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  • Tanks in Hell

    A Marine Corps Tank Company on Tarawa

    by Oscar E. Gilbert ...
    An extraordinary slice of untold WWII history: how unproven Marines driving untested Sherman tanks turned the tide against Japan in the Battle of Tarawa.In May 1943, a self-described "really young, green, ignorant lieutenant" assumed command of a new US Marine Corps company. His even younger Marines were learning to operate an untested weapon, the M4A2 "Sherman" medium tank. Just six months later, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Marine Corps Tanks Collection

    by Oscar E. Gilbert ...
    "Together these books provide the definitive history of the USMC's tank forces . . . Very highly recommended" ( Military Modelcraft International).Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea: A detailed and gripping account of the little-known Marine tank engagements during the Korean War, from the valiant defense at Pusan and the bitter battles of the Chosin Reservoir to the bloody stalemate along the ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam

    by Oscar E. Gilbert ...
    The author of Tanks in Hell tracks ten years of tank warfare in Vietnam, combining firsthand accounts from veterans with analysis of tactics and strategy.In 1965 the large, loud, and highly visible tanks of 3rd Platoon, B Company, 3rd Tank Battalion landed across a beach near Da Nang, drawing unwelcome attention to America's first, almost covert, commitment of ground troops in South Vietnam. As ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tanks

    A Century of Tank Warfare

    by Oscar E. Gilbert, Romain V. Cansière ...
    Series series Casemate Short History
    "For all the history buffs on warfare of the last century, Tanks is a perfect choice . . . packed with fascinating information" ( San Francisco Book Review ).This Casemate Short History—by the authors of Tanks in Hell: A Marine Corps Tank Company on Tarawa—provides an informative and entertaining introduction to this iconic weapon of the last hundred years.Tanks first ventured in... ... Read more

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  • Marine Corps Tank Battles in the Middle East

    by Oscar E. Gilbert ...
    In this "compelling read," the former Marine artilleryman examines modern tank strategies through true stories of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan ( Military Modelcraft International).In the aftermath of Vietnam a new generation of Marines was determined to wage a smarter kind of war. The tank, the very symbol of power and violence, would play a key role in a new concept of mobile warfare, not seen ... Read more

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  • Fantastic Stories Presents the Imagination (Stories of Science and Fantasy) Super Pack

    by Milton Lesser, Edmond Hamilton, Boyd Ellanby, Alfred Coppel, Mack Reynolds, Philip K. Dick, Winston Marks, Kris Neville, Robert E. Gilbert, Morris Hershman, Daniel F. Galouye, Paul W. Fairman, C. H. Thames, Robert W. Haseltine, Arnold Marmor, Russ Winterbotham, Irving Cox, Jr., Tom W. Harris, Harry Warner, Jr., Dick Purcell, T. D. Hamm, Charles V. De Vet, Alexander Blade ...
    Series Book 27 - Positronic Super Pack Series
    Imagination' was one of the most successful science fiction magazines of its time. While many of it contemporaries tried to push literary boundaries, 'Imagination' focused on adventure and space opera, assuring its financial success. Here are some of the finest stories ever to appear in its pages. Over 200,000 words of pulse-pounding adventure fiction. 'Mr. Spaceship' by Philip K. Dick 'The Mind ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • True for the Cause of Liberty

    The Second Spartan Regiment in the American Revolution

    by Oscar E. Gilbert, Catherine R. Gilbert ...
    "Persuasively tells the savage partisan war in the Carolina backcountry . . . [during] the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution" ( Military Review ).Following their defeat at Saratoga in New York in 1777, the British decided to implement a southern strategy against the American insurgents, a plan to "roll up" the rebellious colonies from Georgia through the Carolinas to Virginia. Untrained ... Read more

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  • Thy Rocks and Rills

    by Robert E. Gilbert ...
    "Thy Rocks and Rills" is a poetic masterpiece by Robert E. Gilbert that celebrates the beauty and majesty of nature. Through vivid imagery and lyrical prose, Gilbert invites readers on a journey through rugged landscapes, rolling hills, and majestic mountains.The title itself, "Thy Rocks and Rills," hints at the focus of the work: the enduring grandeur of the natural world. Gilbert's poetry ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Different Valor

    The Story of General Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A.

    by Dr. Gilbert E. Govan, Dr. James W. Livingood ...
    Originally published in 1956, this book is a full account of General Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891), a career U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was one of the most senior general officers—second only to General Robert E. Lee—in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.Although heartily disliked by Confederate president ... Read more

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  • 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

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  • A Guide to Soft Fruit Growing - The Strawberry

    by E. Gilbert ...
    This antiquarian book comprises a concise and accessible guide to growing strawberries, with information on planting, manuring, pests, and more. This book will be of considerable utility to novice fruit growers with an interest in growing strawberries, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Although old, the information of contained in this guide is timeless, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Once Upon an Ever After

    by Kaye Lynne Booth, Charlie Emrys, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Victory Witherkeigh, Meia Holland, Lindsay E. Gilbert, Olivia Seaton, A.E. Lanier, Rebecca M. Senese, Peri Fae Blomquist ...
    This unique and imaginative collection of eleven thought provoking fantasy stories will delight readers who enjoy stories of wishes gone awry.What happens when…A woman desires to carry on her family's legacy, uncovering a long-buried curse?A not so perfect witch casts a spell to defy age and preserve her relationship with her handsome shapeshifting familiar?A time traveler longs to be the savior ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus