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	Soaring With The Eagles	by Thornton Barnes Feb. 10, 2012	$9.99	140213 words	Sample 20%
	Soaring with the Eagles by Thornton D. "TD" Barne a nonfiction book by a veteran of the NASA High Range and Groom Lake where he and others pioneered the NASA X-15, XB-70, and Lifting Bodies before being recruited for the CIA A-12 Oxcart at Groom Lake where he remained as Special Projects cadre for the Soviet MiG exploitation programs, the early days of stealth that have been declassified.
	Combat Support	by Terry Cropf Feb. 09, 2012	$5.99	100335 words	Sample 20%
	Combat Support: The True Burden of Sacrifice is an open and honest portrayal of a soldier, a husband, and a father, with the courage to put his life in print, without false bravado or hope for glory. It is, indeed, a soldier’s story and an account of the author’s life leading up to and through his military service, in the truest sense of what it means to be a soldier.
	Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan	by Melissa Bowersock Feb. 07, 2012	$4.99	35306 words	Sample 20%
	Marcia Gates was an Army nurse and prisoner of war during WWII. As an "Angel of Bataan," she spent three years in a Japanese internment camp in the Philippines. This is her story, told through her letters and the newspaper clippings, photos and letters collected by her mother.
	My Life On The Ocean Waves	by Douglas Freeman Feb. 04, 2012	$3.99	46297 words	Sample 10%
	Douglas Freeman was in the Royal Navy from 1966 to 1976. Is this the funniest Royal Navy Auto-biography ever? Well my family and friends seem to think so. The people I loaned my book to said they were in stitches with all the funny stories I had to tell about my journeys around the world and "My Life On The Ocean Waves".
	CIA Bride	by Thornton Barnes Jan. 31, 2012	$5.99	70398 words	Sample 20%
	CIA Bride is a biography of the life of Velma and Werner Weiss, a CIA family starting during World War II when Velma worked for the CIA in England and continuing into Area 51 in the Nevada desert where Werner, a.k.a. the Desert Fox, commanded Project OXCART, the CIA's A-12 Mach 3 spyplane. The author worked with Werner Weiss at Area 51 and remained a close friend of Velma Weiss until her death.
	Heroes of the RAF - Guy Gibson VC	by John Fareham Jan. 26, 2012	$7.99	39511 words	Sample 20%
	Thrilling biography of the man who led the Dambusters Raid.
	The Boy Died In Vietnam	by Don P. Bick Jan. 02, 2012	$3.99	63661 words	Sample 10%
	A raw portrayal of Don’s experience during the Vietnam War, dealing with dead and dying children. He exposes his soul discussing events in his life while coping with PTSD issues, not knowing for 40 years that he was suffering from the disorder. As conditions worsen he moves into a tent in the woods. Through treatment he returns to Vietnam and in a matter of a few months his whole life has changed.
	For the Love of God! A memoir of Army Basic Training?	by Damon Ortt Dec. 15, 2011	$8.99	75021 words	Sample 20%
	A boy joins the Army without a clue. While in Basic Training, his girlfriend converts to a different religion, saying that God wants her to be single. The young man's only hope is that he can hold on to her long enough to make her realize they were meant to be together. Until then, his hands are tied in the testosterone-drenched school of combat.
	S/Sgt. Harold F. Scott My Experiences as a POW during WWII	by Harold Scott Dec. 01, 2011	$5.99	31377 words	Sample 15%
	This book tells the experiences of Harold Scott (Scotty) as a tailgunner on a B17. He tells of his injury and capture by the Germans and life as a POW in a concentration camp. He also tells of the struggle to survive on a death march that took him across Germany. This book was made from a talk Harold Scott gave his family many years after the war ended. It is all true as he remembered it.
	I Got Some In	by Samuel Reilly Nov. 22, 2011	$1.99	24607 words	Sample 20%
	Missing sausages, purple tea, and peas with a side order of Brasso. Join a young Sam Reilly in this vivid and evocative romp through two years of National Service in the 1950s. Read about the times he appeared in court, went AWOL and ended up in hospital on New Year’s Eve.
	The Love of a Brother; From Plaistow to Passchendaele	by Martin Cearns Nov. 17, 2011	$5.99	28466 words	Sample 20%
	A true life story written in 1917 and brought to 21st century readers after nearly 100 years left forgotten. It gives us the First World War with the reality of courage honour and death in the front line,interesting and intimate detail of what could happen away from the front and the close bond between two brothers. The publisher will donate all net sale proceeds to the charity Help for Heroes
	Yellow Green Beret : Stories of an Asian American Stumbling around U.S. Army Special Forces	by Chester Wong Nov. 17, 2011	$2.99	132184 words	Sample 15%
	Forget slapstick comedy, when it comes to U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Chester Wong writing his memoir, it’s more about chopstick humor—and random acts of hilarity. With a raucously comic flare and razor-sharp wit, this engaging and often dramatic military memoir describes what it was like to be an Asian American officer in the war-time U.S. Army Special Forces.
	Meantime: The Aesthetics of Soldiering	by Stephen Paul Register Nov. 13, 2011	$2.99	67592 words	Sample 5%
	A military memoir detailing accounts of border patrol in Yuma, Arizona, Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and war-fighting in Baghdad, Iraq as a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
	A vörös Regina	by Abonyi Árpád Nov. 05, 2011	$1.99	72688 words	Sample 20%
	"Regina közelebb lépett a forrás medencéjéhez és bólintott. - Ismerem ezt a helyet, - mondotta valamivel élénkebben, miközben vizsgatekintettel körülnézett és kendőjét ledobta a fűbe, - sokszor voltam itt a nagy Reginával. - Még egy Regina? - Igen, a nagy Regina. Ketten voltunk. Ő volt a nagy, én voltam a kicsi."
	Twenty One Months	by Ron Carter Oct. 26, 2011	$0.99	62691 words	Sample 20%
	Five months after he was drafted into the United States Army, he found himself in the middle of South Vietnam and wondering if he was ever going to go home again. This book will give the reader a different slant on the Vietnam War with over 50 true stories that show the many obstacles the soldiers faced. It also tells some of the different and bizarre ways the soldiers died in Vietnam.
	P.O.W. Mayday Over China	by Andrew Priddy Oct. 03, 2011	$0.99	22172 words	Sample 20%
	The courageous story of Jim Young, a B-25 Bomber Crew Member and WWII Prisoner Of War. His Diary of accounts, unedited and kept intact. Please view my other ebook- flushing fish
	The Carpe Noctem Interviews - Volume 2	by Thom Carnell Sep. 27, 2011	$2.99	60576 words	Sample 20%
	ZED PRESENTS... The Carpe Noctem Interviews - Volume Two The unequaled second offering of classic Carpe Noctem interviews by Thom Carnell features in-depth conversations with Frank Miller, Clive Barker, Stuart Gordon, David Schow, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nacho Cerda, Tom Rainone, Viggo Mortensen, and two never-released interviews with Budgie (The Creatures) and artist Hajime Soryama.
	Medals, Flags and Memories	by Navigator Books Sep. 24, 2011	$4.99	61900 words	Sample 20%
	On November 15, 2005, John and Stacey Holley’s son, Matthew, was killed in Iraq. Grieving over their son’s death, their sorrow turned to outrage when they learned that Matt’s casket would be shipped as common freight. Determined to welcome their son home with honors, the Holleys embarked on a quest to change the law, and began a journey of healing that would touch families across the nation.
	Souvenirs de guerre d’un jeune français.	by Olivier Duhamel Aug. 22, 2011	$4.99	34816 words	Sample 20%
	Témoignage vécu de la seconde guerre mondiale. 1939-1945
	Operation Market Time	by James Steffes Aug. 22, 2011	$3.99	57137 words	Sample 40%
	This is a story of Operation Market Time, a joint mission designed to seal off the coastline of South Vietnam and prevent infiltration of troops and supplies from North Vietnam by sea. It in-cluded elements of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and the U.S. Air Force. I wanted to tell the story of these brave men in a format that would be informative and interesting to the Veteran and non-veteran alike.
	Swift Boat Down	by James Steffes Aug. 22, 2011	$3.99	56198 words	Sample 40%
	A Swift Boat is sunk by two rockets from an unidentified aircraft near the border between North and South Vietnam. It is June 15/16th, 1968, around midnight, and now five sailors are dead or missing. Two survivors and several witnesses report seeing lighted aircraft that move and hover like helicopters flying in the area. U.S. Jets are scrambled to the scene and report hits on enemy aircraft.
	Recall! Return of the IRR	by Doug DePew Aug. 11, 2011	$0.99	31034 words	Sample 20%
	They came from cities, farms, and towns all across the country. They had long hair, beards, and bad attitudes. They dropped everything in January of 1991 and reported as the president ordered. They were not happy about it one bit. In this true story, the author relates his experiences as one of 20,000 people recalled to active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm. This is exactly how it was.
	All about Benito Mussolini	by Students' Academy Aug. 08, 2011	$2.99	12776 words	Sample 20%
	“It is the State which educates its citizens in civic virtue, gives them a consciousness of their mission and welds them into unity.”
	Chronicles of an Airman: Discovering Purpose 6,500 Miles from Home	by Ryaja Johnson Rhone Aug. 06, 2011	$2.99	30511 words	Sample 20%
	Chronicles of an Airman: Discovering Purpose 6,500 Miles from Home takes you on an unprecedented, exciting journey of professional, personal and spiritual growth. Experience a different side of deployed life than what you see, hear, or read in the media. You will laugh out loud, cry softly and take pause to reflect on your own life. The journey will resonate in your heart and mind.
	Sojourn in Silesia: 1940 - 1945	by Arthur Evans July 24, 2011	$4.99	32576 words	Sample 15%
	Sojourn in Silesia is a book by Arthur Evans CBE, in which he recounts his experiences of his time, between 1940 and 1945, in the prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag VIIIB.
	Be Glad it didn't Happen to You: a Story of Disaster, Misadventure, Triumph, and Hope	by Sean DeCoursey July 20, 2011	$4.99	105767 words	Sample 50%
	This is the story of my life. I've been paralyzed, abused, locked up in mental institutions, a collegiate all star, traveled internationally, lost a military commission and set academic records. All before I turned 25. Since then I've been to war, buried my best friends, started a company and lived around the world. Of course, the story is a bit more complex than that.
	One Woman's War	by Candy Jar July 06, 2011	$4.99	73130 words	Sample 20%
	Bravery. Tragedy. Victory. At the age of 19, Eileen Younghusband joined the WAAF in the fight against the Nazi war machine. One Woman's War tells the untold story of what it was like to work in Fighter Command's top secret Filter Room and gives a fascinating insight into life as a young woman during Britain's darkest days.
	The First 100: The Life and Times of a Woman Air Force Pilot	by Wendy Rogers July 03, 2011	$0.99	25362 words	Sample 15%
	Part one of a three part memoir by Wendy Rogers, Air Force pilot, social worker, small business owner, community activist, wife, mother of two, grandmother of one.
	Four-Star Leadership for Leaders	by Tremendous Life Books June 20, 2011	$9.99	85008 words	Sample 10%
	Tried. Tested. Proven. Their decisions mean the difference between life and death, victory and defeat. Their actions determine the fates of nations and place an indelible stamp upon history. They are four-star generals and admirals, our country’s top-ranking military leadership, and in Four-Star Leadership for Leaders, they offer their hard-won expertise to you.
	Gooney Birds A WWII/Viet Nam Memoir	by Conrad Jestmore June 09, 2011	$0.99	1930 words	Sample 20%
	A young man on a USO tour performing for soldiers wounded in Viet Nam, thinks back to his childhood and remembers a story his father told him about flying a DC-3 in the South Pacific during World War II.
	When Soldiers Cried	by David Shea June 07, 2011	$9.99	66031 words	Sample 20%
	By the summer of 1967, the nation’s Selective Service System was fueling the largest military build-up since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of young men, many too young to legally drink and vote, were inducted to wage an ill-fated war in Vietnam. Written as a narrative history, this is a tribute to those who answered the call and paid the ultimate sacrifice in the face of improbable odds.
	Kodak Black & White A WWII Memoir	by Conrad Jestmore June 04, 2011	$0.99	1785 words	Sample 20%
	An adult remembers back to his childhood and the stories his father told him of World War II. In particular, one of them details how his father helped save his plane, crew and passengers in an intense storm off of a Japanese held island in the South Pacific.
	Coming in to Land – the memoirs of Wing Commander Bill Malins DFC	by Bill Malins May 12, 2011	$6.95	65164 words	Sample 5%
	'Coming in to land' is the story of an Oxfordshire boy who grew up to be a war hero. It starts with his early life on his parents’ farm in the 1920s, it goes on to where he fights for his country in the RAF during the Second World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in action whilst flying behind enemy lines following a daring reconnaissance mission over Belgium.
	Out of the Depths - A Survivor’s Story of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis	by Edgar Harrell and David Harrell April 15, 2011	$9.99	51218 words	Sample 20%
	Out of the Depths is a terrifying firsthand account of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Navy coverup that led to the bizarre court-martial and eventual exoneration of its captain. Marine survivor Edgar Harrell vividly describes the horrors of being plagued by sharks, hypothermia, severe dehydration and salt-water hallucinations, and the crew’s struggle to survive.
	Reluctant Hero	by John Hickman April 04, 2011	$9.99	104950 words	Sample 22%
	True story about John's dad, Bill, who left school at 14 and became a pilot of Lancaster Bombers in WWII. He wanted to be part of the 'establishment' but rebelled when he realised how expendable he was. Victim of their class concious attitudes, he was unwilling to toe their line. Against all odds he survived but was penalised, dismissed without a commission or job. Even told he was unfit to fly
	Eaten by the Japanese: The Memoir of an Unknown Indian Prisoner of War	by John Baptist Crasta March 29, 2011	$3.99	31911 words	Sample 20%
	John Baptist Crasta's only mistake was to be in the wrong place at the wrong time--Singapore, when the Japanese invaded--and to be a man of "rectitude and courage". His memoir tells of his miraculous survival through 3.5 years as a POW of the Japanese. The memoir itself miraculously survives 51 years until it is published by his son, just before his death!
	Faithful through Hard Times	by Jean Gill March 17, 2011	$3.99	71444 words	Sample 20%
	This is not a WW2 memoir. It is a riveting reconstruction from an eye-witness account written at the time in a secret diary, a diary too dangerous to show anyone and too precious to destroy. The true story of four years, 3 million bombs, one small island out-facing the might of the German and Italian airforces - and one young Scotsman who didn't want to be there.
	4.5 Years	by Jean Gill March 11, 2011	$3.99	24212 words	Sample 15%
	The true story of a young Scottish soldier stranded in France during WW2 and sent to a Prisoner-of-War camp. With his forced companions, he fought his own war to stay alive and keep his humanity,in a world where one egg is an illegal treasure, where knives are hidden and get used, where Jewish prisoners are glimpsed and, inexplicably, disappear. This book is a tribute to the human spirit.
	Playing By the Rules	by Justin Elzie March 05, 2011	$9.95	72406 words	Sample 20%
	Elzie came out publicly on ABC Evening World News in January 1993. He became the first Marine discharged under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and later reinstated, becoming the first Marine to challenge Don't Ask, Don't Tell with a Federal Court Case and went on to serve four years openly gay. Forward by David Mixner.
	Letters & Memoirs from Basic Training	by Kasey Sailer March 04, 2011	$0.99	40920 words	Sample 15%
	This book is compiled from all of the letters I wrote, including the ones my family wrote me, while I was in Basic Training for The U.S. Air Force. It shows what it is like to go through Basic Training and the hardships associated with it. It also conveys the power of a family's support during basic training.
	Sangin - A Glance through Afghan Eyes	by Toby Woodbridge March 04, 2011	$5.99	85431 words	Sample 10%
	The British Army handed over responsibility for Sangin District to US Marines in late 2010. Set in the heart of Afghanistan's Helmand Province, UK forces left that troubled town after four bloody years fighting against a determined and ruthless insurgent threat. This is the story of Sangin as it was in the summer of 2009, told from a foreigner's perspective, but seen through Afghan Eyes.
	Kittyhawk Pilot	by Michel Lavigne Feb. 25, 2011	Free!	96763 words	Read a sample
	This is the true story of “Stocky” Edwards, Canada’s top living fighter pilot. The story begins in Battleford, Saskatchewan where Stocky grew up. During his childhood, shooting partridge, and working hard, Stocky learned the lessons that would serve him well during the Desert War. This is the incredible story of a young Canadian who goes to war and becomes a superior pilot and leader of men.
	Boston, Springfield and Civil War Massachusetts	by ted clarke Feb. 21, 2011	$0.99	33139 words	Sample 20%
	Ted Clarke, award-winning producer of television history shows and author of many books of Boston-area and Massachusetts history, brings us a succinct and easily-read history of the major role of the Bay State in the Civil War. A listing of his work may be found at the end of this book.
	Bloody Omaha - My Remembrances of That Day by James Robert Copeland	by Garry M. Graves Feb. 09, 2011	$1.49	13781 words	Sample 20%
	What makes a man, a man? How do we measure a man? James Robert Copeland at 22 years old led men across the beaches of Omaha Red (depicted in Private Ryan), D-Day, June 6, 1944. From a West Virginia coal mining family JR' took his eighth grade education, determination and natural-born leader qualities, excelling on that fateful day in a horrific battle. Containing 39 pictures, this is his story.
	My Adventures As A Christian Prison Evangelist	by Carl Higgins Feb. 06, 2011	$2.99	26625 words
	My life journey from WWII in the South Pacific to South Carolinas Prison Ministry
	Sea Stories & Navy Tales	by John Cline Jan. 31, 2011	$2.99	69427 words	Sample 20%
	This book is not about combat and war. Nor is it about crime and punishment. Rather, this is a collection of short stories about people; Navy people for the most part, but others too. Mainly, they were people with whom the writer came in contact while providing physical security, law enforcement, antiterrorism, emergency management, and some principal protective services in and for the US Navy.
	The Restful Peace	by J. Kent Jan. 27, 2011	$9.88	64309 words	Sample 20%
	Morning greeting me in the same frightful way as before, only today I found the compassionate man I had become aware of on the previous day seated next to me. I was too ill to hold a conversation with anyone, but he remained perpetually cheerful as he conversed with other patients around us. He told of events which had happened to him during his incarceration in Germany and Russian prisoner of war
	The General: The Story of George S. Patton	by Waln Brown Jan. 04, 2011	$4.99	4724 words	Sample 20%
	This biography examines General George S. Patton's childhood learning problems, caused by dyslexia. Despite his reading and spelling problem, he forged onward with his education, graduating high school and then West Point. Never considered the best student, George Patton overcame his learning problem to guide the largest army in history to victory over the Nazis in World War II.
	A Submariners Story (Sinking to Crush Depth)(short story)	by Frederick Rodgers Dec. 19, 2010	Free!	2381 words	Read a sample
	This is a true account of an unexplained dive in the British submarine HMS Alcide. This frightening event lasted only minutes but it felt like an eternity. It took place in 1964 and by Gods grace I survived to tell you this tale.
	Reflections On My War	by Maurice Meyers Dec. 18, 2010	$7.99	118296 words	Sample 10%
	Maurice Meyers was an unlikely hero when he won the Silver Star in WWII. An orthodox Jewish bookworm unprepared for combat and the rampant anti-Semitism in the Army. His life was forever changed by meeting a 7 year-old French orphan in 1944. 47 years later Maurice and his wife returned to France to revisit the battlefields, and perhaps to find Daniel once more.