Acclaimed as one of the most important novels of the Vietnam War, Year of the Monkey takes us not only into the savage jungles where death waits in every paddyfield and triple canopy, but into the apocalyptic world of political...
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Author:Argo, RonaldSummary: - Author:Sledge, E. B.Summary:
A personal account of the vitality and bravery of the U.S. Marines at the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.
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Civil War veteran Abel Truman, now elderly and disabled, endures a solitary existence in a driftwood shack on the Pacific Coast before undertaking one last hike through the Olympic Mountains, a journey during which he reflects on the...
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Author:Howell, HannahSummary:New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell sweeps us away with the passion-filled adventures of the MacEnroy brothers, seven daring Scotsmen who take on America in her most turbulent days-and capture the hearts of the ladies each...
- Author:Barris, TheodoreSummary:
On Easter Monday April 9, 1917, sixteen battalions of the Canadian Corps rose along a six-kilometre line of trenches in northern France against the occupying Germans. All four Canadian divisions advanced in a line behind a well-...
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Author:Lane, AmySummary:Ten years after Dorjan trusted a boy’s word over his superior officer’s, he and his best friend, Areau, are still living the aftermath—and trying to stop the man responsible. Locked in a careful dance to bring down a corrupt government...
- Author:Blackburne, LiviaSummary:
The mission was a failure. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. Now, with their cover blown and their quest abandoned, their only remaining hope...
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The Civil War was a thunderhead on the horizon. Rebel agents infested the Army. Their job: Stop Western Union from stringing telegraph lines. Time after time, Washington sent counter-spies against the plotters. Every one was killed. In...
- Author:Deary, TerrySummary:
"The facts behind these stories are true. However, they have been dramatized to make them into gripping stories, and some of the characters are ficticious."
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Author:Carius, OttoSummary:World War II began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the twentieth century: the Panzer. No German tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous...
- Author:HARDY, ThomasSummary:
Our heroine, Anne Garland, lives quietly in a rural community deep in the English countryside. However, the arrival of several regiments preparing for an expected invasion brings colour and chaos to the county. A graceful and charming...
- The spartans : the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient greece, from utopia to crisis and collapseAuthor:Cartledge, PaulSummary:
The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, radically different from any civilization before or since. Paul Cartledge engagingly examines the rise and fall of this singular society.
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Author:Santos, Steven DosSummary:This time, there are no choices. Lucian “Lucky” Spark leads a double life. By day, he trains to become one of the Establishment elite. At night, he sabotages his oppressors from within, seeking to avenge the murder of his love, Digory...
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If life is cheap, how much is love worth' It's 1914 and young Rose Courtenay has a decision to make. Please her wealthy parents by marrying the man of their choice - or play her part in the war effort' After escaping to...
- Author:Connealy, MarySummary:
Union army officer Cameron Scott is used to being obeyed, but nothing about this journey to Lake Tahoe has gone as expected. He's come to fetch his daughter and nephew, and seek revenge on the people who killed his brother. Instead...
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Author:Crane, StephenSummary:During the Civil War, a Union Army soldier flees the battlefield in terror and then must contend with his own internal shame. A gripping exploration of heroism, cowardice, and one boy’s maturation, this novel is most remarkable for...
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Eighteen-year-old Henry Fleming is a private in the Union Army's 304th New York Regiment. Having enlisted despite his mother's protest, Henry internally questions if his bravery will hold true in the face of battle. Determining that all...
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Author:Barnette, MichaelSummary:Prince Raphael d’Alleven flees for his life after his family is murdered and the government of Alleven is taken over. Exhausted and unable to find a way off world, Raphael literally runs into his best hope for salvation: a genetically...
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Author:Plautus, Titus MacciusSummary:Plautus's broad humor, shown in some of the earliest surviving Latin plays, reflects Roman manners and contemporary life. This briliant collection includes: The Pot of Gold (Aulularia), The Prisoners (Captivi), The Brothers Menaechmus (...
- Author:Nelson, James CarlSummary:
In August 1918, the 339th regiment of the US Army-roughly 5,000 soldiers, most hailing from Michigan-sailed for Europe to fight in World War I. But instead of the Western Front, these troops were headed to Archangel, Russia, a vital...
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