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Saving
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The Saints
Pictorial history of The Rhodesian Light
Infantry in June this year. The history has been written by Alexandre
Binda and the text compiled and edited by Chris Cocks, best selling
author of Fireforce—One
Man’s war in the Rhodesian Light Infantry
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Descending from the
Clouds: From North Africa to VE Day with 505 PIR 82nd Airborne
Spencer
Wurst,
Gayle
Wurst Click here for web site
82nd Airborne Division soldiers story
from enlistment to demob at the end of the war. Written from the
soldier on the grounds point of view. A must read for the US
Airborne Historian and enthusiasts amongst us.
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A British soldier reveals what it takes to serve in the elite
French Foreign Legion
Synopsis
Penniless, divorced and AWOL from the British forces, Bill Parris
volunteered for the French Foreign Legion in the early 1980s. Unlike
many British volunteers to the Legion, Bill did not desert. He
endured a horrendous training regime and, despite a fear of heights
(!) joined the elite Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment. This is more
than a war story - it is a personal journey too, as Bill comes to
terms with his own inner demons. His five years' service included
brutal combat in Rwanda and Chad, events that still trigger
nightmares. But he emerged as a man at peace with himself, and with
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On D-Day, three
hundred young American and Allied soldiers were dropped behind enemy
lines to launch a secret sabotage mission code-named Jedburgh.
Working with the French Resistance, the “Jeds” launched a
stunningly effective guerrilla campaign against the German war
machine. In this compelling narrative, Colin Beavan, whose
grandfather Gerry Miller helped direct the operation for the OSS,
tells the incredible story of the rowdy daredevils who carried out
America’s first special-forces mission.
Drawing on scores of
interviews with Jeds, Beavan’s history reads like a spy thriller.
Dodging Gestapo spies, the Jeds armed and trained fighters who
liberated Paris, snarled German transport throughout France, and
provided essential cover to the invading Allied forces. Beavan
focuses on key figures like William Colby, Stewart Alsop, and John
Singlaub—all of whom went on to high-profile postwar careers—and
shows how Jedburgh pioneered the special forces procedures still
used in Iraq and Afghanistan today.
This gripping
history of the original special op mission makes a major
contribution to the literature of American warfare.
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A
Detailed Survey
of the British Parachute Re-supply
Sorties
During
Operation “Market Garden” 18-25 September 1944
Author:
Arie-Jan van Hees
“Green
On!”, ISBN 90-806808-2-6, has been published in an A-4 format,
hardback., laminated.
The
book contains 386 pages and is richly illustrated with 600
photographs, diagrams, tables and Ordnance Survey maps.
A
separate index, containing 1300 names and 450 topographical
references, is supplied with the book
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The South African Bush War by the people who were there...
In 1966 - 1988 South Africa stood alone against Soviet
imperialism. In a 22 year conflict, a small African army stood its
ground against the might of the Soviet Union and its proxies, with
covert support from a number of western countries. Never amounting
to more than approximately 100 000 soldiers, consisting primarily of
citizen force conscripts, they fought in a series of campaigns
ranging from counter-insurgency operations to full blown
conventional war.
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SAVE
THE LAST BULLET FOR YOURSELF: A Soldier of Fortune in the Balkans
and Somalia (Hardcover)
by Rob
Krott (Author)
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Kevin Thomas (Erinys Basrah) has published
a great book, title as above. First class narrative of his life in
the Selous Scouts, as a professional hunter and culminating with
Erinys in Iraq. Excellent reading and thoroughly recommended, if
you would like to order a copy, follow the link to Uthekwane Press
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This
book tells the unique wartime story of John ‘Tim’ Timothy winner
of 3 Military Crosses.
He
served in the Parachute Regiment with distinction joining when No. 1
Parachute Brigade was established in 1941. He fought in the Bruneval
Raid, as well as airborne operations in North Africa, Italy and
Arnhem where he was taken prisoner. He subsequently escaped from
Oflag VIIB in Bavaria and met up with American Forces. He was also
the first British Para to get American jump wings.
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Pure Grit
Ranked the `World Fitness Endurance Champion,` he has
broken a staggering career total of 171 Course, Regional,
National, British, European and World strength speed stamina
records around the globe. In the eyes of his many admirers he is a
true legend ... a sporting phenomenon. The Midlands based `
World Endurance Athlete` has devoted his life to an
inextinguishable passion for sport. But what makes him tick ? What
turns him on and keeps him going ?
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LEADING
THE WAY TO ARNHEM
An
Illustrated History of the 21st Independent Parachute Company
1942
- 1946
Based
on the Fred Weatherley Files, Official Records and Personal Accounts
of Members of the Company
by
Peter Gijbels & David Truesdale
210
pages, 294 x 225 mm, hardback/full colour dust wrapper, 270 b/w
illustrations and 6 maps (ISBN 978-90-812703-1-1)
Price
£30 00 Euros 40.00
The
21st Independent Parachute Company was a unique unit in the British
Army. General Roy Urquhart, 1st British Airborne Division, was heard
to say: “Independent by name and independent by nature”.
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LRRP
Company Command: The Cav's LRP/Rangers in Vietnam, 1968-1969
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A book about fine leadership in combat, LRRP
Company Command focuses on Captain George Paccerelli as he
molds the men of the Air Cav's LRRP company into a successful
reconnaissance unit. Jorgenson spent 7 years in the Army;
three as an infantryman and four as a journalist. After
surviving a number of missions as a LRRP with Hotel Company
(Airborne), Jorgenson transferred to Alpha (aka Apache) Troop,
where he walked point for its reaction force, the Blues.
Jorgenson brings his considerable experience as a soldier and
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MIA RESCUE
LRRP Manhunt In The Jungle
by Kregg P J Jorgenson
Paladin Press
Hardcover
978-0-87364-822-6
296 pages
5.5" x 8.5"
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This is the exciting true story of an ambushed U.S.
Army Ranger Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol in the jungles of
Cambodia and the dangerous rescue that followed. Jorgenson, who was
part of the 15-man rescue force, captures the fear, pain and
gut-level emotion of what happened that day and what it took from
those who were involved.
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Vincent
Black Lightning, 1952
"A story of star-crossed young lovers against the
backdrop of war, revenge and the fastest motorcycle of
its time!"
A novel by Al Sciarrino |
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Vincent Black Lightning was the fastest motorcycle of
its day. There were 30 produced. |
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and Red Molly were fictional characters. Don't look for
their gravesites online. |
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motorcycles or humans were harmed in the making of this
novel. Several moths and a June Bug were not so lucky. |
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author was never seen drinking scotch on the rocks with
Bernie Madoff |
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will offer the book in presale and after begining Sep
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