Download or read book Radioman Twenty Five Years in the Marine Corps written by Andrew Hesterman and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A U.S. Marine Corps veteran gives a personal account of his twenty-five years of service in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in this memoir. From a Gulf War grunt to a full-fledged Marine Major in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Andrew Hesterman saw it all. Radioman offers a highly personal and unfiltered view of the Marine Corps as it transitioned from the post-Vietnam analog Reagan era to the post-9/11 high-tech George W. Bush and Obama years. Radioman begins with Andy as a recruit at boot camp and the ensuing training that leads to formally becoming a Marine. After comm school and the reserves, Andy is called to active duty in 1991 for the Gulf War, where he experiences combat up close in Kuwait. The next personally, professionally, and politically tumultuous decade brings marriage (and divorce), flight school and helicopter missions in Kosovo, the shock of 9/11, another marriage, and children. Andy’s journey culminates as an officer in Iraq, where he directs air support for the Marines in Fallujah. Co-authored by Robert Einaudi, a close friend of Hesterman’s since high school, Radioman provides an honest and vivid military portrait of the Marine Corps and the modern U.S. military seen through the experiences of one Marine. Praise for Radioman “Both gripping and honest, Radioman is also told with a humor and humility that makes for an extremely pleasurable read.” —Scott Anderson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Quiet Americans “Radioman tells a universal story—about war, family, and growing up. Andy Hesterman’s 25 years in the Marines span a huge range of world events and personal experiences. I found myself laughing, rooting for him, and shaking my head at the insanity of it all. A great book!”—Nathaniel Fick, New York Times–bestselling author of One Bullet Away “From a recruit surviving boot camp to a Major flying combat helicopters and controlling F/A-18s in Iraq, Andy Hesterman shares the pride of the Corps and the pain of saying goodbye to your family for yet another deployment. With Radioman, you’ll feel like you’ve put on the Marine cammies and marched alongside Hesty for over two decades of service to our country.” —Dell Epperson, Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired)

Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress Senate and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 1938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 2808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book I Should Have Written A Book written by Tom Grannetino and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Grannetino served in the US navy during World War II. From the day he landed on Omaha Beach to the morning he sailed out of the Pacific theatre for the last time, he was surrounded by violence, trauma, death, and a comradery unparalleled in civilian life. Through the pen of Grannetino’s son, readers are provided a glimpse of a sailor’s gut-wrenching realities of war as he relates details about little-known landings that happened ahead of the initial D-Day assault and unique facts somehow lost in history. Compelling descriptions of street to street fighting in the city of Caen, the urgency of rushing military support to the Battle of the Bulge, and the terror of Kamikaze attacks in the Pacific, transport readers right to the battle zone. From the jubilation over the end of hostilities to the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Tom Grannetino has captured his father’s stories and crafted an historical and deeply personal account of one man’s experiences in the Second World War.

Download or read book Code Name Atlas written by Tony Evans and published by Xlibris. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Love Flame Connection written by Ted aper and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Flame Connection is about a Marine who was serving his first tour of duty in Vietnam. He has helped a young girl and her grandmother escape from the North Vietnamese Army. The story chronicles the life of these two people who have fallen in love and want to get back together after the war. As the story unfolds, you become involved with both of their lives. Murder mystery and intrigue is a big part that permeates the story. You will find yourself mystified, afraid, excited, happy, and sad. Be prepared for emotional swings from the story of these two people.

Download or read book Conch Mia written by Vahan Assadourian and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel is about a Vietnam veteran who, close to the end of the war, was captured while engaging in a skirmish. He was sent to Hanoi and stayed for years, planning his escape. He succeeded. He was noticed in his escape by a group of Chinese regulars and was then questioned. He was then helped to get to Thailand. Upon his arrival, he was pointed for assassination because the CIA was embarrassed. The chore was given to a veteran who double-crossed the CIA, and with the help of Australians whom he knew, he was whisked to Australia.

Download or read book Raising Hell written by Sean Gilligan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the day Colonel Mann was handed the job his life changed. He was hand picked from the U.S. Special Forces to come up with a plan for a revolutionary fi ghting force. It was a new concept for the Western Coalition nations, who were at war with a new threat emerging in the Middle East, The Islamic State. America the leading Superpower and their Coalition Allies having suffered casualties in The Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan since early 2000, were reluctant to put boots on the ground in this new insurrection in Iraq and Syria. Into this uncertain scenario, the idea of using an expendable military unit emerged from the bowels of the Pentagon. Colonel Mann stood before the Generals and CIA advisors as they briefed him on his mission. Put together a military unit, using selected convicts from our prisons. Train them in Special Forces tactics, as a Quick reaction force to be used in future operations. It was a decade before the emergence of ISIS, when Colonel Mann got the wheels in motion. It was a tedious process for there were many obstacles to overcome. It was kept top-secret from the start, for western political leaders would never publicly sanction such a ticking time bomb. The Pentagon put it under the umbrella of "Black Ops". Having used Americans and foreign soldiers as mercenaries for years, this new unit was an extension of foreign policy. It was a new tool, in the experimental phase for the world was dealing with global terrorism. The concept of the new Penal Army Unit is about a rarely used, little known, controversial method in the modern history of warfare, using condemned criminals to fight in near suicidal missions. Russian and German Armies were known to have Penal army units during World War 2. The Devils Brigade (1st Special Service Force), was the combined Canadian/US Commando unit in WW 2, set the standard in quick strike Combined Forces in the Allied camp. In 2014 Force X would emerge as it's modern progeny and nemesis of terrorists.

Download or read book Military Establishment Appropriation Bill for 1939 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Military Communications written by John D. Bergen and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Military Communications: A Test for Technology, John D. Bergen develops the thesis that burgeoning technology in communications faced a severe test in Vietnam. He analyzes the advantages and drawbacks of new communications systems and the effects these systems had on decision making and on command. In doing so, he describes the difficulties that communications systems had in keeping pace with the information explosion and shows that command and control do not necessarily improve with enhanced communications. The book illustrates that the communications missions of getting the message through was not only critical to the success of combat operations, but also as challenging as combat itself. Bergens clear understanding and description of these issues make this a valuable work for those responsible for the future success of command, control, communications, and intelligence.

Download or read book Radio Man written by Mark Frankland and published by IET. This book was released on 2002-07-02 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1929, Stanley bought a small radio manufacturing company from its founder, W. G. Pye. By the time it crashed and burned in 1966, the Pye company had become an international empire employing 30,000 workers, and was associated with some of the most dramatic application of electronics in the period. Frankland, a journalist with a background in history, tells the story of the man and his company. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Felicia s Prince of the Morning Star written by Rufus Daigle and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world into which Angelo Lafleur is born in 1948 is not an easy one. Angelos mother, Vidol, with only a sixth-grade education, cleans house for the white people who live across the tracks. Raising Angelo and his siblings is a struggle, and Angelo vows that one day he will be rich and will make everyone pay for his poor status in life. As Angelo grows he yearns to become an artist, but in his teens, he hears the call of the military. He wants to accept the pain and experience the denial and the discipline. As a Marine Corps soldier, Angelo serves his country in the Vietnam War, witnessing events that will haunt his nightmares for the rest of his life. A coming-of-age story, Felicias Prince of the Morning Star explores the damaging psychological effects of racism and poverty and all of its complexities as seen through the eyes of a sensitive and artistic young black artist. It examines horrors and destruction of war and its lasting legacy on the human psyche through the troubled and soulful voice of a young man searching for lifes meaning.

Download or read book Safety in Air written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 1804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Dangerous Assignment written by William B. Hanford and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2008-06-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare memoir of a risky job performed by relatively few troops. Honest and observant narrative describes the good, bad, and ugly of the war. Covers World War II's closing months in eastern France and Germany.

Download or read book Hawkeye written by Giora Even-Epstein and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fast-moving account that details Even-Epstein’s experiences particularly in the intense conflicts of 1967, the Six Day War, and 1973, the Yom Kippur War. For more than thirty years, Giora Even-Epstein flew fighters for the Israel Air Force, achieving recognition as a highly skilled military aviator and the highest-scoring jet-mounted ace with the most number of confirmed victories in the French Mirage. Having overcome numerous hurdles just to learn how to fly, he went on to compile a record of Arab MiGs and Sukhoi kills that bettered any other combat aviators’ tally in the entire world. The reader shares the cockpit with him as he describes every action he undertook with 101 and 105 Squadron, including the greatest jet-versus-jet air battle in history with four MiG-21 kills in one engagement. His final score was seventeen. After his last battle he became commander of the First Jet Squadron, 117, began civilian flying, retrained to command 254 MMR Squadron in the 1982 Lebanon War, and flew the F-16 at the age of fifty before retirement. Along the way he met numerous fighter pilot legends such as Douglas Bader, Al Deere, Pierre Clostermann and Randy Cunningham. Affable and enthusiastic, Giora gained the nickname “Hawkeye” because of his amazing vision of more than 20/15, enabling him to pick out enemy aircraft long before his squadron mates. His story is of one man’s unfaltering dedication to his dreams and his country. “A book filled with stories about his time as a paratrooper and jet pilot that keeps you on the edge of your chair.” —AviationBookReviews.com

Download or read book Death Ground written by Daniel P. Bolger and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An informative and thought-provoking history of recent infantry operations with reasoned glimpses of its possible future.” –DR. SHAWN WHETSTONE Military Heritage “This is [Colonel Bolger’s] most significant work to date, important both for students of the contemporary U.S. Army and for general readers– even those normally uninterested in military affairs. Bolger documents the infantry’s change over the past sixty years from a mass force of citizen soldiers to a small body of elite professionals. He presents each currently existing type of infantry–paratroopers, air assault, mechanized, light, rangers, and marines. . . . In each case study, Bolger emphasizes the quality and preparation, making it quite clear that will without skill and motivation without competence are certain routes to disaster. . . . While praising today’s infantry as the best the country has ever fielded, Bolger raises the prospect that the U.S. military, by emphasizing technology and economy, will leave the country with an elite infantry too small to sustain heavy losses and too specialized to be quickly replaced.” –Publishers Weekly DEATH GROUND Today’s American Infantry in Battle

Download or read book The Radio Man written by Roger Sherman Hoar and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: