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Congo
"The Miserable Expeditions and Dreadful Death of Lt. Emory Taunt, USN"
Lauded for his ability to tell compelling, true adventure stories, award-winning author Andrew C.A. Jampoler has turned his attention this time to a young American naval officer on a mission up the Congo River in May 1885. Lt. Emory Taunt was ordered to explore as much of the river as possible and report on opportunities for Americans in the potentially ...
Available Formats: Hardcover
Fallujah Awakens
"Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against al Qaeda"
Fallujah, the cradle of an insurgency that plunged Iraq into years of chaos and bloodshed, conjures up images of the brutal house-to-house fighting that occurred during the 2004 U.S. invasion of the iconic city. The violence peaked again two years later when American Marines and Iraqi government forces struggled with a reinvigorated insurgency and the prospect of premature withdrawal by ...
Available Formats: Softcover
Blowtorch
"Robert Komer, Vietnam, and American Cold War Strategy"
History has not been kind to Robert Komer, a casualty of bad historical analysis and inaccurate information. A Cold War national security policy and strategy adviser to three presidents, Komer was one of the most influential national security professionals of the era. The book begins with a review of his early life that helped shape his worldview. It then examines ...
Available Formats: Hardcover
German Naval Camouflage
Volume Two: 1942-1945
This work book completes a highly original and superbly illustrated two-volume survey of German naval camouflage and markings in the Nazi era. The first volume covered the period 1939–1941 and was quickly recognized by warship enthusiasts and model makers as a major step forward in the understanding of a complex and much debated topic.
This study is based on scrutiny ...
Available Formats: Hardcover