A Navy SEAL Team Six sniper reveals how he became an elite soldier while recounting the dramatic mission that nearly cost him his life, offering insider perspectives on his team's extensive training process at the Marine's Scout Sniper School.
the true story of America's heroic final hours in Vietnam
Drury, Bob
2011
A moment-by-moment account of the heroic operation by U.S. Marines to rescue thousands of American troops and allies in the final twenty-four hours of the Vietnam War focuses on the stories of eleven young Marines who were the last to leave.
Follows the career and personal development of a group of young men who met at a British military academy and arrived in the Middle East hoping to see action and become heroes.
With the understanding of one writer for another, the author parses the artistry, ambition, and enduring influence of Anne Frank's beloved classic, "The Diary of a Young Girl.".
An account based on the author's personal record of the months during which she hid from Nazis in an underground bunker with seventeen others discusses the characteristics of their unlikely protector and the house fire that threatened everyone's survival.
Presents the diary of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause in which he chronicles his escape from the Bataan Death March and 3,200-mile voyage to Australia and freedom in a wooden fishing boat.
Odette Meyers recalls her experiences as a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, focusing on the actions of Madame Marie Chotel, a Catholic concierge and seamstress who secured Odette's safety during the occupation.
