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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

Critically acclaimed author David Joy, whose debut, Where All Light Tends to Go, was hailed as "a savagely moving novel that will likely become an important addition to the great body of Southern literature" (The Huffington Post), returns to the mountains of North Carolina with a powerful story about the inescapable weight of the past. A combat veteran returned from war, Thad Broom can't leave the hardened world of Afghanistan behind, nor can he forgive himself for what he saw there. His mother, April, is haunted by her own demons, a secret trauma she has carried for years. Between them is Aiden McCall, loyal to both but unable to hold them together. Connected by bonds of circumstance and duty, friendship and love, these three lives are blown apart when Aiden and Thad witness the accidental death of their drug dealer and a riot of dope and cash drops in their laps. On a meth-fueled journey to nowhere, they will either find the grit to overcome the darkness or be consumed by it.

The Weight of This World

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#hardcover #nonfiction #navy #navyseals #combat #specialops #military #war #warstories #veterans

Pennsylvania

Navy Seals' Stories of Combat and Adventure

A collection of anecdotes spans fifty years of military history as seen through the eyes of the SEALs themselves and chronicles their training experiences, survival struggles, wartime combats, peacetime duties, and more.

Never Fight Fair!

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#hardcover #veterans #contemporary #fiction #gripping #religion #Jonathanmiles  #mississippi #twists 

Georgia

A Novel*

"Confined to a wheelchair after a paralyzing injury, an Afghanistan War veteran endures a hardscrabble existence in his sister's ramshackle Mississippi home before spontaneously regaining his ability to walk, an apparent miracle that subjects him to scientific and religious debates and exposes his most private secrets."--

Anatomy of a Miracle

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#hardcover #autobiography #biography #nonfiction #veterans 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

North Carolina

An Autobiography

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recalls his youth, his military service, and his rise among America's political and military elite

My American Journey

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Virginia

The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima

In the grand tradition of John Keegan's enduring classic The Face of Battle comes a searing, unforgettable chronicle of war through the eyes of the American soldiers who fought in three of our most iconic battles: Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima.

This is not a book about how great generals won their battles, nor is it a study in grand strategy. Men of War is instead a riveting, visceral, and astonishingly original look at ordinary soldiers under fire.

Drawing on an immense range of firsthand sources from the battlefield, Alexander Rose begins by re-creating the lost and alien world of eighteenth-century warfare at Bunker Hill, the bloodiest clash of the War of Independence--and reveals why the American militiamen were so lethally effective against the oncoming waves of British troops. Then, focusing on Gettysburg, Rose describes a typical Civil War infantry action, vividly explaining what Union and Confederate soldiers experienced before, during, and after combat. Finally, he shows how in 1945 the Marine Corps hurled itself with the greatest possible violence at the island of Iwo Jima, where nearly a third of all Marines killed in World War II would die. As Rose demonstrates, the most important factor in any battle is the human one: At Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima, the American soldier, as much as any general, proved decisive.

To an unprecedented degree, Men of War brings home the reality of combat and, just as important, its aftermath in the form of the psychological and medical effects on veterans. As such, the book makes a critical contribution to military history by narrowing the colossal gulf between the popular understanding of wars and the experiences of the soldiers who fight them.

Praise for Men of War

"A tour de force . . . strikingly vivid, well-observed, and compulsively readable."--The Daily Beast

"Military history at its best . . . This is indeed war up-close, as those who fought it lived it--and survived it if they could. Men of War is deeply researched, beautifully written."--The Wall Street Journal

"A brilliant, riveting, unique book . . . Men of War will be a classic."--General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army (Retired)

"The fact is that Men of War moves and educates, with the reader finding something interesting and intriguing on virtually every page."--National Review

"This is a book that has broad value to a wide audience. Whether the reader aims to learn what actually happens in battle, draw on the military lessons within, or wrestle with what actually defines combat, Men of War is a valuable addition to our understanding of this all-too-human experience."--The New Criterion

"A highly recommended addition to the literature of military history . . . [Rose] writes vividly and memorably, with a good eye for the telling detail or anecdote."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Using the firsthand accounts of brave soldiers who fought for freedom, Rose sheds new light on viewpoints we haven't heard as widely before. It's a welcome perspective in an era where most people have no military experience to speak of."--The Washington Times

"Rose poignantly captures the terror and confusion of hand-to-hand combat during the battle."--The Dallas Morning News

"If you want to know the meaning of war at the sharp end, this is the book to read."--James McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The War That Forged a Nation

Men of War

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a scenic Alpine ski town that managed to escape the destruction of World War II. It is also the home of fleeing war criminals, a depository for the Nazis' stolen riches, and the latest post for Army investigator Mason Collins. When a friend who fought alongside Mason tells him about a plot by a group of powerful men-and is killed soon afterward-it's clear that Mason must make his investigation as quick and quiet as possible for his own safety. For someone up high is pulling strings to prevent him from discovering the truth..

Spoils of Victory

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A little dusty, but otherwise in excellent shape.  #history #war #hitler #nonfiction #hardcover #veterans

New York

Vol. 1

Veterans of Foreign Wars pictorial history of WWII

Through fiction of dazzling skill and astonishing emotional force, Siobhan Fallon welcomes readers into the American army base at Fort Hood, Texas, where U.S. soldiers prepare to fight, and where their families are left to cope after the men are gone. They’ll meet a wife who discovers unsettling secrets when she hacks into her husband’s email, and a teenager who disappears as her mother fights cancer. There is the foreign born wife who has tongues wagging over her late hours, and the military intelligence officer who plans a covert mission against his own home.

Powerful, singular, and unforgettable, these stories will resonate deeply with readers and mark the debut of a talent of tremendous note.
 #hardcover #fiction #military #family #militaryfiction #American #Veterans #militaryspouses #bestseller #drama

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Nevada

A collection of interconnected stories relate the experiences of Fort Hood military wives who share a poignant vigil during which they raise children while waiting for their husbands to return.

You Know When the Men Are Gone

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#bookmark #bookmarks #america #american #veterans #veteran

Connecticut

2x Wounded Warrior Project Bookmarks

Autographed and inscribed by author. First edition, first printing, complete number line. #vietnam #marines #veterans #war #nonfiction #autographed #signed #hardcover #biography #collectible Memoir of a woman tending the home fires while her husband fought in Vietnam describes his return to face anti-war sentiment, a family he does not know, and a 15-year battle before he really "comes home." (Shelf 3B)

New Jersey

A Wife Recalls Her Husband's Journey Home from Vietnam

This is a memoir of one wife's experience of the Vietnam War.

Lonely Girls with Burning Eyes AUTOGRAPHED

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Please let me know if you have any questions. #hardcover #fiction #veterans #dogs

Hot on the heels of Breaking Creed comes the next action-packed series featuring Ryder Creed, ex-marine turned K9 rescue dog trainer from New York Times? and internationally bestselling author Alex Kava. Most of them were asleep in their beds when the ground gave way. . . . When Ryder Creed responds to a devastating mudslide in North Carolina, he knows the difference between finding survivors and the dead?is time. Heedless of the dangers, Creed and his best search-and-rescue dog Bolo frantically wade through the chaos of twisted tree limbs, crumbled cement, and unrecognizable debris, when a second slide catches up with Ryder. And he is buried alive. Bolo makes it out, though, and leads the heroic rescue of his master. What they get when they pull Ryder out from the mud is much more than they bargained for. The secrets in the mud around Creed run deep, pointing to a possible serial killer and unexpectedly dredging up painful, hushed-up pieces of Creed's own past. The mysteries unearthed will bring Ryder Creed face-to-face with his past loyalties, deeply embedded survivor's guilt, and a powerful figure from his past. He'll have to rely on his dogs if he wants to make it through alive.

Silent Creed

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#hardcover #nonfiction #brokaw #history #america #war #bookbundle #veterans

Minnesota

Both books are hardcover 

The renowned television journalist focuses on a remarkable generation of Americans, born in the 1920s, who came of age during the Depression, fought in World War II, and came home to build a new America during the postwar era. TV tie-in. 200,000 first printing. Tour.

The Greatest Generation and the Greatest Grneration Speaks book bundle

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#paperback #fiction #veterans #realistic #contemporary 

New Hampshire

A Novel

"An inspiring tribute to female friendship and female courage!"--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress. Three women are brought together in an enthralling story of friendship, heartbreak, and resilience. Set at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, this is an amazing debut novel. Duty. Honor. Country. That’s West Point’s motto, and every cadet who passes through its stone gates vows to live it. But on the eve of 9/11, as Dani, Hannah and Avery face four grueling years ahead, they realize they’ll only survive if they do it together. Everyone knows Dani is going places. With athletic talent and a brilliant mind, she navigates West Point’s predominantly male environment with wit and confidence, breaking stereotypes and embracing new friends. Hannah’s grandfather, a legendary Army general, offers a stark warning about the dangers that lie ahead, but she moves forward anyway, letting faith guide her path. When she meets her soul mate at West Point, the future looks perfect, just as planned. Wild child Avery moves fast and doesn’t mind breaking a few rules (and hearts) along the way. But she can’t outpace her self-doubt, and the harder she tries, the further it leads her down a treacherous path. The world—of business, of love, and of war—awaits Dani, Hannah, and Avery beyond the gates of West Point. These three women know that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But soon, that adage no longer rings true—for their future, or their friendship. As they’re pulled in different directions, will their hard-forged bond prevail or shatter? Beyond the Point is a heartfelt look at how our closest friends can become our fiercest battle buddies. After all, the greatest battles we fight rarely require a uniform.

Beyond the Point

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Kansas

The War and Back with the Men of One American Town

They left Freehold, New Jersey, for service in World War II as six young men-to the army, the navy, and the air corps, to the Pacific, and to Europe-and they returned home alive. But on their return, they faced a new mission as America took a new shape and their community faced new pressures-farms and factories thriving, then fading; creeping suburbs and withering Main Streets; civil rights struggles and race riots. Offering a gripping look at life in wartime, Marching Homefollows each of six men overseas into battles where the enemy was clear and then back home where the lines of combat were more uncertain: the black soldier who endured the segregated army only to face race riots back home and the sailor who watched a kamikaze hurtle toward his ship and then tried to keep peace at home as a police officer. With the stories of these men, Kevin Coyne presents Freehold, with its mixture of village intimacy and city diversity, as a microcosm of the whole sweep of twentieth-century American history. It is a reminder of what America has faced and overcome and will continue to face as the nation marches forward.

Marching Home

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#biography #nonfiction #hardcover #veterans #Colinpowell #politics #history #usarmy #military #autobiography 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

#paperback #veterans #stories #remembrances #chicagoans #depauluni ersity

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Illinois

I Remember: Chicago Veterans of War

#paperback #usmarines #soldiers #wartime #veterans #Afghanistan #friendship #war  #thomasjbrenman #finbarroreilly
Through the unpredictability of war and its aftermath, a decorated Marine sergeant and a world-trotting war photographer became friends, their bond forged as they patrolled together through the dusty alleyways of Helmand province and camped side by side in the desert. But when Sergeant T. J. Brennan was injured during a Taliban ambush, he and conflict photographer Finbarr O’Reilly returned home, each to face the fallout of war in their own way. Their friendship offered them both a shot at redemption.

Shooting Ghosts looks at the horrors of war directly, but then turns to a journey that draws on our growing understanding of what recovery takes, charting the ways two survivors have found to calm the ghosts and reclaim a measure of peace.

A U. S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War

Shooting Ghosts

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#paperback #nonfiction #history #military #veterans #wars

Maryland

Guarding Freedom’s Flame - The Story of America’s Twentieth Century Overseas Veterans

Service, Sacrifice, Loyalty

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Idaho

An Operational Manual for Current Serving and Veterans Transitioning into Civilian Life

The beginnings of Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing were born in Zworestine's experiences as a fighting medic in the Rhodesian Bush War in 1976. The lessons and his insights grew as he struggled through his journey forwards and the many overwhelming challenges that faced him. These were further consolidated by his experience running marathons and ultramarathons where he was challenged to redefine himself at the edges of his discomfort. But perhaps most of all, the forming of this book began in 2002 when he began a life changing journey working with veterans and current serving.

The core vision of Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing, is to support Veterans and current serving to manage the complex demands of transitioning into civilian life. Its core mission is to ensure that no veteran ever has to come home to die.

Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing acknowledges that civilian territory can and does feel like the next operational arena for many. It understands how many men and women struggle to navigate effectively as they face and battle against complex issues both around and within themselves.

Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing speaks from the language of the Veteran's territory. It guides the Veteran forward by drawing on already existing skill sets and operational protocols. It maps out the key points to be aware of, such as, loss of Tribe, belonging, moral injuries, grief, not feeling good enough, redefinition of self, adjustment challenges, purpose and meaning to note just a few.

Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing supports the Veteran with tools and understandings to be able to persevere when the journey becomes overwhelming. It guides the reader forward to be able to begin to make small changes and find ways to embrace the uncertainty of a life outside of the military.

The book strongly holds a belief that just as much as no veteran should ever be left behind, so too should every veteran acknowledge his duty and obligation to not leave himself behind. You will be guided to return and rescue the positive qualities that you still embody. You will be given tools to care for and understand the wounds that you carry. You will learn the skill sets to adjust, adapt, and form a new identity based on not just who you are now but also who you were then.

Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing offers you an invitation to move beyond the parameters of the book. Interwoven through the pages are opportunities to self-reflect and write your thoughts down in the spaces provided. Through engaging in this process, you will learn to be more proactive in approaching your journey. You will be invited to move from the passenger seat of just being "the reader" to writing your own story and ultimately transforming the book to the point where you become the author of your own journey. Your book will then become your map and your compass. It can become a shared activity with those you care deeply about.

The book can support you to share stories and insights that you cannot speak aloud. It will help you to bridge back home and connect with your loved ones.As you journey through the book you will be reminded that a good patrol is determined by your knowledge of your map and your internal compass as well as the resources and tools you carry with you.

Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing will remind you of the core rules and values that formed who you were, and still are - teamwork, knowledge, and the willingness to take the first step.

May it support you to create your own map and compass and remember that you, now need to become your own mission.

Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing?

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#nonfiction #autobiography #hardcover #veterans #colinpowell #americanhero

My American journey

#fiction #military #war #iraq #deployments #soldiers #shortstories #marine #veterans #awardwinner

A collection of short stories by a former Marine captain and Iraq veteran focuses on the complexities of life for soldiers on the front lines and after, exploring themes ranging from brutality and faith to guilt and survival in such stories as "After Action Report" and "Money as Weapons System."

Redeployment

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Book and DJ are in like new condition.  Appears to be unread.  Book has tight spine, sharp un-bent corners, and clean crisp pages.  #lauriehalseanderson #ya #youngadult #PTSD #veterans #dadsanddaughters #signed #autograph #autographed #firstedition 

"Hayley Kincaid and her father move back to their hometown to try a "normal" life, but the horrors he saw in the war threaten to destroy their lives"--

SIGNED - The Impossible Knife of Memory

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Andy Rooney’s story about war and those who did not come home. #nonfiction #biography #war #army #veterans

Michigan

The author recounts his experiences as a young reporter to "Stars and Stripes," the American forces' daily newspaper in Europe, including his personal account of the liberation and entry into Buchenwald.

David Joy

The Weight of This World

Orr Kelly

Never Fight Fair!

Jonathan Miles

Anatomy of a Miracle

Colin Powell; Joseph E. Persico

My American Journey

Alexander Rose

Men of War

John A. Connell

Spoils of Victory

VFW

Veterans of Foreign Wars pictorial history of WWII

Siobhan Fallon

You Know When the Men Are Gone

N/A

2x Wounded Warrior Project Bookmarks

Marian F. Novak

Lonely Girls with Burning Eyes AUTOGRAPHED

Alex Kava

Silent Creed

Tom Brokaw

The Greatest Generation and the Greatest Grneration Speaks book bundle

Claire Gibson

Beyond the Point

Kevin Coyne

Marching Home

Colin L. Powell, Cozy Powell, General Colin L Powell, Joseph E. Persico

My American Journey

Chris Green

I Remember: Chicago Veterans of War

Thomas J. Brennan; Finbarr O'Reilly

Shooting Ghosts

Connie Clark

Service, Sacrifice, Loyalty

Barry Zworestine

Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing?

Colin L. Powell

My American journey

Phil Klay

Redeployment

Laurie Halse Anderson

SIGNED - The Impossible Knife of Memory

Andy Rooney

My War

Veterans Information Service

What Every Veteran Should Know 2004