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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Life only really starts when we start serving others. For many people, military service isn’t simply a job. It’s a ticket out of a lonely society and into a family of enduring bonds. In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has...

Philippe B., alias Aton, n'aurait jamais dû se trouver à la place qui fut si souvent la sienne durant ces quinze dernières années : en tête d'une colonne d'assaut du GIGN. Élevé à la dure, son aptitude aux arts martiaux l'amène très tôt aux frontières de l'ultra-violence et de la délinquance. Pourtant, depuis qu'il a suivi en direct à la télévision le célèbre assaut du GIGN sur un Airbus à Marignane, alors qu'il avait 16 ans, Philippe B. a pour nouvelle ambition d'intégrer le "Groupe".

The Greatest Generation is not just one, but many. This is a book of multi-generational valor, service to the country, and to fellow citizens. Stories brought together before time passes them by like so many lives.

Der Fotograf Otto Eder ist als Funker in Frankreich stationiert, bevor er mit seiner Division nach Jugoslawien geschickt wird. Als der Befehl kommt, an die Ostfront zu ziehen, verlieren viele seiner Kameraden in schweren und zum Teil sehr verlustreichen Kämpfen das Leben. Die Versorgungswege der Truppe werden immer länger, Verpflegung und Munition gehen zu Ende. Über den Kaukasus geht es weiter zum Kuban-Brückenkopf. Otto wird schwer verletzt und nach seinem Genesungsurlaub in Italien eingesetzt.

David Stirling is the name synonymous with the wartime SAS, but the real brains behind the operation was in fact Bill Stirling, David’s eldest brother. Bill was described in the SAS War Diary as a ‘man from the shadows’; it was an apt description for, unlike his attention seeking brother, Bill shunned the spotlight. Now for the first time the truth – and the triumph – of 2SAS is revealed.

KIEDY BARBIE WCHODZIŁ DO CELI, CZUŁAM, JAKBYM MIAŁA DO CZYNIENIA Z ROZWŚCIECZONYM ZWIERZĘCIEM, A NIE CZŁOWIEKIEM. Klaus Barbie – Rzeźnik z Lyonu. Dowódca Gestapo w Lyonie słynął z niebywałego okrucieństwa: mordów, gwałtów i tortur. Posłał do komór gazowych w Auschwitz 44 żydowskich dzieci i tysiące dorosłych, pojmał i zakatował Jeana Moulina – bohatera, organizatora tajnej armii francuskich bojowników. Po wojnie Klaus Barbie, poszukiwany przez cały świat... zniknął. Nieoczekiwany zwrot akcji nastąpił w roku 1970, gdy ktoś rozpoznał gestapowca w gazecie: nazista ukrywał się w Boliwii pod nazwiskiem Altmann.

This gripping personal account of life as a young World War Two submariner on two famous Royal Navy submarines, Thrasher and Trenchant gives vivid detail of depth charging, gun actions and other operations including sinking the Japanese cruiser Ashigara, the largest enemy warship sunk by a British submarine during the war, sinking the German U-boat U-859 with its secret cargo, towing a midget submarine to attack the German battleship Tirpitz in the Norwegian Fjords, and taking a group of SBS soldiers to carry out a daring raid in Sumatra.

They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their astonishing courage and appalling losses earned them the name that resounds in the annals of aerial warfare and made the "Bloody Hundredth" a legend. Harry H. Crosby—soon to be portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the miniseries Masters of the Air developed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg—arrived with the very first crews, and left with the very last.

Die bewegende Geschichte eines stillen Widerständlers im Nationalsozialismus. Walther Hultsch war ein charismatischer und couragierter Mann, der es sich zur Aufgabe machte, Menschen während der nationalsozialistischen Diktatur zu helfen. Wo er nur konnte, setzte er sich für diejenigen ein, die durch die Nazis zu leiden hatten, verfolgt wurden oder wegen ihrer politischen Vergangenheit geächtet waren. Die spannende Biografie basiert auf Tagebucheinträgen von Walther Hultsch und handelt von seiner Geschichte im Widerstand und seinem Leben als Spionage-Abwehr-Spezialist.

My Vietnam places the listener into the boots of a grunt roaming through the blood-ridden jungle. Experience the turmoil, inside and out, that was the life of a young soldier as he counted the days to return to "the world", hopefully alive.

From the desert sands to the stage, achieving dreams takes time, effort, and hard work. Each of us defines success differently. Whether we come from humble beginnings or not, the uphill climb into becoming ourselves is a unique journey. Renrick Palmer discovered his truths in some of the tensest situations known to man as he worked his way to the place he always knew would be home: performing on stage.

A collection of short stories of people and events about my time in the service, and the year serving my country in Vietnam.

Sailors who served aboard one of many L.S.T.s: This book is to hopefully help the world know just what these truly brave young men went through serving aboard their ship during World War Two, and how their brave contributions contributed to the Allies’ triumphs over both the Japanese and Germans during the war. Listen to the book to become aware of their exciting and unbelievable story.

Growing up, rejected by her father and losing members of her family, Courtney believed she had a purpose for her life. That purpose would not come without a price. From her earliest years, she knew she was different sexually. Confused, depressed, and afraid of a world that did not welcome her, Courtney lived through depression, disappointment, racism, and sexuality.

Hur var det att vara flygare i Hitlers Luftwaffe under andra världskriget? I denna bok ger veteranerna själva svar på detta. Författaren Christer Bergström har i fem decennier genomfört mängder av resor till Tyskland för att besöka och intervjua pilotveteraner. Här återger han vad veteranerna själva berättade – ofta sådant som inte brukar förekomma i vanliga böcker om kriget. Christer Bergström anses vara en av de världsledande experterna på Luftwaffe under andra världskriget. Han har studerat ämnet i flera decennier och utgivit 28 böcker inom det, flertalet på den internationella marknaden.

Captured by Love shares the real love stories of 20 Vietnam War POWs. Some had wives who started a movement that changed American foreign policy. Others came home and had to start over, while five single men met the loves of their lives. Despite their unique differences, all these couples have been happily married 40 to 65 years. Former POW Lee Ellis and love expert Greg Godek take you on a dramatic journey of faithfulness, passion, excitement, resilience, and practical love lessons from these couples.

Since Revolutionary times, Jews have served in the United States armed forces and fought bravely in America's wars. Jews first arrived in the New World in 1654, seeking religious freedom. Since the beginning of American nationhood, Jewish volunteers and conscripts fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, on both sides of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, in both World Wars, and in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars.

Over a decorated 34-year career, Commodore Scott served in 10 submarines, passed the most demanding military command course in the world and served as the Head of Profession of the Submarine Arm of the Royal Australian Navy. During that time his character was forged by the challenges of naval service, success and failure as a leader, catastrophic onboard disasters while dived, and life-threatening traumas. Along the way, he also endured personal battles with self-doubt, addiction, depression and anxiety.

The sudden withdrawal of British and American troops from Afghanistan in 2021, ended the 20 year war on terror, yet it also left Afghanistan to be reconquered by the Taliban. As violence and religious fundamentalism once again overwhelmed the region, thousands of Afghans who loyally served the British and American armies were left behind.

At a huge cost, the Red Army and the civilian population of Leningrad ultimately endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against constant bombing, shelling, and starvation. Throughout the siege, Soviet forces tried to break the German lines and restore contact with the garrison. To Besiege a City charts the first of these offensives which began in January 1942 and was followed by repeated assaults.