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  • War is a Racket (The Profit That Fuels Warfare)

    The Anti-war Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier

    by Major General Smedley D. Butler ...
    War Is a Racket is written by the most decorated American soldier in U.S. history, Major General Smedley D. Butler. Butler frankly discusses from his experience as a career military officer how business interests commercially start and benefit from warfare. After his retirement from the Marine Corps, Gen. Butler made a nationwide tour giving his speech "War is a Racket". The speech was so well ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Operation Medusa

    The Furious Battle That Saved Afghanistan from the Taliban

    by Major General David Fraser, Brian Hanington ...
    From the Canadian in charge of the joint military command in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, this is the real on-the-ground story of one of NATO's bloodiest, most decisive and misunderstood operations: The battle of Panjwayi, the defining moment of "Operation Medusa."In the summer of 2006, David Fraser was the Canadian general in charge of NATO's Regional Command South, a territory spanning six ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Corsairs To Panthers: U.S. Marine Aviation In Korea [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major-General John P. Condon USMC, Commander Peter B. Mersky USN ...
    Series series Marines In The Korean War Commemorative Series
    Includes over 30 photos, maps and plans.The first major surprise of the post-World War II years came into play when in late June 1950, the United States found itself responding in crisis fashion to the North Korean invasion of the new republic of South Korea, just four years and nine months after VJ-Day. The nation became involved in Korea as a result of the Cairo and Yalta conferences in which ... Read more

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  • Korea

    Canada's Forgotten War

    by John Melady ...
    The Korean War (1950-53) forms a little-known but exciting part of Canada's military history. The heroism and sacrifice of Canadians who fought in this conflict as part of the United Nations force has often been ignored. In this lively, anecdotal book, John Melady combines archival material and interviews with many Korean veterans. The result is a vivid, intensely human account of the war from its ... Read more

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  • A Journal of the Campaign in Portugal and Spain

    by Major-General Henry Mackinnon ...
    The body of Major-General Mackinnon now lies in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, next to his brother officer Major-General Robert Craufurd, both casualties of the assault on Cuidad Rodrigo during the Peninsular War. Mackinnon left behind his private journal filled with the details of the scenery, manners, customs and people of both Spain and Portugal as he found them during the Peninsular War, ... Read more

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  • The Life and Correspondence of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, Interspersed with Notices of the Celebrated Indian Chief, Tecumseh (1845)

    by Major-General Sir Isaac Brock ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and administrator. Brock was assigned to Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) successfully for many years. He was promoted to major general, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada ... Read more

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  • THE BATTLE OF ALAM HALFA - A BATTLE REPORT [Illustrated Edition]

    by Generalleutant Fritz Bayerlein a.D., Major General G. P. B. Roberts C.B. D.S.O. M.C. ...
    Illustrated with 6 maps and numerous photos.The Battle that ended Rommel's offensive in the Desert of North Africa, and the Axis hopes of Victory against the Allied forces by the Generals who commanded the two sides."The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 Aug. and 5 Sep. 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Panzerarmee Afrika-a German ... Read more

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  • A Detailed Account Of The Battle Of Austerlitz

    by Major-General Karl von Stutterheim ...
    Translated by Major John Pine-Coffin ...
    A first-hand account by one of the participants in the epoch shaping battle of Austerlitz, in December 1805. Accounted by many to be Napoleon's finest victory, this account is alleged to contain his own commentaries in the text by Major-General von Stutterheim. Von Stutterheim's text is balanced and free from bias despite being written by a serving member of the Austrian military. Added to the ... Read more

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  • To Caubul with the Cavalry Brigade -

    A Narrative Of Personal Experiences With The Force Under General Sir F. S. Roberts, G.C.B. [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major-General Reginald C. W. R. Mitford ...
    Includes 6 illustrationsMajor-General Reginald Mitford recounts one of the most remarkable campaigns undertaken by British Empire forces under one of its greatest generals Field Marshal Roberts.At the time of the second Anglo-Afghan war in 1879, the author was a major with the 14th Bengal Lancers, an Indian Army regiment with a reputation second to none. He and his men were assigned to the Kabul ... Read more

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  • Desert Warfare: German Experiences In World War II [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major General Alfred Toppe ...
    Includes 112 photos/illustrations and 21 maps.The German Afrika Korps blazed a trail across the deserts of North Africa under their dashing leader Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, although finally defeated by far superior Allied Forces they set the gold standard for desert operations. This book is of great historical value and even in the present day it is still considered of great value by the ... Read more

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  • Tanks In The Great War, 1914-1918 [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major-General J.F.C. Fuller DSO ...
    Includes more than 30 maps, plans and diagramsThe world-renowned military expert Major-General J.F.C. Fuller DSO, noted for his many works on military strategy, tactics and history, turns his attention to the famed Royal Tank Corps of World War I. He was in a particularly good position to write such a work as he served from 1916 as part of the Tanks Corps and planned the famous tank attack at ... Read more

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  • The Mediterranean And Middle East: Volume II The Germans Come To The Help Of Their Ally (1941) [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major-General I.S.O. Playfair C.B. D.S.O. M.C., Brigadier C. J. C. Molony, Air Vice-Marshal S.E. Toomer C.B. C.B.E. D.F.C., Captain F. C. Flynn ...
    Illustrated with 29 maps/diagrams and 44 photographs"The second of the eight volumes dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War, this book is largely concerned with the consequences of Germany's decision to prop up its faltering Italian ally in North Africa in 1941. It opens with General Rommel reversing Britain's ... Read more

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