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1	From Here to Eternity more books like this by James Jones add to wishlist The story of a soldier stationed on Oahu, in the years just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a member of the Standing Army, a bugler who played taps at Arlington. Essentially his own person, he must confront the Army's will to stamp out his individuality and turn him into someone he doesn't want to be. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives more books like this by Tanya Biank add to wishlist Four Fort Bragg Army wives face hardship, tragedy, betrayal, and their own demons as they try to fulfill the antiquated role the Army expects of them. This is a true story about what happened when real life collided with Army traditions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.38! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Service Etiquette more books like this by Oretha D Swartz add to wishlist "Miss Manners" for the military, Oretha Swartz provides up-to-date information in her classic etiquette book that has served generations of officers in all branches of the armed forces. Called "The Bible" throughout the services, it is considered the ultimate authority for social occasions at home or abroad and remains the first and last source to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.78! \| first editions
4	Standing by: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War more books like this by Alison Buckholtz add to wishlist A Navy wife provides an unexpectedly honest and moving account of her family's experiences during her husband's deployment to the Middle East. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Few and the Proud: Marine Corps Drill Instructors in Their Own Words more books like this by Larry Smith add to wishlist From the sands of Iwo Jima to the deserts of Iraq, the riveting, real-life stories of training young marines open with interviews with the last surviving drill instructors of World War II. This volume offers the voices of veterans from every major war of the last sixty years, concluding with accounts of what it takes to train marines for Iraq ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	See here, Private Hargrove more books like this by Marion Hargrove add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Wives and Warriors: Women and the Military in the United States and Canada more books like this by Laurie Weinstein (Editor), Christie White (Editor), Cynthia Enloe (Foreword by) add to wishlist This work examines the women who serve the military as wives and those who serve as soldiers, sailors and flyers. Comparing wives and warriors in the US and Canada, it considers how the military in both countries constructs gender to exclude women from being respected as equals to men. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Black Glasses Like Clark Kent: A GI's Secret from Postwar Japan more books like this by Terese Svoboda add to wishlist After her Uncle's suicide, Terese Svoboda investigates his stunning claim that MPs may have executed their own men during the occupation of Japan after World war II"" "[Our captain] commended us for being good soldiers and doing our job well and having a minimum of problems. Then he dropped a bomb. He said the prison was getting overcrowded, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| first editions \| SVS
9	No Greater Love: The Lives and Times of Hispanic Soldiers more books like this by Freddie Valenzuela, Jason Lemons add to wishlist In March 2003, Major General Freddie Valenzuela presided over the funeral of the first casualty of the Iraq War. The young soldier was not yet a citizen of the United States, and General Valenzuela wondered what motivated him and many others like him to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. No Greater Love answers this question and many ... see all copies from $11.48! new only from $11.48! \| SVS
10	Yankee Doodle and the Redcoats: Soldiering in the Revolutionary War more books like this by Susan Provost Beller add to wishlist ?Our five companies flew to arms. The whole population was convulsed with the most vehement excitement. We were unprovided with cartridges; and were compelled to defer our march until morning. I spent most of that agitated night, with many of our company, in running bullets and preparing ammunition. We mustered early the next morning, and marched ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.99! \| SVS
11	Letters from the Front: Boys Town on the Battlefield from Pearl Harbor to the Persian Gulf more books like this by Boys Town Press, Terry L Hyland, David Manley (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.89! \| signed copies
12 view cover	Wings of the Bullet more books like this by Rudy dePaola add to wishlist see all copies from $9.96! new only from $15.20! \| SVS
13 view cover	George Washington and the Revolutionary War more books like this by Lisa Trumbauer add to wishlist This series explores what life was like during specific times in the past. Each title looks at an important time in the history of the United States and introduces readers to a famous person. Readers will discover how each of these people changed life in the United States. A timeline is included in each title to help readers understand the ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $9.51! \| SVS
14 view cover	Winter at Valley Forge more books like this by Matt Doeden add to wishlist In graphic novel format, tells the story of the American patriot troops during the Revolutionary War while wintering in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.50! \| SVS
15 view cover	Military Flash more books like this by Spider Webb add to wishlist Hundreds of anchors, exotic dancers, angry daggers, and patriotic decorations that adorned the flesh of veterans returning from the world wars. This collection of historic flash is a sentimental look at the body art available during the early 20th Century; and an exciting examination of bold designs that have stood the test of time. Peruse an ... see all copies from $18.51! new only from $20.46!
16	Humor in Uniform more books like this by Reader's Digest, Mike Farrell (Performed by), Jamie Farr (Performed by) add to wishlist Monthly features in Reader's Digest, the world's most wildely read magazine, Humor in Uniform is a collection of humorous anecdotes submitted by their faithful readers. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $7.95!
17 view cover	My Diary of the Great War 1917-1919: Stephen Curtis McBride 31st Dixie Division more books like this by Michael T McBride, Stephen Curtis McBride add to wishlist "This was taken on the shuttle train on our way to Macon the day we left Camp Wheeler, Mary 8, 1918. It was taken on the back end of the train. We had 18 train cars stay there about an hour. Sgt. Lynn had gathered some berries, and he was eating them out of his hat. He is reordering for me. Ha! Ha! The wind was blowing my hair and tie. We were ... see all copies from $16.60! new only from $16.60! \| SVS
18 view cover	Capers of a Medic more books like this by Frank James add to wishlist CAPERS OF A MEDIC was meant to be a life story to demonstrate some of the contributions of blacks to help preserve the freedoms of America during World War II. The intent has been to report truth of events, but to avoid boredom by adding a touch of humor. see all copies from $28.19! new only from $28.19! \| SVS
19 view cover	Amer War Lib: Life of an American Soldier in Vietnam more books like this by Diane Yancey add to wishlist Describes the men and women who fought in the Vietnam War, the kind of war they fought, and the distress and difficulty they suffered on their return to the United States. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.40!
20 view cover	Experiences of a World War II Veteran: Before, During and After the War more books like this by James Woodall Taylor add to wishlist This is the story of a country boy who grew up on a two horse, hilly, subsistence Tennessee farm during the Depression of the late Nineteen Twenties and Thirties. It tells of the events shaping his life, giving him a value system that helped him live what he considers a happy, fulfilled, reasonably successful life. It tells of his successes and ... see all copies from $10.50! new only from $10.50! \| SVS
21	Jonie in Alaska more books like this by Gerald Wheeler (Editor), Jo-An Ritchie add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
22 view cover	That's the Way the Ball Bounces more books like this by Milton Cook add to wishlist That's The Way The Ball Bounces, is a memoir of a teenage soldier's some what unusual service as a Military Policeman in the Army Air Force during WW II. After basic training in Miami Beach the MP Company was stationed for over two years at the head quarters of a Replacement Depot in the English Midlands. The company was billeted in a dormitory ... see all copies from $17.27! new only from $18.00!
23	Military Customs and Traditions more books like this by Mark Mayo Boatner, Lachlan M Field (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $29.98! signed copies \| first editions
24	Mission A-Go-Go more books like this by Dorothy Applegate, Francois De Laboulaye (Designed by), Anton Jovick (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! first editions
25	Blown in by the Draft: Camp Yarns Collected at One of the Great National Army Cantonments by an Amateur War Correspondent more books like this by Theodore Roosevelt, J. S. Richardson (Illustrator), Frazier Hunt add to wishlist see all copies from $19.00!

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