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1	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw Accompanying an NBC television special, this title features the American men and women who were born in the 1920s, experienced the unique circumstances of a World War, and went on to become the parents of the "baby boomers." Award-winning anchorman Brokaw has reported on many of the world's major news events since he began his career with NBC News ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Good War: An Oral History of World War II more books like this by Studs Terkel Noted journalist and historian Studs Terkel interviewed hundreds of ordinary Americans about the Second World War for this book. People offer not only their memories of the war, but also their interpretations of what it meant at the time, and what it means decades later. see all copies from $6.62! new only from $10.20! \| first editions
3	Rumor of War more books like this by Philip Caputo In March 1965, Marine Lieutnant Philip J. Caputo landed in Danang with the first ground combat unit committed to gith in Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home - physically whole, emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism shattered. A decade later, Caputo would write in A ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dispatches more books like this by Michael Herr The titles in the "Textplus" series, designed to reflect the changing nature of English Literature at advanced post-GCSE level, offer the complete text with a specially commissioned introduction and compact background notes placing the work in historical and critical context. Together, these components are intended to open up the text for students ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections more books like this by Tom Brokaw In this collection of letters to Tom Brokaw, members of the generation that came of age during World War II respond to his best-selling THE GREATEST GENERATION, expanding on and deepening the material in the previous book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Brave Men more books like this by Ernie Pyle Europe was in the throes of World War II, and when America joined the fighting, Ernie Pyle went along. Long before television beamed daily images of combat into our living rooms, Pyle's on-the-spot reporting gave the American public a firsthand view of what war was like for the boys on the front. Pyle followed the soldiers into the trenches, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Chickenhawk more books like this by Robert C Mason In this straight-from-the-shoulder account, a veteran of more than 1,000 combat missions tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, offering an astounding personal story of men under fire. Includes a new Afterword. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Crusade in Europe more books like this by Dwight D Eisenhower Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was unquestionably the single most important military figure of World War II. For many historians, his memoirs of this critical period of US history have become the single most important record of that conflict. "Crusade in Europe" is the complete story of the war as Eisenhower planned it and lived it. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway--Breaking the Secrets more books like this by Edwin T Layton The first book by a high-ranking American naval officer to truly answer the questions behind Pearl Harbor and Midway, an acclaimed bestseller in hardcover. 24 pages of black-and-white photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.29! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II more books like this by Eugene B Fluckey The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones's locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $16.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 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
12 view cover	Enormous Room more books like this by E E Cummings Drawing on his experiences in France as a volunteer ambulance-driver, Cummings recounts the series of mistakes that led to his arrest and imprisonment for treason. This edition restores much of the original manuscript and is illustrated with drawings that Cummings made while in prison in France. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II more books like this by Darlene Deibler Rose This is the true story of a young American missionary woman courage and triump of faith in the jungles of New Guinea and her four years in a notorious Japanese prison camp. Never to see her husband again, she was forced to sign a confession to a crime she did not commit and face the executioner's sword, only to be miraculously spared. see all copies from $4.89! new only from $9.01! \| SVS
14 view cover	Seven Roads to Hell: A Screaming Eagle at Bastogne more books like this by Donald R Burgett This powerful, action-packed memoir puts readers into the middle of the Battle of the Bulge and the Allies' legendary fighting force known as the Screaming Eagles. Along the way, Burgett, just 19 at the time of the battle, vividly captures some of the most horrific action of World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	He Leadeth Me more books like this by Walter J Ciszek see all copies from $5.61! new only from $10.98! \| SVS
16 view cover	Baa Baa Black Sheep more books like this by Gregory Boyington The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The legendary Marine Corps officer and his bunch of misfits, outcasts, and daredevils gave new definition to "hell-raising" - on the ground and in the skies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home. more books like this by Tim O'Brien Novelist O'Brien's first book is a harrowing portrait of an infantry soldier's life in Vietnam. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	My War more books like this by Andy Rooney Rooney's vivid, poignant memoir of coming of age as a reporter and as a man during World War II--a story featured in The Greatest Generation--now in a beautiful hardcover gift edition. . A great story and a first hand account of one man's role in history, My War is a wise, moving memoir from one of America's most engaging personalities. As a nave, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Return with Honor more books like this by Scott O'Grady, Captain On June 2, 1995, U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady was shot down in the skies over Bosnia. The world now knows that he lived, but how he survived in a hostile land for six agonizing days and nights is revealed here in thrilling detail. Includes an eight-page photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Nam more books like this by Mark Baker Even now something is missing from the history of Vietnam. Behind the burning sense of horror and betrayal the personal stories remain untold. No one has bothered to talk to the men and women who went to Vietnam and fought the war. What happened to boys and girls straight out of school who were plunged from the basketball park into the napalm ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.08! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War more books like this by Al Santoli Here is an oral history of the Vietnam War by thirty-three American soldiers who fought it. A 1983 American Book Award nominee. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	They were expendable more books like this by William Lindsay White A national bestseller when it was originally published in 1942 and the subject of a 1945 John Ford film featuring John Wayne, They Were Expendable offers an account of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three's heroic actions during the disastrous Philippine campaign early in World War II. The author uses an unusual and effective format to tell the story ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Last Parallel: A Marine's War Journal more books like this by Martin Russ Long regarded as one of the best books about combat written, this book tells of the experiences of combat soldiers during the Korean War. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Raft more books like this by Robert Trumbull, Tom Parker (Read by) A gripping account of three naval airmen adrift in the Pacific for 34 days. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.81! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from World War II more books like this by Tom Brokaw This gift book include photos, memorabilia, and remembrances of those who experienced World War II both abroad and at home. It follows Brokaw's THE GREATEST GENERATION and THE GREATEST GENERATION SPEAKS. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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