Download or read book Guns Up written by Johnnie Clark and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2002-01-02 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS GUT-WRENCHING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IS A CLASSIC IN THE ANNALS OF VIETNAM LITERATURE. "Guns up!" was the battle cry that sent machine gunners racing forward with their M60s to mow down the enemy, hoping that this wasn't the day they would meet their deaths. Marine Johnnie Clark heard that the life expectancy of a machine gunner in Vietnam was seven to ten seconds after a firefight began. Johnnie was only eighteen when he got there, at the height of the bloody Tet Offensive at Hue, and he quickly realized the grim statistic held a chilling truth. The Marines who fought and bled and died were ordinary men, many still teenagers, but the selfless bravery they showed day after day in a nightmarish jungle war made them true heroes. This new edition of Guns Up!, filled with photographs and updated information about those harrowing battles, also contains the real names of these extraordinary warriors and details of their lives after the war. The book's continuing success is a tribute to the raw courage and sacrifice of the United States Marines.
Download or read book Journal written by Military Service Institution of the United States and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yank written by Ted Ellsworth and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2006-04-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written in 1945 and never published, Yank is a first-person memoir of World War II by an American who joined the British army in 1941." "Ted Ellsworth's memoir begins with his tearful goodbyes to his young wife and family. It covers his Atlantic crossing; his assignment to a tank regiment in North Africa and the campaign there (including a firsthand account of meeting "Monty"); his participation in the invasion of Italy and the second wave of D-Day; incredible accounts of fierce battles, being taken prisoner by the Germans, the horrendous privations in a POW camp, and liberation by Russians; and finally, a year spent wandering eastern Europe at war's end, trying to get home to the U.S. The final pages detail Ellsworth's homecoming, and end with the moment he kisses his wife."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Seaman written by United States. Navy and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Galveston written by P. G. Nagle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-08-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamie Russell, a Confederate war hero, returns home to escort his sister Emma to the island city of Galveston, Texas, before returning to the battlefield, but when he reports back to camp after leaving Emma with their aunt, he learns Union soldiers have taken over Galveston and he must return to rescue his sister before it is too late.
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harry S Truman written by Robert H. Ferrell and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of president Harry S. Truman, discussing his life, political career, and presidency.
Download or read book Gun Making in the United States written by Rogers Birnie and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Devil s Battle written by Taylor Anderson and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marooned on a deadly alternate Earth, Colonel Lewis Cayce and his soldiers find themselves outnumbered and outclassed in this riveting adventure set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series. After being stranded on a very different and more perilous Earth, Colonel Lewis Cayce led his small army of displaced Americans, natives of the Yucatán, and Jaguar Warriors to defeat the biggest host the Dominion general Agon could assemble. Most unexpectedly, General Agon came to recognize the inherent evil of the Dominion and its depraved Blood Priests and turned on his former leaders. Awkwardly at first, Lewis Cayce and Agon join forces to press their common enemy back toward the dark heart of the Dominion in the Great Valley of Mexico. But more Dominion troops have been drawn from the west to stop the Allied march on the Holy City, and a grueling race has begun. Worse, the Gran Cruzada—a vast Dom army that was marching on the far Californias to eject yet another heretic foe—might’ve already been recalled to face Cayce’s soldiers. Time has become more precious than ever, and before Lewis Cayce can even try to implement his plan for total victory, he and his force must brave their greatest challenge yet: a brutal fight against a larger, better-trained army whose commander has a gift for strategy to rival Cayce’s own. The struggle to keep all his soldiers alive—new friends and old comrades alike—will test Cayce like never before, and, win or lose, nothing will be the same.
Download or read book Guns Down written by Igor Volsky and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Mashable's "17 books every activist should read in 2019" Join the conversation about creating a future with fewer guns and finally make a difference—this "smart, thoughtful, commonsense plan" (Donna Brazile) shows you how Ninety-six people die from guns in America every single day. Twelve thousand Americans are murdered each year. The United States has more mass shootings, gun suicides, and nonfatal gun injuries than any other industrialized country in the world. Gun-safety advocates have tried to solve these problems with incremental changes such as background checks and banning assault style military weapons. They have fallen short. In order to significantly and permanently reduce gun deaths the United States needs a bold new approach: a drastic reduction of the 390 million guns already in circulation and a new movement dedicated to a future with fewer guns. In Guns Down, Igor Volsky tells the story of how he took on the NRA just by using his Twitter account, describes how he found common ground with gun enthusiasts after spending two days shooting guns in the desert, and lays out a blueprint for how citizens can push their governments to reduce the number of guns in circulation and make firearms significantly harder to get. An aggressive licensing and registration initiative, federal and state buybacks of millions of guns, and tighter regulation of the gun industry, the gun lobby, and gun sellers will build safer communities for all. Volsky outlines a New Second Amendment Compact developed with policy experts from across the political spectrum, including bold reforms that have succeeded in reducing gun violence worldwide, and offers a road map for achieving transformative change to increase safety in our communities.
Download or read book Notes on the Spanish American War written by United States. Office of Naval Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information from Abroad written by United States. Office of Naval Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book SeaLion Supremacy v1 BETA 2016 written by Philip Warnes and published by FSpace Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 2016 BETA of the version 1 rules manuscript that is a simpler version in some areas than the commercial ruleset. It is made available for gamers to review and consider other options for using SLS. SeaLion Supremacy is World War 2 tabletop naval wargaming delivered in a format to use for both experienced wargamers, but also those new to the naval wargaming scene. Designed by a long term fan and user of other naval wargaming rules to present his own take on the genre. Designed to be used with our range of WW2 hex counters and basemaps, players don’t have to invest in expensive physical miniatures and can use counters (see seperate products) that are cheap to produce. the rules can be used with larger hex grids and physical miniatures if users decide to play it that way. The rules include fleet ship specs for the following Word War 2 navies: • British • French • German • Italy • Japan • United States Also included are specifications for various aircraft that be involved in these naval battles. Designed to be used with d6 dice.
Download or read book George Washington s Surprise Attack written by Phillip Thomas Tucker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively researched and superbly argued in Tucker’s compelling narrative, this in-depth examination of George Washington’s ‘military miracle’ at the Battle of Trenton unquestionably confirms the vital importance of that stunning victory.” —Jerry D. Morelock, PhD, editor in chief at Armchair General Like many historical events, the American Revolution is sometimes overlooked, ignored, or minimized by historians because of common shrouding in romantic myth or interference from stubborn stereotypes. Here historian Phillip Thomas Tucker provides an in-depth look at the events of the Battle of Trenton, weeding out fiction and legend and presenting new insights and analysis. Stories from many forgotten individuals of the war, including officers and soldiers from both sides, bring to life the Continental Army’s desperate circumstances and shocking victory. Myths that Tucker debunks include the Hessians’ slovenly drunkenness, Washington acting alone in creating the attack strategy, and Rall’s incompetence as a leader largely contributing to his troops’ defeat. By exploring the forgotten aspects of one of America’s most famous battles, revealing Trenton’s story proves to be even more fascinating. In the end, America’s founding was nothing short of miraculous, and no chapter of America’s story was more miraculous than Washington’s improbable success at the battle of Trenton, where America’s fate was decided to almost everyone’s amazement on a dark, snowy morning. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Journal of the United Service Institution of India written by United Service Institution of India and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gunners Instruction written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Construction 1954 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
