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American POWs in World War II
Twelve Personal Accounts of Captivity by Germany and Japan
E-bok, 2015
294 kr
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These accounts describe the battle and POW experiences of twelve American military men captured by either Germany or Japan during World War II. Brutality, frostbite, disease, hunger, strenuous working conditions, and the jubilation of release are presented in the words of the soldiers, who describe …
Support Programs for Ex-Offenders
A State-by-State Directory
E-bok, 2014
286 kr
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The United States has the highest documented incarceration rate in the world; in 2008, for every 100,000 citizens, 764 were in jails or prisons. With nearly half of ex-convicts committing crimes after their release, numerous support programs exist to facilitate their successful reintegration to …
Pearl Harbor Survivors
An Oral History of 24 Servicemen
E-bok, 2015
206 kr
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On December 7, 1941, Japan waged a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It was a major victory for the Japanese Navy, which in less than two hours destroyed 188 American planes, damaged another 159, and sunk or seriously damaged 18 U.S. warships. The battleships Arizona …
Death Angel
A Vietnam Memoir of a Bearer of Death Messages to Families
E-bok, 2025
208 kr
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The author enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17, with dreams of becoming a hero. Two years later, a disillusioned young sergeant returned from a tour of Vietnam, his new assignment, recruiting: finding a "few good men" for the Corps--and soon, too often, delivering death messages to the families of …
Scars of Vietnam
Personal Accounts by Veterans and Their Families
E-bok, 2017
206 kr
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A Marine Corps recruiter returns to his old stamping grounds to speak with some of the men he enlisted, their families, and the families of others who were killed in action. Some remember their experience with a sense of patriotism; others are bitter and feel forgotten by their country. The 17 …
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Personal Accounts of 22 Americans Who Served
E-bok, 2013
200 kr
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This collection of accounts of American men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan reveals their personal experiences as military combat personnel. Their stories are told through interviews, information from questionnaires and official military documents.
Prisoners of Nazis
Accounts by American POWs in World War II
E-bok, 2015
294 kr
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The Nazis called them Kriegsgefangen, a term that the prisoners of war shortened to "Kriegie." The nickname hid the reality for the nearly seven million POWs who were placed in the German camps during World War II. These men consistently faced food shortages, medical needs were often ignored, …
Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign
Accounts from the Black Hawk Counter-Narcotics Infantry Kandak Team in Helmand Province
E-bok, 2017
294 kr
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The 16-man Black Hawk Counter Narcotics Infantry Team served as an advisory and training unit for the Afghanistan National Army during a poppy eradication operation in Helmand province in 2008 and 2009. For 75 days, they fought extreme heat, sand storms and the Taliban to eradicate 11.2 tons of …
Navy Corpsmen in the Vietnam War
17 Personal Accounts
E-bok, 2021
206 kr
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The captivating individual stories of 17 U.S. Navy corpsmen who served in Vietnam, told in their own words. Their accounts relate why they joined the Navy in wartime, why they became corpsmen--the enlisted medical specialists of the Navy and Marine Corps--along with many day-to-day, sometimes …
Army Combat Medics in the Vietnam War
Nine Personal Accounts
E-bok, 2024
294 kr
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In this book, nine U.S. Army combat medics share their experiences during the Vietnam War, in their own words. Their accounts relate why they joined the Army during wartime and why they became medics, alongside minute-by-minute, gut-wrenching recollections of caring for the wounded and dead under …
