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Nel dicembre 1943, Vincenzo Colombo risponde alla chiamata alle armi per evitare rappresaglie contro la sua famiglia. Un'educazione fascista, un padre in Cina, i timori postbellici, qualche amore giovanile e poi l'incontro con la futura moglie sono gli ingredienti di una vita normale, tenacemente vissuta dalla parte sbagliata.

Years of painstaking research have uncovered more detail on Thomas Ward Custer, the younger brother of the legendary General George Custer. Historians are now coming to understand the full influence of Tom Custer on his brother and American life, from his heroic exploits during the Civil War to his legendary bravery during the Indian Wars, where he served under his brother as his aide-de-camp. Had Tom not been overshadowed by his more famous brother, he might well have become one of the more notable characters and military officers of the American West.

This is the story of Nick A. Flores who was captured during the first battle at Hell Fire Valley, a few miles from Chosin Reservoir. He served 36 months as a POW at Camp One in Chong-sung, Korea. While a POW, Nick nursed nineteen POWs, brought in by the North Korean Army, and saved thirteen by spoon-feeding, bathing, listening and comforting them -- a task that no one else wanted or would do. He gave his food to fellow POWs and hand made moccasins for those soldiers with frost bitten feet.

Escape or Evade is a true depiction of the Author Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. being shot down on France on November 19, 1943. He recounts the events of his capture by the Nazis, his escape and arduous journey to Sweden and return to his unit in England.

In the jungles of Vietnam, a secret war raged in silence. No uniforms. No front lines. Just names on a list—and orders to make them disappear. Shadow Warriors exposes the dark truths behind Operation Phoenix, the CIA-backed program that targeted the Viet Cong political infrastructure through assassination, psychological warfare, and covert intelligence operations. What began as a counterinsurgency initiative soon became a machine of fear—eliminating thousands, many without trial or evidence.

You’ve heard of the Vietnam War. You’ve seen the footage—chopper blades thundering over rice paddies, soldiers knee-deep in jungle mud, names etched into a black granite wall in Washington, D.C. But there’s another war you haven’t heard about. One that was never televised. One that was never supposed to exist. This is the story of the shadow war. It was fought in silence, deep in the jungles of Laos and Cambodia—countries where American troops were officially forbidden to set foot.

Welcome to the world of America’s elite shadow operatives. The missions you’ve never heard of. The battles that never officially happened. And the warriors who don’t exist...on paper.

Narrated for the listener who craves the untold truth behind black ops, elite training, and modern psychological warfare. They don’t wear medals. They don’t have names. They don’t officially exist. Forged in Fire is the raw, unfiltered truth of what it takes to become one of the world’s most elite and secretive operatives—a shadow warrior forged not in glory, but in chaos, silence, and suffering. Go beyond the surface-level stories of Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and CIA black ops.

World War II Epic Saga: A Gripping Journey Through History’s Greatest ConflictBy Elie GleichgevichtStep into the heart of World War II with this immersive and emotionally powerful historical account. From the storm that led to war to the battlefields, resistance movements, and silent suffering of prisoners, this gripping audiobook uncovers the triumphs and tragedies that shaped the modern world. •A Frontline Experience: Witness the harrowing battles, covert espionage, and pivotal moments that changed the course of history.

Deep behind enemy lines, an elite group of warriors fought a war that few knew existed. Shadow Warriors tells the untold story of the Studies and Observations Group (SOG), America’s most secretive special operations unit in Vietnam. These highly trained commandos executed daring black ops missions, conducted intelligence-gathering deep in hostile territory, and engaged in some of the most intense combat of the war—all under the strictest secrecy.

Much of it is outright lies and balderdash. For example, Napoleon looked at history as “a set of lies agreed upon.” Does it matter that he stole most of that line from Voltaire, who suggested, “History is a lie commonly agreed upon?” George Santayana harbored significant doubts about the entire field, telling friends, “History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there.”

In the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey together, one that would bind them for the rest of their lives. One was an orphaned puppy, abandoned by his owners as they fled the approaching Nazi forces. The other, a lost soul of a different sort - a Czech airman, flying for the French Air Force but soon to be bound for the RAF and the country that he would call home.

This book is a walk through a period of life when a combat veteran leaves the military and deals with the challenges of not only civilian life but learning he has PTSD. There are many transitions that the character goes through: getting out of the military, dealing with the world he lives in, discovering PTSD, learning what works and doesn't work, the challenges of suicide thoughts, discovering his true purpose in life and moving forward.

In Service to Civilian: A Journey Through PTSD you will enter the mind of a combat vet who became a law enforcement officer after a tour in Iraq where comrades were killed and wounded. Policing the streets, he faced the balance between selfless service, integrity, bureaucracy, and the weight of the negative policing culture around him. All this while fighting ever-increasing depression and ultimately a PTSD incident that brought him to the edge of suicide.

When the US Navy send their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six. SEAL Team Six is a clandestine unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue and counterinsurgency. Until recently its existence was a closely-guarded secret. Then ST6 took down...

Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, German crusader: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Alexander Rosenberg was a smart and curious teenager who spoke many languages, and lived a pampered life with his parents in a tranquil Czechoslovakian town. The rise of fascism and Nazi Germany causes his protected existence to collapse, alongside the illusion of secular Jewish assimilation in 1930s Europe. Using their last reserves of wealth and influence to escape extermination, the Rosenbergs go underground to avoid the Gestapo. Eventually exposed, captured, and taken to Buchenwald, the largest concentration camp in Germany, Alexander and his father collaborate to survive one day at a time

An elite Navy SEAL Team 6 operator trained to kill the United States’ most dangerous enemies takes readers inside the unadulterated, morally complicated and riveting post-military adventures of a lethal American mercenary. In American Mercenary, Daniel Corbett takes readers on a wild ride...

Given the RAF’s importance, it should come as no surprise that some of the pilots ranked among Britain’s most recognized war heroes, and Douglas Bader remains one of the most famous British soldiers in World War II. He has become synonymous with courage and perseverance in adversity, especially since both his legs were amputated after an air crash in 1931, yet he managed to continue flying and return to the RAF at the outbreak of the war in 1939. He became a well-decorated and highly promoted fighter ace before being shot down and taken prisoner by the Germans.

This remarkable book takes you on a journey through history like never before. It beautifully intertwines footprints left by early inhabitants with transformative events of the 21st century, creating an engaging and enlightening narrative. It's not a typical history book; it's an immersive adventure through time.