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1) Battle ready
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Series
Language
English
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Marine general Tony Zinni was known as the "Warrior Diplomat" during his nearly forty years of service. His credentials as a soldier were impeccable, whether he was leading troops in Vietnam, commanding hair-raising rescue operations in Somalia, or - as Commander in Chief of CENTCOM - directing strikes against Iraq and Al Qaeda. But it was as a peacemaker that he made just as great a mark - conducting dangerous troubleshooting missions all over Africa,...
5) Call to arms
Author
Series
Corps volume 2
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
The second novel in a series about the Marine Corps follows the first combat operation of the Raiders, a small elite force designed to operate behind enemy lines during World War II
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Imperious, headstrong, and vain, MacArthur matched an undeniable military genius with a massive ego and a rebellious streak that often seemed to destine him for the dustbin of history. Yet despite his flaws, MacArthur is remembered as a brilliant commander whose combined-arms operation in the Pacific-- the first in the history of warfare-- secured America's triumph in World War II and changed the course of history. Perry examines how this paradox...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A vivid portrait of the American icon uses new sources to separate the man from the myth, exploring his elevation from Major General to his tenure as West Point's superintendent and field marshal of the Philippines and beyond.
12) Blood and honor
Author
Series
Honor bound volume 2
Publisher
G.K. Hall
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A vivid portrait of the American icon uses new sources to separate the man from the myth, exploring his elevation from Major General to his tenure as West Point's superintendent and field marshal of the Philippines and beyond.
14) Line of fire
Author
Series
Corps volume 5
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Two Marines, reporting on Japanese air activity, are trapped on a small Coastwatcher island and their only hope for survival is a special rescue team that is fighting off the enemy.
Author
Series
Corps volume 3
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
An authentic portrait of the Marine Corps, the brave men and women who fought--and loved--in the sweeping turmoil of World War II.
16) Behind the lines
Author
Series
Corps volume 7
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
World War II. On the island of Mindanao, the Philippines, a man calling himself "General" Fertig has set himself up as a guerrilla leader to harass the Japanese. Army records show that the only officer named Fertig in the Philippines is a reserve lieutenant colonel of the Corps of Engineers, reported MIA on Luzon. Still, the reports filtering out are interesting, and it's Marine lieutenant Ken McCoy's mission to sneak behind the lines and find out...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Follows the US Special Forces into battle and on secret missions in Afghanistan and Iraq as they face situations where honed skill, finely tuned instincts and split-second decision making are the difference between life and death. Looks at the grueling training of Green Berets as they become one of the most formidable and unconventional fighting forces in military history.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In March 1906, American soldiers on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines surrounded and killed 1000 local men, women, and children, known as Moros, on top of an extinct volcano. The so-called 'Battle of Bud Dajo' was hailed as a triumph over an implacable band of dangerous savages, a "brilliant feat of arms" according to President Theodore Roosevelt. Some contemporaries, including W.E.B. Du Bois and Mark Twain, saw the massacre for what...
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