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Three Sips of Gin
By Timothy Bax
Rhodesian Bush War / Special Forces / Memoir
Few units were more feared by communist-backed guerrillas during Rhodesia’s bush war, a fight over white-minority rule in what is now Zimbabwe, than the Selous Scouts, a mostly Black special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army that hunted the enemy by posing as guerrillas and raiding their camps in Mozambique and Zambia. In this memoir, Scouts veteran Timothy Bax tells the unit’s story, with more than 100 photos.
$2.99
Hal Moore: A Soldier Once . . . And Always
By Mike Guardia
Vietnam / Korean War / US Military / Biography
Outnumbered and nearly overrun at Ia Drang, Hal Moore led the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry from the front in the first full-scale battle between US and North Vietnamese regulars. This illustrated biography follows him from West Point and Korea's Pork Chop Hill to Vietnam and beyond, built on interviews with Moore and full access to his files.
$2.99
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Three German Invasions of France: The Summer Campaigns of 1870, 1914, 1940
By Douglas Fermer
Franco-Prussian War / WWI / WWII
Germany invaded France three times in 70 years, in 1870, 1914 and 1940, and each campaign reset the balance of power in Europe. This concise history treats the three as one connected rivalry, focusing on the decisive opening phase of each invasion.
$3.99
Raider
By Charles W. Sasser
WWII / Pacific / Vietnam / Special Forces
Galen "Kit" Kittleson was an Iowa farmer's son when he joined the Alamo Scouts, the Army's smallest elite unit, whose raids behind Japanese lines included freeing more than 500 Bataan Death March prisoners in the Philippines. He volunteered for one more POW raid in Vietnam 25 years after first going to war.
$2.99
Fighting Emperors of Byzantium
By John Carr
Byzantine / Medieval
Military skill was a job requirement for Byzantine emperors, whose empire fought for survival across 11 centuries. This history profiles every emperor who personally fought in battle, including Constantine the Great, Constantine XI, Justinian, Heraclius, and Basil II, the "Bulgar-slayer."
$3.99
Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage
By Noah Andre Trudeau
American Civil War / Union Military / Confederate Military
From Lee's high-risk campaign into the North to Pickett's Charge, this national bestseller tells the full story of the three days at Gettysburg, drawing on fresh research to shed light on nearly every part of the battle.
$3.99
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Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence
By Jack Kelly
American Revolution / US Military
The American Revolution was won by amateur soldiers like Henry Knox, a 25-year-old Boston bookseller who took charge of the artillery, and even George Washington, who was still studying books on tactics when he took command at Boston in 1775. This history follows how those inexperienced fighters beat the superpower of their day despite a divided public, scarce supplies and repeated defeats.
$2.99
Meuse Argonne 1918: Breaking the Line
By Maarten Otte
WWI / US Military / France
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which ran from late September 1918 to the Armistice, was the biggest battle the American Expeditionary Forces fought in World War I. This Battleground guidebook explains how the offensive began and unfolded, then walks the ground of each US corps with tours for visitors.
$3.99
