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The Last Kilometer
Marching to Victory in Europe with the Big Red One, 1944-1945
By A. Preston Price

Presented in cooperation with the Association of the U.S. Army, this is the story of life as an infantryman during the final phases of World War II. Having served as an 81-mm mortar forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division (the"Big Red One"), the author skillfully recreates this military combat experience through both personal recollections and excerpts from his letters ...

Available Formats: Hardcover
The Big E
The Story of the USS Enterprise
By Edward P. Stafford
A lasting memorial to the USS Enterprise, this classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other single warship to the naval victory in the Pacific has remained a favorite World War II story for more than twenty-five years. The Big E participated in nearly every major engagement of the war against Japan and earned a total ...
Available Formats: Softcover
Evolving Military Justice
Analysis and Discussion
Edited by Eugene R. Fidell and Dwight H. Sullivan

For decades, debate has raged over whether the military justice system is foremost a tool to preserve discipline within the armed forces or a means of dispensing justice on a par with civilian criminal justice systems. From the dawn of American military law in 1775 through World War II, the answer was obvious: military justice was primarily a tool commanders ...

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