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1	Guadalcanal Diary more books like this by Richard Tregaskis add to wishlist history U.S.A. $14.95 Canada $22.50 This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles--crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news ... see all copies from £4.13! new only from £65.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Rumor of War more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist This powerful memoir chronicles Caputo's hitch in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant, describing his transformation from an idealistic young soldier into a ruthless killer, and then to a cynical critic of war's sickening waste and madness. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw add to wishlist Accompanying an NBC television special, this title features the American men and women who were born in the 1920s, experienced the unique circumstances of a World War, and went on to become the parents of the "baby boomers." Award-winning anchorman Brokaw has reported on many of the world's major news events since he began his career with NBC News ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	A Soldier's Story more books like this by Omar Nelson Bradley add to wishlist Omar Nelson Bradley led some of the major military campaigns during the Second World War, including the Normandy landings in June of 1944. The American commander is credited with supervising more soldiers at one time than any other leader in U.S. history. His memoir is considered a classic of military history. see all copies from £6.79! new only from £11.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	War as I Knew It more books like this by George Patton add to wishlist First published in 1947, War As I Knew It is the captivating memoir of George S. Patton, Jr., the legendary American general, incendiary warrior, and unparalleled military tactician of World War II. Drawing on his vivid memories of battle and detailed diaries, Patton dramatically recounts his celebrated Third Army's sweeping campaign across ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
6	If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home more books like this by Tim O'Brien add to wishlist Novelist O'Brien's first book is a harrowing portrait of an infantry soldier's life in Vietnam. see all copies from £1.85! new only from £7.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Crusade in Europe more books like this by Dwight Eisenhower add to wishlist Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was unquestionably the single most important military figure of World War II. For many historians, his memoirs of this critical period of US history have become the single most important record of that conflict. "Crusade in Europe" is the complete story of the war as Eisenhower planned it and lived it. ... see all copies from £1.48! new only from £11.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Dispatches more books like this by Michael Herr add to wishlist DISPATCHES is considered by many to be one of the finest nonfiction books on the Vietnam War. Assigned in 1967 to cover the war by Esquire magazine, Michael Herr filed reports on his own schedule and without deadlines. His memoir, DISPATCHES, was published several years later and is based on those reports for Esquire. In a candid and non ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne more books like this by Donald R Burgett add to wishlist This powerful, action-packed memoir puts readers into the middle of the Battle of the Bulge and the Allies' legendary fighting force known as the Screaming Eagles. Along the way, Burgett, just 19 at the time of the battle, vividly captures some of the most horrific action of World War II. see all copies from £2.27! new only from £2.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Brave Men more books like this by Ernie Pyle add to wishlist Europe was in the throes of World War II, and when America joined the fighting, Ernie Pyle went along. Long before television beamed daily images of combat into our living rooms, Pyle's on-the-spot reporting gave the American public a firsthand view of what war was like for the boys on the front. Pyle followed the soldiers into the trenches, ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £7.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War more books like this by Frederick Downs add to wishlist "The best damned book from the point of view of the infantrymen who fought there."-"Army Times" see all copies from £7.43! new only from £9.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941 more books like this by William L Shirer add to wishlist CBS radio broadcaster William L. Shirer was virtually unknown in 1940 when he decided there might be a book in the diary he had kept in Europe during the 1930s - specifically those sections dealing with the collapse of the European democracies and the rise of Nazi Germany. "Berlin Diary" first appeared in 1941, and the timing was perfect. The ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW more books like this by James N Rowe add to wishlist When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive. In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physical torment. He experienced the loneliness and frustration of watching his friends die. ... see all copies from £2.65! new only from £2.65! \| first editions
14 view cover	My War more books like this by Andy Rooney add to wishlist Rooney's vivid, poignant memoir of coming of age as a reporter and as a man during World War II--a story featured in The Greatest Generation--now in a beautiful hardcover gift edition. . A great story and a first hand account of one man's role in history, My War is a wise, moving memoir from one of America's most engaging personalities. As a nave, ... see all copies from £3.03! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway--Breaking the Secrets more books like this by Edwin T Layton add to wishlist The first book by a high-ranking American naval officer to truly answer the questions behind Pearl Harbor and Midway, an acclaimed bestseller in hardcover. 24 pages of black-and-white photographs. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £8.85! \| first editions
16 view cover	They were expendable more books like this by William Lindsay White add to wishlist A national bestseller when it was originally published in 1942 and the subject of a 1945 John Ford film featuring John Wayne, They Were Expendable offers an account of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three's heroic actions during the disastrous Philippine campaign early in World War II. The author uses an unusual and effective format to tell the story ... see all copies from £1.52! new only from £9.08! \| first editions
17 view cover	An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from World War II more books like this by Tom Brokaw add to wishlist This gift book include photos, memorabilia, and remembrances of those who experienced World War II both abroad and at home. It follows Brokaw's THE GREATEST GENERATION and THE GREATEST GENERATION SPEAKS. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.33! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Last Parallel: A Marine's War Journal more books like this by Martin Russ add to wishlist Long regarded as one of the best books about combat written, this book tells of the experiences of combat soldiers during the Korean War. see all copies from £5.27! new only from £5.73! \| first editions
19 view cover	Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine more books like this by James F Calvert add to wishlist The author chronicles his wartime exploits and the men who served with him aboard the submarine "Jack". He recalls the eight patrols undertaken by "Jack" between 1943 and 1945. He describes in detail undersea and surface battles in which a total of 15 Japanese vessels were sunk; going in under enemy fire to successfully recover downed fighter ... see all copies from £5.88! new only from £8.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans more books like this by Wallace Terry add to wishlist A "New York Times" Notable Book, his classic, powerful book--a nationally bestselling firsthand account of 20 African-American men who served in the Vietnam War--is available once again. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	In Love and War more books like this by Jim Stockdale, Sybil Stockdale add to wishlist A unique chronicle of the POW experiences of a well-known naval aviator and his family during the Vietnam War years. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £14.65! \| signed copies
22	Tarawa: The Story of a Battle more books like this by Robert Sherrod add to wishlist see all copies from £25.97! signed copies \| first editions
23	Ernie's War: The Best of Ernie Pyle's World War II Dispatches more books like this by David Nichols (Editor), Studs Terkel (Foreword by), Ernie Pyle add to wishlist For all readers, especially those whose only of World War II may be from textbooks or films, Ernie's War offers a revealing, poignant look at the actual experiences of the average foot soldier swept into the tumult of battle. 9 black-and-white photographs. see all copies from £5.11! new only from £8.04! \| first editions
24 view cover	God is my co-pilot more books like this by Robert L Scott add to wishlist see all copies from £5.62! new only from £65.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Descent Into Darkness: Pearl Harbor, 1941: A Navy Diver's Memoir more books like this by Edward C Raymer, Commander add to wishlist For the first time, the chief diver of Pearl Harbor's salvage operations, Cmdr. Edward C. Raymer, USN (ret.), tells the whole story of the desperate attempts to save the ships and those caught inside after that fateful day in 1941. In spite of what seemed like an impossible mission, Raymer and his crew managed to raise the sunken battleships West ... see all copies from £6.45! new only from £14.08! \| first editions

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