history / military / general

Explores the life of Alexander the Great, including the author'sjudgement against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions.

"From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and World War II Russian fighter pilots, Women Warrior reclaims lost stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor, debunking the pervasive claim that women do not, and should not, fight"--Provided by publisher.

The untold story of the Ya'mas, Israel's special forces undercover team that infiltrated Palestinian terrorist strongholds during the al-Aqsa, the Second Intifada, which began in late 2000.

In 1944, hundreds of Allied soldiers were trapped in POW camps in occupied France. The odds of their survival were not good. The odds of escaping, even worse. But one man had the courage to fight the odds and figure out how to negotiate the release of an unprecedented 149 prisoners.

Wounded in Iraq, Navy SEAL Eric Greitens returns home to find that his fellow veterans all want the same thing: to continue to serve their country. He founded The Mission Continues to provide paid public service fellowships for wounded veterans. Under this umbrella organization, former Marine sergeant Jake Wood began Team Rubicon, organizing post-9/11 veterans for dangerous disaster relief projects around the world. Drawing on the military's emphasis on discipline and selflessness, these veterans are helping to build a more vigorous nation and world.

Explores the history of war and its affect on civilization.

"Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. In this well written and highly documented book, James B. Conroy describes in fascinating detail what happened when leaders from both sides came together to try to end the hostilities. The meeting was meant to end the fighting on peaceful terms. It failed, however, and the war dragged on for two more bloody, destructive months. Through meticulous research of both primary and secondary sources, Conroy tells the story of the doomed peace negotiations through the characters who lived it. With a fresh and immediate perspective, Our One Common Country offers a thrilling and eye-opening look into the inability of our nation's leaders to find a peaceful solution. The failure of the Hamptons Roads Conference shaped the course of American history and the future of America's wars to come"--.