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The Royal British Legion

90 Years of Heroes

par Matt Croucher, The Royal British Legion ...

Lu par Keeley Hawes, Bernard Cribbins, Nicky Henson, Sean Barrett, Philip Franks ...

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5 heure 35 min

The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921. It is now the country’s leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces and their dependants. The RBL is behind the annual Poppy Appeal, the highest profile charity appeal in Britain.This superbly illustrated book has the full support of the Royal ... En savoir plus

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The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921. It is now the country’s leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces and their dependants. The RBL is behind the annual Poppy Appeal, the highest profile charity appeal in Britain.This superbly illustrated book has the full support of the Royal
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Courage Can Save Us

Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future

par Rye Barcott ...

Lu par Rye Barcott ...

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12 heure 28 min

Bloomsbury presents Courage Can Save Us, written and read by Rye Barcott.From a U.S. Marine and co-founder of With Honor, and written ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, comes the story of principled veterans who work across party lines to shape our nation and inspire us to serve with courage in our own lives.Featuring exclusive interviews with: *Mark Kelly * Dan ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Courage Can Save Us, written and read by Rye Barcott.From a U.S. Marine and co-founder of With Honor, and written ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, comes the story of principled veterans who work across party lines to shape our nation and inspire us to serve with courage in our own lives.Featuring exclusive interviews with: *Mark Kelly * Dan
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Tiger Battalion 507

Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment

par Helmut Schneider ...

Lu par Chris MacDonnell ...

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6 heure 55 min

This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit.The book was conceived during a reunion of the "507" at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their ... En savoir plus

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This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit.The book was conceived during a reunion of the "507" at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their
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After Action

The True Story of a Cobra Pilot's Journey

par Dan Sheehan ...

Lu par Roger Wayne ...

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9 heure 31 min

Dan Sheehan is a third-generation military flyer. He was eager to test his skills as a Cobra gunship pilot in the theatre of combat—and then he got his chance, first, in East Timor, then during two tours of duty in Iraq.The scenes in Dan's military memoir crackle with tension and excitement as we follow his path into battle. Bullets pierce their Cobras as Dan and his buddies struggle to separate ... En savoir plus

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Dan Sheehan is a third-generation military flyer. He was eager to test his skills as a Cobra gunship pilot in the theatre of combat—and then he got his chance, first, in East Timor, then during two tours of duty in Iraq.The scenes in Dan's military memoir crackle with tension and excitement as we follow his path into battle. Bullets pierce their Cobras as Dan and his buddies struggle to separate
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Vietnam Combat

Firefights and Writing History

par Robin Bartlett ...

Lu par Chris Monteiro ...

Version Longue

12 heure 23 min

The year 1968 was arguably the most significant year of the war. It was the height of the American involvement, and because officer casualties had been so great after the Tet Offensive of January 1968, all prior officer assignments were canceled.1st Lieutenant Robin Bartlett suddenly found himself at the "repo-depo" in Bien Hoa reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. The unit had more helicopter ... En savoir plus

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The year 1968 was arguably the most significant year of the war. It was the height of the American involvement, and because officer casualties had been so great after the Tet Offensive of January 1968, all prior officer assignments were canceled.1st Lieutenant Robin Bartlett suddenly found himself at the "repo-depo" in Bien Hoa reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. The unit had more helicopter
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Six Days of Impossible

Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back

par Robert Adams ...

Lu par Tom Perkins ...

Version Longue

7 heure 31 min

Hell Week has never been described so effectively. Six days in Hell define every SEAL that moves past the point of no return in their minds. Robert Adams, MD, brings the experiences of his classmates into view with real, difficult to believe experiences, described in frightening detail by the men that lived through the frigid cold, filthy muddy days, and body destroying events of a winter Hell ... En savoir plus

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Hell Week has never been described so effectively. Six days in Hell define every SEAL that moves past the point of no return in their minds. Robert Adams, MD, brings the experiences of his classmates into view with real, difficult to believe experiences, described in frightening detail by the men that lived through the frigid cold, filthy muddy days, and body destroying events of a winter Hell
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The Red Line

The Gripping Story of the RAF’s Bloodiest Raid on Hitler’s Germany

par John Nichol ...

Lu par Andrew Wincott ...

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7 heure 58 min

From best-selling author of Tail-End Charlie and Tornado Down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of Bomber Command’s 1944 Nuremberg Raid – the RAF’s bloodiest night of the Second World WarMore men from Royal Air Force Bomber Command died on one single night of the Second World War than the total RAF aircrew losses during the whole of the four-month-long Battle of Britain.This is the ... En savoir plus

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From best-selling author of Tail-End Charlie and Tornado Down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of Bomber Command’s 1944 Nuremberg Raid – the RAF’s bloodiest night of the Second World WarMore men from Royal Air Force Bomber Command died on one single night of the Second World War than the total RAF aircrew losses during the whole of the four-month-long Battle of Britain.This is the
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Unwavering

The Wives Who Fought to Ensure No Man is Left Behind

par Taylor Baldwin Kiland, Judy Silverstein Gray ...

Lu par Susan Ericksen ...

Version Longue

12 heure 1 min

The true story of the women who waged an epic home front battle to ensure our nation leaves no man behind.When some of America's military men are captured or go missing during the Vietnam War, a small group of military wives become their champions. Never had families taken on diplomatic roles during wartime, nor had the fate of our POWs and missing men been a nationwide concern. In cinematic ... En savoir plus

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The true story of the women who waged an epic home front battle to ensure our nation leaves no man behind.When some of America's military men are captured or go missing during the Vietnam War, a small group of military wives become their champions. Never had families taken on diplomatic roles during wartime, nor had the fate of our POWs and missing men been a nationwide concern. In cinematic
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In Waves and War

Exploring the Life-Changing Impact of Alternative Treatments for PTSD and Trauma Recovery for Combat Veterans

par Henrietta P. Jenson ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 3 - The Global Focus
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1 heures 55 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In “In Waves and War,” the devastating and often hidden scars of war are brought to light as combat veterans bravely share their most intimate struggles with PTSD. This groundbreaking book takes readers on a profound journey into the heart of one of the most pressing issues facing veterans today—how trauma from the battlefield leaves an indelible mark ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In “In Waves and War,” the devastating and often hidden scars of war are brought to light as combat veterans bravely share their most intimate struggles with PTSD. This groundbreaking book takes readers on a profound journey into the heart of one of the most pressing issues facing veterans today—how trauma from the battlefield leaves an indelible mark
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Pathfinder Pioneer

The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II

par Raymond E. Brim ...

Lu par John Pruden ...

Version Longue

8 heure 31 min

In this engaging book we see how an eighteen-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two years later, 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a Flying Fortress in the first wave of America's air counteroffensive in Europe.Like thousands of other young Americans, Ray Brim was plucked by the U.S. Army to be a combat flyer, and was quickly ... En savoir plus

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In this engaging book we see how an eighteen-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himself, only two years later, 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a Flying Fortress in the first wave of America's air counteroffensive in Europe.Like thousands of other young Americans, Ray Brim was plucked by the U.S. Army to be a combat flyer, and was quickly
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Tin Can Sailor

Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945

par C. Raymond Calhoun ...

Lu par Norman Dietz ...

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10 heure 9 min

More than eight hundred sailors served aboard the Sterett during her hazardous and demanding duties in World War II. This is the story of those men and their beloved ship, recorded by a junior officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943, when he was wounded at the Battle of Tulagi. Peppered with the kind of vivid, authentic details that could only be ... En savoir plus

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More than eight hundred sailors served aboard the Sterett during her hazardous and demanding duties in World War II. This is the story of those men and their beloved ship, recorded by a junior officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943, when he was wounded at the Battle of Tulagi. Peppered with the kind of vivid, authentic details that could only be
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Some Sunny Day

par Dame Vera Lynn ...

Lu par Virginia Lewis-Jones, Dame Vera Lynne ...

Version Abrégée

3 heure 8 min

READ BY DAME VERA LYNN AND HER DAUGHTER VIRGINIA LEWIS-JONES. Forbidden love and family secrets In World War Two Liverpool in the heartrending new saga from the author of Goodnight Sweetheart.Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynn’s career was set from an early age – along with her father, who also did a ‘turn’, she sang in Working Men’s Clubs from just seven ... En savoir plus

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READ BY DAME VERA LYNN AND HER DAUGHTER VIRGINIA LEWIS-JONES. Forbidden love and family secrets In World War Two Liverpool in the heartrending new saga from the author of Goodnight Sweetheart.Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynn’s career was set from an early age – along with her father, who also did a ‘turn’, she sang in Working Men’s Clubs from just seven
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Sergeant York

A Biography of an American Patriot and World War I Hero

par John Perry ...

Lu par Milton Bagby ...

Collections series Christian Encounters Series
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4 heure 56 min

Growing up in the Tennessee hills, Alvin York was equally renowned as a marksman and as a hard-drinking brawler. A dramatic New Year's conversion convinced him that killing was against God's will, and yet this shy, big-boned mountaineer single-handedly dispatched two dozen Germans and captured 132 in the closing days of World War I. He earned the Medal of Honor and a ticker tape parade but refused ... En savoir plus

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Growing up in the Tennessee hills, Alvin York was equally renowned as a marksman and as a hard-drinking brawler. A dramatic New Year's conversion convinced him that killing was against God's will, and yet this shy, big-boned mountaineer single-handedly dispatched two dozen Germans and captured 132 in the closing days of World War I. He earned the Medal of Honor and a ticker tape parade but refused
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We Few

US Special Forces in Vietnam

par Nick Brokhausen ...

Lu par George Spelvin ...

Version Longue

14 heure 7 min

A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam WarIn 1970, on his second tour to Vietnam, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. Officially, it was known as the Studies and Observations group. In fact, this Special Forces squad, which Brokhausen calls "an unwashed, profane, ribald, joyously alive fraternity," undertook some of the most ... En savoir plus

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A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam WarIn 1970, on his second tour to Vietnam, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. Officially, it was known as the Studies and Observations group. In fact, this Special Forces squad, which Brokhausen calls "an unwashed, profane, ribald, joyously alive fraternity," undertook some of the most
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Bipin

The Man Behind the Uniform

par Rachna Bisht Rawat ...

Lu par Kulvin Suri ...

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7 heure 19 min

On the morning of 8 December 2021, India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and his wife, Madhulika, said goodbye to their daughter, Tarini, and dogs, and left their Delhi home to board a flight for Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Around 11.48 a.m., they boarded an Mi-17 V5 helicopter that took off from Sulur to Wellington, where Gen. Rawat was to deliver a lecture at the Defence Services Staff ... En savoir plus

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On the morning of 8 December 2021, India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and his wife, Madhulika, said goodbye to their daughter, Tarini, and dogs, and left their Delhi home to board a flight for Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Around 11.48 a.m., they boarded an Mi-17 V5 helicopter that took off from Sulur to Wellington, where Gen. Rawat was to deliver a lecture at the Defence Services Staff
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The Accidental Admiral

A Sailor Takes Command at NATO

par ADM. James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) ...

Lu par Bob Souer ...

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7 heure 35 min

After he was selected to be NATO's sixteenth Supreme Allied Commander, the New York Times described Jim Stavridis as a "Renaissance admiral." A U.S. Naval Academy graduate with a master's degree and doctorate from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, conversant in both French and Spanish, this author of numerous books and articles impressed the Navy's leaders and senior ... En savoir plus

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After he was selected to be NATO's sixteenth Supreme Allied Commander, the New York Times described Jim Stavridis as a "Renaissance admiral." A U.S. Naval Academy graduate with a master's degree and doctorate from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, conversant in both French and Spanish, this author of numerous books and articles impressed the Navy's leaders and senior
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When Books Went to War

The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II

par Molly Guptill Manning ...

Lu par Bernadette Dunne ...

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6 heure 49 min

When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more.Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered twenty million hardcover donations. In 1943 the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 ... En savoir plus

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When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more.Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered twenty million hardcover donations. In 1943 the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120
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The Heart of Hell

The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima

par Mitch Weiss ...

Lu par Joe Barrett ...

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13 heure 49 min

The Battle of Iwo Jima, a major event in the Pacific Theater of World War II—and one of the bloodiest in United States history—began on February 19, 1945. But what happened two days earlier has largely been a footnote, until now . . .On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. U.S. military leaders thought ... En savoir plus

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The Battle of Iwo Jima, a major event in the Pacific Theater of World War II—and one of the bloodiest in United States history—began on February 19, 1945. But what happened two days earlier has largely been a footnote, until now . . .On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. U.S. military leaders thought
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Achilles in Vietnam

Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

par Jonathan Shay, M.D. ...

Lu par David Strathairn ...

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8 heure 44 min

An original and groundbreaking examination of the psychological devastation of war through the lens of Homer’s Iliad in this “compassionate book [that] deserves a place in the lasting literature of the Vietnam War” (The New York Times).In this moving and dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Jonathan Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam ... En savoir plus

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An original and groundbreaking examination of the psychological devastation of war through the lens of Homer’s Iliad in this “compassionate book [that] deserves a place in the lasting literature of the Vietnam War” (The New York Times).In this moving and dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Jonathan Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam
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Ghosts of Honolulu

A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

par Mark Harmon ...

Lu par Mark Harmon ...

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7 heure 55 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRead by the author."A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." — Publishers WeeklyA U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the American fleet. On December 7, 1941, their hidden stories are exposed by a morning of bloodshed that would change the wo... ... En savoir plus

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRead by the author."A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." — Publishers WeeklyA U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the American fleet. On December 7, 1941, their hidden stories are exposed by a morning of bloodshed that would change the wo...
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Eyes Behind the Lines

L Company Rangers in Vietnam, 1969

par Gary A. Linderer ...

Lu par David Colacci ...

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11 heure 13 min

In mid-December 1968, after recovering from wounds sustained in a murderous mission, Gary Linderer returned to Phu Bai to complete his tour of duty as a LRP. His job was to find the enemy, observe him, or kill him—all the while behind enemy lines, where success could be as dangerous as discovery. ... En savoir plus

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In mid-December 1968, after recovering from wounds sustained in a murderous mission, Gary Linderer returned to Phu Bai to complete his tour of duty as a LRP. His job was to find the enemy, observe him, or kill him—all the while behind enemy lines, where success could be as dangerous as discovery.
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Operation Homecoming

Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families

par Andrew Carroll, Dana Gioia, Sandi Austin, Sandi Austin, Stefan Rudnicki, Stefan Rudnicki ...

Lu par a full cast, Stefan Rudnicki, Joe Barrett0, David Birney1, Richard Brewer2, Scott Brick3, Emily Janice Card4, Orson Scott Card5, Gabrielle de Cuir6, Harlan Ellison7, Robert Forster8, Kirby Heyborne9, Stephen Hoye0, Arte Johnson1, Stephen Lang2, Rex Linn3, Kathe Mazur4, John Rubinstein5, Mirron Willis6, Stephanie Zimbalist7, Stephen Bonnell8, Ross Cohen9, Judith Smiley0, Efrem Zimbalist1 ...

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17 heure 7 min

In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts organized a series of writing workshops led by prominent authors to encourage US troops and their families to record their experiences and reflections on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The result is this extraordinary volume of first-hand letters, poems, journals, memoirs, and e-mails from the men and women directly involved in battle and their ... En savoir plus

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In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts organized a series of writing workshops led by prominent authors to encourage US troops and their families to record their experiences and reflections on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The result is this extraordinary volume of first-hand letters, poems, journals, memoirs, and e-mails from the men and women directly involved in battle and their
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The Unknowns

The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home

par Patrick K. O’Donnell ...

Lu par Dan Woren ...

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12 heure 55 min

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is sacred ground at Arlington National Cemetery. Originally constructed in 1921 to hold one of the thousands of unidentified American soldiers lost in World War I, it now also contains unknowns from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars and receives millions of visitors each year who pay silent tribute.When the first unknown soldier was laid to rest in ... En savoir plus

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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is sacred ground at Arlington National Cemetery. Originally constructed in 1921 to hold one of the thousands of unidentified American soldiers lost in World War I, it now also contains unknowns from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars and receives millions of visitors each year who pay silent tribute.When the first unknown soldier was laid to rest in
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The Saigon Guns

A True Story of Aerial Combat in the Fall of 1972

par John Thomas Hoffman ...

Lu par Shawn Compton ...

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15 heure 2 min

Few Americans know the facts about the final year of US combat operations in South Vietnam. As political will to sustain the fight shrank and the US withdrew most of their ground forces, the Soviets and North Vietnamese sought battlefield success to strengthen their negotiating position at the Paris peace talks. In March of 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South with five armored divisions, massive ... En savoir plus

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Few Americans know the facts about the final year of US combat operations in South Vietnam. As political will to sustain the fight shrank and the US withdrew most of their ground forces, the Soviets and North Vietnamese sought battlefield success to strengthen their negotiating position at the Paris peace talks. In March of 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South with five armored divisions, massive
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