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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.

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 ...

Who would have believed that a young couple living along the red dusty roads of Edgehill, Georgia in the early 1900's could have had such a heritage in these United States of America? Follow along as each of the four main family lines are followed from their earliest arrivals in the new colonies down to this couple that lovingly became known to all as "Ma & Pa." Along the way we find soldiers in the American Revolution, the Indian Wars, and the Civil War. Also we find stories of killings, and hangings, as well as those of miracles and healings and immeasurable faith.

Listing of Ohio POW/MIA from Vietnam war. Picture of individual and brief synosis of them. They are not forgotten

William F. Birdsall fought in WWII as part of Task Force Mars in central Asia. Born in rural Powell, PA he entered basic training a country boy ready to serve his country. This collection of his letters to and from home during WWII give us insight into his thoughts and experiences as he journeys through basic training, to war, and back.

REDEEMED IN BLOOD is the story of the 57th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. This late-war unit was mustered at Troy, in Pike County, Alabama, in March of 1863. Composed primarily of old men and young boys, it was a unit filled to the brim with "reluctant rebels." Indeed, most had been conscripted into the Army against their will. The overwhelming majority were poor, but proud family men from the Wiregrass region of Pike, Butler, Barbour, Conecuh, Covington, Coffee, Dale, and Henry counties in Southeast Alabama. Within the first year of field service, nearly one-third would choose to desert the Cause. However, of the two-thirds who did choose to stay and fight, they would soo ...

"Because of Francis Brock's wartime diary and sharp recollections of events eighty years ago, "Sub Chaser" gives a rare and intimate look into the daily life of small boat sailors in the Pacific during WWII. An enlightening read for anyone interested in history, this book gives renewed appreciation for the everyday young men who answered their country's call to arms during a time of great global conflict." - US Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Dean H. Hines "Fortunately for us, when eastern Ohio farm boy Francis Brock enlisted in the Navy on his seventeenth birthday in 1943, he decided to keep a logbook. As a result, we now have the opportunity, eight decades later, to relive the humdrum of s ...

The Eighteenth Engineers tells the story of the incredible work performed by the men of the 18th Engineers Regiment in WW1. They were among the first 75,000 A. E. F. troops to arrive in France in late August of 1917. There they built massive docks large enough to berth 10 transport ships end to end. Then they constructed huge warehouses to receive and store tons of cargo. Finally, they designed and built a complex, multi-functional railroad track system, along with unique cargo handling equipment allowing them the ability to unload men and cargo quickly and efficiently from the ships hold. The 18th Engineers built this massive base depot in record time under difficult conditio ...