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1	One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer more books like this by Nathaniel C Fick (Read by) In this trenchant war memoir, Marine captain Nathaniel Fick, who exemplifies the 21st-century supersoldier, recounts his arduous training in both weaponry and leadership and his subsequent deployment to Afghanistan. Soon after, he was the leader of the elite advance team that entered Iraq and fought through enemy lines. Fick describes how he and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Flags of Our Fathers more books like this by J Bradley The author's father and five of his father's companions were the unit that raised the US flag on Iwo Jima's highest peak, shortly after hitting the beaches during the infamous battle for the island in 1945. This is the story of that hellish battle. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Death and Honor more books like this by W E B Griffin, William E Butterworth, IV Cletus Frade, a Marine pilot recruited by the OSS, investigates two interwoven German operations--the first to buy passage for Jews to Argentina and Uruguay from concentration camps, and the second to find out where the money is going. see all copies from $2.88! new only from $11.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	In Danger's Path more books like this by W. E. B. Griffin In charge of the OSS's Pacific operations, Fleming Pickering has two urgent missions. He is soon surrounded by many of the marines he has come to rely on during the war. Together they venture into terra, very much incognito, and with luck they may even come out alive. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Retreat Hell more books like this by W E B Griffin The US Marine Corps in the Korean War is the subject of this novel, in which General Douglas MacArthur is at odds with President Harry Truman as to how to outwit the enemy and make the most of intelligence from the field. At the center of the action is Brigadier General Fleming Pickering, whose son is missing in action behind enemy lines. This ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Under Fire more books like this by W E B Griffin In the long-awaited ninth book in the Corps series, Griffin leaves WWII behind and thrusts his readers deep into the heart of the Korean War; June 1, 1950: Captain Ken McCoy's report on probable North Korean hostilities meets with so much bureaucratic displeasure that not only is it promptly suppressed, but McCoy himself is kicked out of the Corps ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Great Santini more books like this by Pat Conroy From the author of "The Prince of Tides". This novel based on Pat Conroy's own family life of growing up on Marine bases in America, tells the story of a family's suffering under the tyranny of their bullying father, Marine pilot Bull Meecham. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Line of Fire more books like this by W E B Griffin Two months on the New York Times bestseller list attest to the popularity of this series from the bestselling author of Close Combat. Men of the Corps take on a desperate mission during the battle for control of the Solomons when two Marines are trapped at a Coastwatcher station on tiny Buka Island--and faced with the double threat of dwindling ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues more books like this by Charles Henderson The author of the bestselling MARINE SNIPER continues the true story of Carlos Hathcock--whose exploits in Vietnam and on missions around the world provide a window into the operations of the Corps and the life of one outstanding soldier. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Battle Cry more books like this by Leon Uris Now available for the first time in more than 20 years--the first novel by the beloved "New York Times" bestselling author of "Exodus." This powerful classic is the story of a group of U.S. Marines fighting in the Pacific during World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Semper Fi: Corps 01 more books like this by W E B Griffin The first Corps novel--the first Corps "New York Times" bestseller. Semper Fi sets the stage for World War II and brings to life the men of the Marine Corps--their loves and their loyalties--as they steel themselves for battle, and prepare to make the ultimate sacrifice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| SVS
12 view cover	Indestructible: The Unforgettable Story of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima more books like this by Jack H Lucas, D K Drum This is a riveting combat memoir of an Iwo Jima hero - the youngest marine to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. Here is an eloquent, plainspoken combat memoir of a young soldier who belongs in a class with World War II combat hero Audie Murphy. At the height of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Jack Lucas and three other Marines attacked a Japanese ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Mission Compromised more books like this by Oliver North, Joe Musser The New York Times bestselling novel from controversial military legend Oliver North. Major Peter Newman, US Marines, was a highly decorated hero, content doing his job - leading his troops into harm's way. He was good at it. But the White House has other plans for him. When Newman is handpicked for a dangerous clandestine operation as the head ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles more books like this by Anthony Swofford Anthony Swofford's "Jarhead" is the first Gulf War memoir by a frontline infantry marine, and it is a searing, unforgettable narrative. When the marines -- or "jarheads," as they call themselves -- were sent in 1990 to Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqis, Swofford was there, with a hundred-pound pack on his shoulders and a sniper's rifle in his hands ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	O'Hara's Choice more books like this by Leon Uris Fifty years after his first novel, Battle Cry, took the world by storm, Leon Uris returns to the topic that first inspired him to write books that captivate, educate, and thrill -- the Marine Corps. In the years following the Civil War, first-generation Irish-American Zachary O'Hara, son of a legendary Marine and a force of a man in his own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Guadalcanal Diary more books like this by Richard Tregaskis history U.S.A. $14.95 Canada $22.50 This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles--crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.30! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah more books like this by Patrick K O'Donnell This is a gripping first-hand account of the battle at Fallujah and the Marines who lived and died fighting for control. Patrick O'Donnell was the first "embedded" author to go into combat in Iraq with his unit, fighting side-by-side with the men of the 1st Platoon. They were the first unit into Fallujah - considered the most important battle in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.02! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Making the Corps more books like this by Thomas E Ricks Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp, Parris Island, South Carolina. Here, old values are stripped away and new, Marine Corps values are forged. Acclaimed military journalist Thomas E. Ricks follows these men from their hometowns, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines. As three fierce drill instructors fight a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea more books like this by James Brady This memoir by the celebrated columnist for Parade magazine recounts his experiences as a young soldier and conveys the special sense of being there on the front lines in a cold, unfriendly, unknown region far away from home in a war whose outcome--and indeed legitimacy--was indeterminate at the time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps more books like this by Victor H Krulak Marine general Victor "Brute" Krulak offers here a riveting insiders's chronicle of U.S. Marines - their fights on the battlefield and off, and their extraordinary esprit de corps. He not only takes a close look at the Marine experience during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam - wars in which Krulak was himself a participant - but also examines the ... see all copies from $10.47! new only from $13.74! \| signed copies \| SVS
21 view cover	Battle Ready more books like this by Tom Clancy, General, Tony Zini, Tony Koltz Clancy teamed with Generals Fred Franks, Jr., Chuck Horner, and Carl Stiner to provide masterful blends of history, biography, you-are-there narrative and insight into the evolution of both General Zinni and the Marine Corps, from the cauldron of Vietnam through post-9/11. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam more books like this by Peter S Kindsvatter, Russell Frank Weigley (Foreword by) Some warriors are drawn to the thrill of combat and find it the defining moment of their lives. Others fall victim to fear, exhaustion, impaired reasoning and despair. This book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. Focusing on both soldiers and marines, it draws on ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $8.87! \| first editions
23 view cover	Why Marines Fight more books like this by James Brady United States marines have been, for more than two centuries, among the world's deadliest, most admired of warriors. Now comes a thrilling new book, pounding and magnificent in scope, by an author some consider the unofficial "poet laureate" of the Corps, James Brady.Brady talks with and profiles combat Marines from World War II through Iraq, a U ... see all copies from $2.88! new only from $8.90! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Heroes Don't Run more books like this by Harry Mazer Desperate to fight in the war himself after his father dies on the USS "Arizona," underage Adam Pelko enlists in the Marines and is sent to Okinawa, where he sees firsthand the realities of battle in the conclusion of Mazer's trilogy that began with "A Boy at War." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| SVS
25 view cover	Brotherhood of Heroes: The Marines at Peleliu, 1944--The Bloodiest Battle of the Pacific War more books like this by Bill Sloan Documents the experiences of the First Marine Division at Peleliu between September 15 and October 15, 1944, a battle during which U.S. Pacific forces suffered their highest number of casualties, in an account based on interviews with veteran survivors. 50,000 first printing. see all copies from $3.69! new only from $4.88! \| first editions \| SVS

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