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Combat Battalion

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From:Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 0

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The story of the 1969 tour of Vietnam by the Eighth Battalion of the Australian army.This book explores the life of Australian infantrymen in the Vietnam War by focusing on the experiences of the men of the Eighth Battalion during their 12-month tour at the height of the war. As well as telling the story of that tour, Combat Battalion examines in detail the issues and themes that arise in modern warfare, including the reaction of soldiers to killing, moral and immoral behaviour in combat, the effects of friendly fire on unit morale and cohesion, and patterns of discipline among soldiers on operations and on leave.Drawing on interviews with soldiers and official records, Combat Battalion provides an accurate account of the soldiers in 8RAR and sets the battalion's operations in the broader contexts of American strategy and Australian operations, the politics of the Australian High Command and the overall conduct of the war.
Quinn's Post

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From:Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 0

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A very personal account of the experiences and emotions of the Anzac and British soldiers who fought at Quinn's Post, the place that was central to their defence at Gallipoli and which saw some of the most extreme fighting of the Gallipoli campaign.For the entire Anzac campaign, Quinn's Post was central to the defence of the positions at Gallipoli. Its loss would have opened the way to a Turkish assault on the heart of the Anzac areas.It is one of the most evocative names at Gallipoli along with Anzac Cove, Lone Pine and the Nek. Yet we know very little more about Quinn's than we did in 1924. No one, since the publication of Bean's first two volumes, has studied the significance of the post of what it was like to serve there.Delving into the history of Quinn's as a key part of the Anzac line, this book illuminates what it was like to live, fight and die there for a succession of Australian, New Zealand and British units. It tells the story of Quinn's, drawing substantially on the words of those who served there. Peter Stanley concentrates on the dramatic first months of the campaign, but also devotes attention to the New Zealand period (June-July), to the underground war and to the forgotten months in the autumn and winter when the 17th Battalion held the post, exposing some aspects for the first time.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS GRADE INSIGNIA SINCE 1775 1 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS GRADE INSIGNIA SINCE 1775

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From:Preston Perrenot

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This book covers the history of the grade insignia worn by officers, enlisted personnel and cadets of the U.S. Marine Corps throughout history, uniform change to uniform change since 1775. The text describes the changes and innovations, on dress, service and utility uniforms, throughout history and is supported by beautifully detailed color plates of the insignia. Included are the grade insignia of the Confederate States Marine Corps from 1861 to 1865, the Republic of Texas Marine Corps from 1836 to 1845, the grade insignia of the U.S. Marine Corps JROTC cadets and the Young Marines. Also included are the grade insignia worn by U.S. Navy personnel assigned to USMC units. 176 pages ISBN-13: 9781448651450 ISBN-10: 144865145X BISAC: History / Military / General Published by Createspace.com Fully Revised in 2011
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD GRADE INSIGNIA SINCE 1834 1 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD GRADE INSIGNIA SINCE 1834

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From:Preston Perrenot

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This book covers the history of the grade insignia worn by officers, enlisted personnel and cadets of the U.S. Coast Guard throughout its history as the Revenue Marine and Revenue Cutter Service, uniform change to uniform change since the first published uniform regulations in 1834. The text describes the changes and innovations throughout history and is supported by beautifully detailed color plates of the insignia. Included are the grade insignia of the SPARS, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets and the U.S. Coast Guard JROTC cadets. Also included are the Coast Guard Rating Insignia and Warrant Officer Specialty Insignia as well as the U.S. Light House Service grade insignia. 152 pages ISBN-13: 978-1448656387 ISBN-10: 1448656389 BISAC: History / Military / General Published by Createspace.com Fully Revised in 2011
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE GRADE INSIGNIA SINCE 1947 UNITED STATES AIR

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From:Preston Perrenot

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This book covers the history of the grade insignia worn by officers, enlisted personnel and cadets of the U.S. Air Force throughout history, uniform change to uniform change since the beginning. The text describes the changes and innovations throughout history and is supported by beautifully detailed color plates of the insignia. Included are the grade insignia of the Civil Air Patrol (U.S. Air Force Auxiliary) since 1941, the grade insignia of the U.S. Air Force Academy cadets, Air Force ROTC and JROTC cadets as well as the grade insignia worn by aviation cadets and officer candidates. . 146 pages ISBN-13: 978-1448656844 ISBN-10: 1448656842 BISAC: History / Military / General Published by Createspace.com Fully Revised in 2011
GRADE INSIGNIA OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILIARY SERVICES GRADE INSIGNIA OF THE UNITED STATES AUXILIARY SERVICES

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From:Preston Perrenot

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This book covers the history of the grade insignia worn by officers, enlisted personnel and cadets of the United States' other Uniformed Services. The U.S. Army Transport Service of World War II, The U.S. Army Transportation Corps Water Division, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, The U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, the United States Public Health Service, The United States Maritime Service and the U.S. Navy Military Sea Transport Service. 132 pages ISBN-13: 978-1452890296 BISAC: History / Military / General Published by Createspace.com Fully Revised in 2011
CIVIL AIR PATROL UNIFORM INSIGNIA SINCE 1941- 4th EDITION

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From:Preston Perrenot

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By Lt. Col. Preston B. Perrenot, CAP, This book covers Civil Air Patrol (U.S. Air Force Auxiliary) uniform insignia since the Civil Air Patrol was founded in 1941. The history is described in detailed text supported by beautifully detailed color plates. Areas covered are; Grade Insignia - Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Cadet Officers and Cadet Enlisted Personnel Aeronautical Rating Insignia Specialty Insignia Collar Insignia Identification Insignia Cloth Organizational Insignia Uniform Buttons CAP Symbols CAP Flags Aircraft and Vehicle Markings and Much More This is the 4th Edition and is current up to November of 2011 142 pages ISBN-13: 978-1448654291 BISAC: History / Military / General Published by Createspace.com Fully Revised in 2011
The Bomb

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From:HarperCollins Publishers Inc. 0

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From his years at Los Alamos and the Nevada Test Site to his meetings with nuclear arms experts in Moscow, former weapons designer Stephen M. Younger has witnessed firsthand the making of nuclear policy. With a deep understanding of both the technology and the politics behind nuclear weapons, he guides us from the Manhattan Project to the Cold War and into the present day, illuminating how nuclear weapons fit into our globalized, war-plagued world. Does the United States genuinely need a massive stockpile in an era of precision bombs and missile defense? Under what circumstances might we need nuclear weapons in the future? How does the proliferation of weapons in the hands of other nations affect our own nuclear policy?With startling clarity, Younger reveals how weapons work, the myths and realities of what happens after a nuclear explosion, and how our nuclear policy evolved to what it is today. The Bomb is a compelling call to debate, and to action, that no one can afford to ignore.
Commando - DOC

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From:Random House Group Limited

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Chris Terrill is a man in search of his limit. He's 55 years old. He is not a soldier. He is being trained by the Royal Marines and he is going to Afghanistan. The only difference is that instead of a gun, Chris will be holding a camera and filming the whole ordeal for a major TV series. The Royal Marines Commando training base in Lympstone Devon, has a famous motto: '99.9% need not apply'. Of those who start training, after a very tough selection process, nearly 50% fail to make it through the most gruelling physical tests of any armed forces in the world in an eight month training regime. The elite who do eventually pass out are generally eighteen years old and at the peak of physical condition. But Chris Terrill is the exception: this book will tell of his heroic struggle to become the oldest man to win the coveted Royal Marines Commando Green Beret and enter the record books. And after six months of hell, what next? Chris will follow the raw recruits on a tour to Southern Afghanistan. He will tell the story in book and film of the fears and hopes of the youngsters as they are plunged into one of the planet's most dangerous wars in the outlaw mountain terrain of Helmand Province. He will tell of ferocious battles against the Taliban, of firefights, of jaw-dropping heroism, British sang froid and humour and tragedy as causalities are suffered -- all from the unique perspective of a civilian who has achieved the ultimate accolade: to be accepted as an honorary Royal Marines Commando. Commando is a brilliant account of modern war on the front line.
From Soldier to Civvy

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From:New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd 0

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National Service had a powerful immediate effect on the men who served in the SADF, immersing them in an unfamiliar military world. But its impact reached beyond them – to the families and loved ones at home - and it has left its mark decades after the conscripts re-entered civvy street.From Soldier to Civvy explores National Service from a number of different angles. It contains in-depth accounts from a diverse selection of former conscripts - a Recce, a dog handler, a mortarist, a Parabat, a gunner, a loadmaster, a military policeman and a marine - who take you through their entire military careers and provide detailed insider's information on each role. A number of frank and humorous letters home from a soldier to his fiancée are also included, and there are interviews with women - mothers, sisters, wives and girlfriends - who talk about how National Service affected them and their men. And, finally, former soldiers look back at their time in the army and reveal the powerful and lasting effects it has had on them and how they view it from the perspective of the present.From Soldier to Civvy provides valuable new insights into National Service and its far-reaching consequences. It will entertain, enlighten and challenge readers to reconsider this crucial period of our history.
32 Battalion

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From:New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd 0

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Every war has at least one – a unit so different, so daring, that it becomes the stuff of which legends are made and heroes are born. Among the South African forces fighting in Angola from 1975 to 1989, that unit was 32 Battalion.Founded in utmost secrecy from the vanquished remnants of a foreign rebel movement, undefeated in 12 years of front-line battle, feared by enemies that included both conventional Cuban armies and Namibian guerrilla fighters, the Buffalo Soldiers became the South African army's best combat unit since World War II, with no fewer than 13 members winning the highest decoration for bravery under fire.But when peace broke out in southern Africa, the victors of Savate became the victims of sophistry. Their fate and future determined by politicians who understood little and cared less about this truly unique fraternity, 32 Battalion ceased to exist in 1993, its short history and long list of battle honours known only to those whose enemies called them Os Terriveis – the Terrible Ones.Now, for the first time, the story of 32 Battalion can be told in full, with neither adornment nor apology, by one of its longest-serving members.The book draws from top secret documents, revealing information that has never been made public before. Also included are rare photographs that evoke the colourful, and often controversial, history of 32 Battalion, as well as detailed maps depicting specific operations and deployments.
Gallipoli

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From:Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 0

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A concise and very readable account of the whole Gallipoli campaign.Jack Fothergill worked on Melbourne's trams before he went to war and was killed on Pine Ridge on 25 April 1915. In Gallipoli, Michael McKernan tells Jack's story and that of his family, who never recovered from their grief. He also tells the stories of journalist Charles Bean, Chaplain Bill McKenzie, John Treloar and General Ian Hamilton, capturing the essence of what it was really like for the men who fought on the Gallipoli peninsula during that long campaign.While saluting the bravery, determination and resourcefulness of the Anzacs, McKernan also tells of the failed leadership in London and on the Peninsula that caused great loss of life. He makes clear that 'the most dramatic moment in Australian history' was known to be unwinnable within fifteen hours of the first Anzacs going ashore.There are few, if any, new issues to emerge from the story of Anzac, but Gallipoli puts the facts in a new context and brings to the fore the essential moments in the campaign. This intense account gives clarity to the story and is a reminder that loss of life in war is always personal, always tragic an always has consequences.
Troepie

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From:New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd 0

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For over half a million white South African males conscripted before 1994, National Service was a compulsory, demanding and intense experience that had a powerful impact on them. This book is a compilation of recollections by more than forty former conscripts about their time in the South African Defence Force.The chapters take you through the sequence of a National Serviceman's career: receiving call-up papers, klaaring in, Basics, keuring, bush phase, second-phase training, general service, the Border, Angola, the townships, klaaring out and camps. Taking in the humour and the hardship, these accounts provide a variety of perspectives on inspections, drill, guard duty, Border patrols, contact, and everyday life in the SADF.Also included are official documents such as call-up papers, extracts from a Basic Training manual, and a clearing-out certificate. Appendices give additional information on the history of National Service, the context of the Border War and other matters.Troepie: From Call-up to Camps is a must-read for everyone who went through National Service or who knows someone who did. It is a vivid and fascinating record of what conscripts actually experienced.
Both Sides of the Wire

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From:Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 0

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This is Bill Cull's unforgettable story of his experiences in WW1: he fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front where he was captured by the Germans and was a POW until the end of the war. Captain William Cull fought the First World War from both sides of the wire. Initially from the allied side on the Western Front where, as a young infantry officer, Cull frequently led patrols out into No Man's Land and raids on the German trenches. He took part in bitter fighting on the Somme at Pozieres, and in February 1917 was severely wounded in a futile attack on the German trenches at Gueduecourt, where he was taken prisoner by the Germans. Having survived the ordeal of battle, William Cull spent the remainder of the war on the German side of the wire.The first half of Both Sides of the Wire is an action-packed account of Cull's war on the Western Front in the months leading up to his capture. The second half is a candid portrayal of his experiences as a prisoner of war in the hands of the Germans. Cull endured many months of agony as he recovered in prison camps in occupied France and Germany-in spite of German doctors' early predictions that he would not survive his first night in captivity.This book is based on the memoir At All Costs that Captain Cull wrote in the months after his repatriation to Australia in October 1918. Aaron Pegram is a historian at The Australian War Memorial and found a copy of At All Costs while researching his PhD on the 3,861 Australians taken prisoner by the German Army on the Western Front. He has written an introduction and epilogue for Captain Cull's memoir, which remains one of the very few published accounts of captivity in Germany during the First World War.
Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings

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From:Infinite Ideas Ltd 0

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Leo Gough's interpretation of Musashi's work illustrates the timeless nature of his insights by bringing them to life through modern case studies. This brilliant interpretation of The Book of Five Rings is an entertaining accompaniment to one of the most famous books on military strategy ever written.

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