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The objective of these writings is to give honor and stature to the approximately 25,000 men who were willing to leave their homes and families, while they subjected themselves to the tedium of repeatedly going where, they did not know, to stand ready to do, something they wished never to need to do, only to return to rest awhile so that they could do it all over again and again and again. They wear few medals, are the subjects of no individual monuments to their tireless efforts, and seek no special favors for their individual sacrifices.

Sworn to secrecy for 65 years, John Cardinalli can finally talk about his life as an OSS agent during World War II. Slipping behind enemy lines on dangerous missions, training would-be spies — it’s exciting and way better than a James Bond movie because it’s true. Step into the world of a wartime spy and prepare to be amazed.

This story practically began to write itself. It was now the year, 2013 and the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Which was also one of the most significant battles of the Civil War. The irony was that this was a story from the 150th Pennsylvania Bucktail Brigade of McKean County, PA. and the 150th anniversary of the battle. Perhaps this authors’ great, great, grandfather, Lorenzo Hodges had decided that it was now time for his story to be told. As time went on, even more interesting information found its way to my desktop. This information presented even more possibilities to this story, as well as even more potential questions for the descendants of Lorenzo Hodges, of Ce ...

There have been hundreds of books and diaries written on the horrors of the second World War, but that wasn’t his purpose for keeping this diary. As he put it, Jack Pollock's diary was intended for the interest of his readers. There was no attempt made to reveal military secrets, or to show the blood and guts of the battlefield. He was just a small-town Hoosier boy who was given the opportunity to experience parts of the world in a way he never would have in the normal course of things. Jack Pollock’s light and detailed commentary focuses on the 1,168 days he spent as a soldier from his training at the newly opened Camp Atterbury, his journey to north Africa, and on to the slopes of ...

The 319th Bomb Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group known as The Jolly Rogers was a member of the 5th Army Air Force in WWII.They fought the Imperial Japanese military throughout the South West Pacific. The 90th Bombardment Group Heavy, was commanded by Lt. General George C. Kenney. The 319th Bombardment Squadron, nicknamed; Asterperious, is one of four bomb squadrons of the 90th Bombardment Group. This squadron made history in New Guinea from 1943 Through 1944 in many critical battle campaigns including Wewak, Biak Island, Rabaul and many more. This picture book originally published in 1944 provides readers with a snap shot of life on the front lines during those dangerous times in 19 ...

This book chronicles the history and development of the Kevlar vest by one of the original creators. Over the past 2000 years there has been a continuing need for protective armor to counter the advancements in weapons. It was not until the 1960's that a new material was developed and technology was realized that would revolutionize personal protection. The discovery of a synthetic fiber, Dupont's PRD 49-IV, that later became Kevlar, the development of ballistic testing and medical research would come together and create a new and effective body armor that would go on to save countless lives of law enforcement officers, soldiers and government officials. This is the story of h ...

Orphaned by the age of 10, Jim Turner was left without a permanent home, bouncing between living with family members in Upstate SC and Transylvania County, NC until he was drafted into the US Army in 1943. He originally volunteered to be a paratrooper but instead found himself on the way to Walker Air Field after graduating parachute rigging school - to join the “Battle of Kansas” in preparation for the new untested B-29 Superfortress. There he became a Hellbird. Then it was off to India, where Jim did triple duty as a parachute rigger, runway inspector and volunteer tail gunner. After surviving a crash in Burma during a mission and almost starving to death, Jim and the rest of the Hellb ...