfortress

The Plane That Won the War

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B-29 Superfortress: The Plane that Won the War is the definitive work on the crucial role played by the super bomber during World War II. Author Gene Gurney takes the reader from the plane's inception, test flights and production to its combat deployments and its ultimate purpose of dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... Read more

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B-29 Superfortress: The Plane that Won the War is the definitive work on the crucial role played by the super bomber during World War II. Author Gene Gurney takes the reader from the plane's inception, test flights and production to its combat deployments and its ultimate purpose of dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Five Down and Glory:

A History of the American Air Ace

by Gene Gurney ...

The definitive history of the aces of the American air forces from World War I to the Korean Conflict. Included also is a complete compilation of ace fighter pilot's victory tallies, for every war, every theater, and every service in which aviation was a fighting part."IN reading Captain Gene Gurney's Five Down and Glory, you will find that none of our surviving aces were reckless daredevils. None ... Read more

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The definitive history of the aces of the American air forces from World War I to the Korean Conflict. Included also is a complete compilation of ace fighter pilot's victory tallies, for every war, every theater, and every service in which aviation was a fighting part."IN reading Captain Gene Gurney's Five Down and Glory, you will find that none of our surviving aces were reckless daredevils. None
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Journey of the Giants

by Maj. Gene Gurney ...

The story of the B-29 Superfort—the weapon that won the war in the Pacific.Major Gurney writes about B-29 operations in the Pacific, asserting that this aircraft was instrumental in forcing the Japanese to surrender.Much has been written about this great airplane, because any account of the devastating fire raids on Japan or of the dramatic beginnings of atomic warfare would be incomplete without ... Read more

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The story of the B-29 Superfort—the weapon that won the war in the Pacific.Major Gurney writes about B-29 operations in the Pacific, asserting that this aircraft was instrumental in forcing the Japanese to surrender.Much has been written about this great airplane, because any account of the devastating fire raids on Japan or of the dramatic beginnings of atomic warfare would be incomplete without
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13 Cent Killers

The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam

by John Culbertson ...

“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge rewards for killing them. Now noted Vietnam author John J. Culbertson, a former 5th Marine sniper himself, presents the riveting ... Read more

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“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.”In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge rewards for killing them. Now noted Vietnam author John J. Culbertson, a former 5th Marine sniper himself, presents the riveting
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Not Going Home Alone

A Marine's Story

by James Kirschke ...

Experience the pain, the pride, and the triumph of the Marine CorpsAll the members of 1st Lt. James J. Kirschke’s mortar platoon and then rifle platoon knew the stakes: the Marines are America’s military elite, expected to train harder, fight longer, sacrifice more. Kirschke led by example in the hotly contested zone just south of the DMZ and in the dangerous AnHoa region southwest of DaNang. ... Read more

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Experience the pain, the pride, and the triumph of the Marine CorpsAll the members of 1st Lt. James J. Kirschke’s mortar platoon and then rifle platoon knew the stakes: the Marines are America’s military elite, expected to train harder, fight longer, sacrifice more. Kirschke led by example in the hotly contested zone just south of the DMZ and in the dangerous AnHoa region southwest of DaNang.
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The Boys in the B-17

8Th Air Force Combat Stories of Wwii

by T/Sgt James Lee Hutchinson EdS ...

The author in flight gear after photo twelfth mission – second Air Medal (age nineteen)He still wears lucky Air Cadet ring!Hutch's third book contains short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress crews in deadly missions with the Eighth Air Force in World War II and stories of his own teenage combat experiences as radio/gunner on twenty missions with the Mighty Eighth.Teenagers enlisted or were ... Read more

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The author in flight gear after photo twelfth mission – second Air Medal (age nineteen)He still wears lucky Air Cadet ring!Hutch's third book contains short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress crews in deadly missions with the Eighth Air Force in World War II and stories of his own teenage combat experiences as radio/gunner on twenty missions with the Mighty Eighth.Teenagers enlisted or were
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Dak To

America's Sky Soldiers in South Vietnam's Central Highlands

by Edward Murphy ...

**“Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy’s meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like.”—San Antonio Express-News“A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended.”—Military magazine**In June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself ... Read more

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**“Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy’s meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like.”—San Antonio Express-News“A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended.”—Military magazine**In June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself
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Sergeant Major, U.S. Marines

The Biography of Sergeant Major Maurice J. Jacques, USMC

by Maurice J. Jacques, Bruce H. Norton ...

“The story of Sergeant Major Maurice Jacques is the story of a true warrior. With close to fifty months’ combat in Korea and Vietnam, he’s one of that rare breed, men who have looked the Devil in the eye—for a long time—and never blinked!”**—**LtCol. Oliver North, USMC (Ret.)COMBAT AND DEATH, SACRIFICE AND HONORMaurice Jacques served for thirty years with the U.S. Marine Corps, nearly six of them ... Read more

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“The story of Sergeant Major Maurice Jacques is the story of a true warrior. With close to fifty months’ combat in Korea and Vietnam, he’s one of that rare breed, men who have looked the Devil in the eye—for a long time—and never blinked!”**—**LtCol. Oliver North, USMC (Ret.)COMBAT AND DEATH, SACRIFICE AND HONORMaurice Jacques served for thirty years with the U.S. Marine Corps, nearly six of them
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Warriors

An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam

by Robert Tonsetic ...

On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and endured the worst stress of their young lives.It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over a group of grunts demoralized by defeat but determined to get even. Through the legendary Tet and May Offensives ... Read more

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On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and endured the worst stress of their young lives.It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over a group of grunts demoralized by defeat but determined to get even. Through the legendary Tet and May Offensives
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Unsung Eagles

True Stories of America’s Citizen Airmen in the Skies of World War II

by Jay A. Stout ...

The nearly half-million American aircrewmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories.Award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay A. Stout uses Unsung Eagles to save an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. These are not rehashed tales from the hoary icons of the war. Rather, they are stories from the masses of largely unrecognized men ... Read more

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The nearly half-million American aircrewmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories.Award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay A. Stout uses Unsung Eagles to save an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. These are not rehashed tales from the hoary icons of the war. Rather, they are stories from the masses of largely unrecognized men
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Assault from the Sky

Marine Corps Helicopter Operations in Vietnam

by Dick Camp ...

"Action-packed . . . he brings the reader artfully through the fog of war with clarity" ( 20th Century Aviation Magazine).Vietnam has often been called our "first helicopter war," and indeed, the US Marine Corps, as well as Army, had to feel its way forward during the initial combats. But by 1967, the combat was raging across South Vietnam, with confrontational battles against the NVA on a scale ... Read more

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"Action-packed . . . he brings the reader artfully through the fog of war with clarity" ( 20th Century Aviation Magazine).Vietnam has often been called our "first helicopter war," and indeed, the US Marine Corps, as well as Army, had to feel its way forward during the initial combats. But by 1967, the combat was raging across South Vietnam, with confrontational battles against the NVA on a scale
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Aces Against Germany

by Eric Hammel ...

ACES AGAINST GERMANYThe American Aces SpeakEric HammelIn the second volume of his critically acclaimed series, The American Aces Speak, military historian Eric Hammel brings fresh first person accounts from U.S. Army Air Corps fighter aces who blasted their way across the skies of North Africa, the Mediterranean, and northern and southern Europe in the great crusade against Hitler's vaunted ... Read more

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ACES AGAINST GERMANYThe American Aces SpeakEric HammelIn the second volume of his critically acclaimed series, The American Aces Speak, military historian Eric Hammel brings fresh first person accounts from U.S. Army Air Corps fighter aces who blasted their way across the skies of North Africa, the Mediterranean, and northern and southern Europe in the great crusade against Hitler's vaunted
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