When an all-out naval bombardment fails to silence the German artillery on the cliffs at Navarone, five men, each a specialist in violence, death, and destruction, are sent on a commando raid to destroy the guns.
the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
Sheinkin, Steve
2012
As the Allies thwarted Nazi efforts to build an atomic bomb, Americans rushed to create their own nuclear weapon--unaware that the Soviets were stealing their plans.
Presents the story of Marine Carlos Hatchcock, who was a sniper in Vietnam, and includes stories of his courage and perseverance and follows his life to his death in 1999.
The author uses letters he wrote home to his mother during his tour of duty in Vietnam as the basis of a description of his experiences as a U.S. Marine Scout Sniper during the war.
Details the experiences of Captain Jason Amerine and his ten-man Special Forces team--Green Berets--after they were sent into Afghanistan to use guerrilla warfare tactics to destroy the Taliban and prevent a civil war from erupting weeks after the 2001 terrorist attack on the United States.
