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61) Andersonville
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Pub. Date
[1993]
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766 p. : map ; 23 cm.
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From the Publisher: Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the War Between the States, this searing Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures all the glory and shame of America's most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of Andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades. Based on the author's extensive research and nearly twenty-five years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor's bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking...
64) Finding moon
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An American undertakes a dangerous search in Asia for his Amerasian niece. When his brother is killed in a helicopter crash and the Vietnamese wife dies soon after, Mathias Moon, a Colorado newsman, flies to find the girl. In the course of the search--from the teeming streets of Manila to the jungles of Cambodia--Moon finds himself too.
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Jason Richter novels volume 2
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With tensions escalating along the U.S.-Mexican border, the U.S. launches Operation Rampart under the command of Major Jason Richter and his Task Force TALON, who find themselves targeted by drug kingpin Enrique Fuera.
70) Death and honor
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Honor bound volume 4
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The year is 1943, and Argentina is officially neutral, but crawling with every kind of spy, sympathizer, and military official imaginable. The hero is Cletus Frade, a Marine pilot recruited by the OSS, with strong family ties to Argentina, and a lot on his hands. OSS chief Wild Bill Donovan has asked him to set up his own official-but-really-OSS airline in Argentina, using "loaned" Lockheed Lodestars and Constellations. Of even more concern are two...
71) Men at arms
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Sword of honour trilogy volume 1
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"An eminently readable comedy of modern war" (New York Times), Men at Arms is the first novel in Evelyn Waugh's brilliant Sword of Honor trilogy.
Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an abortive affair on the West African coastline, ends with an escapade that seriously blots his Halberdier copybook.
Men...
72) The Berets
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Series
Brotherhood of war volume 5
Pub. Date
1985, c1984
Physical Desc
408 p. ; 18 cm.
73) The aviators
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Series
Brotherhood of war volume 8
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
409 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
It is 1964. The Vietnam War has begun to escalate, its new style of battle demanding new weapons and tactics, and men who can use them. Overnight, it seems, the United States Army must scramble to create its first-ever Air Assault Division, a force critical to its chances of success. The obstacles are staggering--untrained men, technical mishaps, interservice rivalries. But through sheer courage and dedication, these heroic fighters rise to the challenge....
74) The young lions
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Pub. Date
2000.
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ix, 662 pages ; 22 cm.
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"Portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting in World War II. Using the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love of his life.
75) White plague
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Pub. Date
2015.
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vi, 324 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"In the remote, frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, the high-powered and technically advanced submarine USS Montana is in peril. Adrift and in flames, the boat--and the entire crew--could be lost. The only team close enough to get to them in time is led by Marine doctor and bio-terror expert Joe Rush. With only thirty-six hours before the surviving crew perish, Joe and his team must race to rescue the Montana and ensure that the boat doesn't fall into...
76) A time for war
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A Chinook helicopter carrying a squad of Navy Seals suddenly plummets to earth in Afghanistan. A car driven by FBI agents tailing a suspicious vehicle is mysteriously rendered immobile in San Francisco. The U.S. is under secret attack and only Jack Hatfield, a popular television host hounded from his position by left-wing forces in the media for speaking the truth, suspects the danger of this lethal conspiracy. With the help of Dover Griffith, an...
77) Storming heaven
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A notorious drug dealer--Henri Cazaux--declares war on the United States and attacks Los Angeles airport from the air, killing thousands. Lieutenant General Robert Blocker is given command of a task force to destroy Cazaux. By the author of Chains of Command.
78) Semper Fi
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Corps volume 1
Pub. Date
1986
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Description
From Shanghai to Wake Island, the Corps was America's first line of defense as the winds of war exploded into the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Now, the bestselling author of the acclaimed Brotherhood of war saga brings to life the men of the Marine Corps--their loves and their loyalties--as they steeled themselves for battle, and prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice ...
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August, 1944: US Army Captain Billy Boyle is assigned to track down a French traitor, code named Atlantik, who is delivering classified Allied plans to German leaders in occupied Paris. The Resistance is also hot on his trail, and out for blood, after Atlantik's previous betrayals led to the death of many of their members. But the plans Atlantik carries were leaked on purpose, a ruse devised by a colonel to obscure the Allied army's real intentions...
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Hot war volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
432 pages ; 25 cm
Description
An alternate-history account of the Korean War is set in the aftermath of General MacArthur's decision to drop nuclear bombs on Manchurian cities.
"In an era of nuclear posturing, what if the Cold War had suddenly turned hot? Bombs Away begins with President Harry Truman in desperate consultation with General Douglas MacArthur, whose control of the ground war in Korea has slipped disastrously away. MacArthur recognizes a stark reality: The U.S. military...
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