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Mike Guardia
From the Gulf of Sidra to the skies over Afghanistan. The complete combat history of the F-14 Tomcat…as told by the pilots who flew it.
For more than three decades…
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The top MiG-killers of Operation Desert Storm. August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. Within hours, the Kuwaiti defenses collapsed under…
Hal Moore, one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last 50 years, has until now been best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson…
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From the Middle East to the Iron Curtain…the definitive combat history of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25.
July 1967: At the Moscow Air Show, the Soviets unveiled six new state-of-the-art aircraft. From…
A riveting true story of tank warfare on the frontlines of Operation Desert Storm.
August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invade the tiny emirate of Kuwait…
Leadership in action. From Korea to Vietnam…from Panama to the Iron Curtain. August 27, 1966: The men of 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry were standing strong in the face of enemy…
The definitive photographic biography of Harold G. Moore - illustrated throughout with more than 300 Color and B&W photographs.
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Meet Jay D. Vanderpool.
Pearl Harbor survivor. Led Allied commandos behind enemy lines. And became a "Founding Father" of Army helicopter warfare.
December 7, 1941: Lieutenant Jay D. Vanderpool, a…
Combat leadership in action. From Korea to Vietnam…from Panama to the Iron Curtain.
August 27, 1966: The men of 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry were standing strong in the face of…
Combat Engineers. The Unsung Heroes of Vietnam.
August 25, 1966. Specialist Dan Crowley was among the handful of demolition experts assigned to a route clearing mission in support of Operation…
August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait…
From Israel to Afghanistan. The definitive combat history of the F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle…as told by the pilots who flew them.
For more than forty years, the F-15 Eagle…
Fire in the Hole tells the story of Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion during their deployment to Vietnam in 1965-66.
From Normandy to Iwo Jima. True stories of combat…as told by the men who lived it.
World War II was the most destructive conflict in human history. At its peak…
This book follows Donald D. Blackburn through both his youthful days of desperate combat against an Empire, and through his days as a commander, imparting his lessons to the newly…
As a new generation of main battle tanks came on line during the 1980s, neither the US nor USSR had the chance to pit them in combat. But once the…
New biography of General Donn Starry, armor officer who worked to transform the Army after Vietnam, and created the AirLand doctrine.
The fires on Bataan burned on the evening of April 9, 1942-illuminating the white flags of surrender against the nighttime sky. Battered remnants of the American-Philippine army surrendered to the…
A chronicle of the dramatic military exploits of Russell Volckmann, exploring how his leadership paved the way for modern special warfare doctrine.
This Casemate Illustrated illustrates US Army and Marine Corps’ amor operations during the Pacific Campaign of WWII, from 1942-45.
A lavishly illustrated account of the entire air campaign on the Eastern Front in World War II.
A heavily illustrated account of how the tanks of 4th Armored Division defeated two panzer brigades over 11 days of battle at Arracourt.
The first, fully illustrated biography of Hal Moore, one of America’s true military heroes.
For more than forty years, the McDonnell Douglas…
The top MiG-killers of Operation Desert Storm.
August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. Within hours, the Kuwaiti defenses collapsed under…
A thoughtful and fresh perspective of the popular poem ‘The night before Christmas,’ Mike Guardia’s beautifully illustrated new children’s book, ‘World War II night before Christmas,’ shares a heartfelt glimpse…
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is the newest land warfare system in the United States Army and Marine Corps inventory. Designed to meet the challenges of operating in…
With Hawaiian flannel shirts, snowmen in hula skirts, and figure skating on Pearl Harbor, it’s a magical journey through the snow-filled beaches of Honolulu.
Susan P Hunter
In 1966, during the Vietnam War, Joan Hunter, an ordinary housewife, mother of four from the small, idyllic coastal town of Scituate, MA, spearheads Operation Morale Booster, a mission to…
Examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union’s Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4, and the 9K22 Tunguska. This study explores the history of…
In the mid-1960s, the Soviet Union unveiled the BMP-1, the first true infantry fighting vehicle. The BMP marked a significant departure from the traditional armored personnel carrier , sporting a…
With profile plates, close-up photographs and battlescene artwork, this book reveals the design and development history of the aircraft and how the inclusion of its dive-activated siren changed it from…
