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“andrew geer”

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  • The Sea Chase

    by Andrew Geer ...
    The German freighter Ergenstrasse is lying in Sydney harbour when war breaks out. Her master, Karl Ehrlich, has two options. To scuttle his battered old vessel, or to pit his skill and her rusty eight thousand tons against the British naval blockade—and run for home.For Ehrlich there is no choice, and the Ergenstrasse begins her impossible voyage. Across the Pacific to Norway, via Chile, Cape Horn ... Read more

    $5.58 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    by Andrew Geer ...
    Reckless was a horse who became a member of the Marines during the Korean War. She carried ammunition and was cited for her bravery under fire. Beloved by the Marines, she was decorated and promoted to sergeant. At the end of the war the Marines had her shipped to the U.S. for retirement. ... Read more

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  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    by Andrew Geer ...
    Reckless was a horse who became a member of the Marines during the Korean War. She carried ammunition and was cited for her bravery under fire.Beloved by the Marines, she was decorated and promoted to sergeant. At the end of the war the Marines had her shipped to the U.S. for retirement. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New Breed

    The Story of the U.S. Marines in Korea

    by Andrew Geer ...
    As a Marine combat veteran and a successful writer of fiction and non-fiction, Andrew Geer was ideally suited to tell this story of the U.S. Marines in Korea. In preparing this book, which was first published in 1952, Geer had access to the complete file of Marine combat reports and was able to gather material at first hand as an active Marine field officer during the dreadful winter, spring and ... Read more

    $6.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mercy in Hell

    An American Ambulance Driver with the Eighth Army

    by Capt. Andrew Geer ...
    This is the story of the American Field Service, by its second in command, Captain Andrew Geer.Geer left from Halifax in 1942 with some hundred miscellaneous volunteers of all ages, some sincere in their mission, others using it as an escape from failure, from the draft. After a crossing and a journey of 110 days, the unit reached Egypt. Geer follows their work, through the fall of Tobruk, Matruh, ... Read more

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  • The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot

    A True Story About the Birth of Tyranny in North Korea

    by Blaine Harden ...
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14, Blaine Harden tells the riveting story of Kim Il Sung's rise to power, and the brave North Korean fighter pilot who escaped the prison state and delivered the first MiG-15 into American handsIn The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot, New York Times bestselling author Blaine Harden tells the riveting story of how Kim Il Sung grabbed ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Valleys of Death

    A Memoir of the Korean War

    by Bill Richardson, Kevin Maurer ...
    "Richardson never pulls his punches in these vivid descriptions." --Publishers WeeklyCaught in the Chinese counterattack at Unsan-one of the deadliest American battles of the Cold War Era-Colonel Bill Richardson led an Alamo like defense of the few survivors before being taken prisoner. The North Koreans marched them through sub-zero weather without food, shelter, or medical attention to the area ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea

    by Oscar E. Gilbert ...
    An award-winning military historian delivers "an excellent read" on tank combat in the Forgotten War based on interviews with veterans who were there (MAFVA.org).The outbreak of the Korean conflict caught America (and the Marine Corps) unprepared. The Corps' salvation was the existence of its Organized Reserve (an organization rich in veterans of the fighting in World War II), the availability of ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In Mortal Combat

    Korea, 1950–1953

    by John Toland ...
    A history of the Korean War with soldier's-eye views from both sides, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Rising Sun and Infamy.Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Toland reports on the Korean War in a revolutionary way in this thoroughly researched and riveting book. Toland pored over military archives and was the first person to gain access to previously undisclosed Chinese records, which ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Dundurn Korean War Library Bundle

    Fighting Words / Korea / Triumph at Kapyong / Deadlock in Korea / Cross-Border Warriors

    by Fred Gaffen, Dan Bjarnason, Ted Barris, Mark Bourrie, John Melady ...
    This ebook bundle contains five books that chronicle Canada's participation in the conflict that gripped the Korean peninsula from 1950–53 and resulted in two very different nations that remain at odds today. This bloody and traumatic face-off between capitalist and communist ideologies highlighted the tensions of the Cold War that drew in nations from many parts of the world. Canadian soldiers ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Korea A History

    by Bong-youn Choy ...
    This detailed, scholarly history of Korea is a comprehensive political and socioeconomic history from 57 B.C. to modern times, including North and South Korea.Specializing in Korean industrial structure, economic planning, and administration, the author presents a concise yet readable historical approach to a greater understanding of Korea's position in East Asia. The author, a political scholar ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • North Korea/South Korea

    U.S. Policy at a Time of Crisis

    by John Feffer ...
    The Korean peninsula, divided for more than fifty years, is stuck in a time warp. Millions of troops face one another along the Demilitarized Zone separating communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea. In the early 1990s and again in 2002-2003, the United States and its allies have gone to the brink of war with North Korea. Misinterpretations and misunderstandings are fueling the crisis. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD