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Classic Trains
Featuring more than 30 beautiful, historic trains and locomotives, this exquisite volume--big and horizontal, all the better to capture the length and breadth of the cars and tracks--paints an intimate portrait of North American railroad history. Firsthand accounts of life on the rails, more than 150 dramatic photographs, and a close look at how trains transformed the continent's landscape, society, and history make this a thrill for any railroad aficionado. The story begins with the dawn of the steam era and goes through the golden age of railroad travel and on to the current day. The classics on these lavishly illustrated pages include the tiny, treasured Best Friend of Charleston, the celebrated Twentieth Century Limited Streamliner, and high-speed models that cross the country today.
Airborne
They are fighting men of legendary bravery, volunteers who submit to the most brutal training the army has to offer. They are airborne warriors who jump from planes into the heart of combat. Now, Halberstadt takes readers into their lives, following them from their training into airborne action.
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Inside the Great Tanks
This outstanding history is packed with modern color photography of World War II's best-known tanks. Among the armored fighting vehicles covered are the legendary M4 Sherman, the most famous tank of WWII; the Churchill and Cromwell, which battled their way from Normandy to Hamburg; the Russian T-34, triumphant over the Germans from Stalingrad to the streets of Berlin; and the M60 Patton and Super Sherman, which saw fierce fighting in the Middle East. The collection even includes a rare German Hetzer, a tank-destroyer which took its toll on Allied armor in the last months of the War.
Roughneck Nine-One
Frank Antenori chronicles the experiences he had while serving with the Green Berets Special Forces A-team in Iraq, focusing on their battle with heavily armed Iraqi forces on April 6, 2003.
U. S. Navy SEALs 101
The U.S. Navy SEALs--named for the three environments from which they operate (Sea, Air, and Land)--was organized and created during World War II and has taken the lead in many special operations missions protecting the United States over the past seventy years. In this quick read, Hans Halberstadt offers an overview of various SEAL teams, including Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), and Special Warfare Command (SPECWARCOM), detailing their headquarters, training tactics, and place within the SEAL organization. He describes the typical skillset of a Navy SEAL, the different types of missions they carry out, and the shifting role of the SEALs since th...
The American Civil War
What was it really like to be a soldier in the American Civil War, or at the Normandy Landings in WWII or at Waterloo? The Soldier's Story series describes in words and pictures the way that the ordinary soldier lived, fought, and died in different battles and conflicts. Using archival and re-enactment photographs, and contemporary accounts in official documents, letters, diaries, and contemporary reportage, these books portray what it was like for ordinary men to be thrust into battle and into the most extreme conditions they had ever had to face. The American Civil War; The first title of the new series looks at the experience of America's epic conflict through the eyes of the common soldiers be they Rebels or Yankees. Using letters, diaries, and eyewitness reports, this book conveys something of the extremes of emotion and physical privations that had to be endured by the fighting soldier in this bitter, bloody, internecine war. Using specially commissioned re-enactment photographs and contemporary illustrations, the author gives a new perspective to this tragic war.
Threshers at Work
Colourful, anecdotal stories by those who remember the early days of threshing. More than 70 colour photos along with archival photos of the early threshing machines.
Lock + Load
This text looks at the weapons of today's American armed forces, including those used in operations and recent conflicts such as the Gulf, Kosovo and Afghanistan. The introduction gives a brief history of US forces and their current position, and also discusses weapons research and procurement.
Green Berets
They are the Special Forces--the elite--secret troops, masters of silent warfare and sudden death. The author goes behind enemy lines to reveal the lives of the fearless soldiers whose jobs are to teach the modern skills of today's Samurai. Includes 32 pages of dramatic photos.
