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Get the Summary of Richard Freiherr von Rosen & Robert Forczyk's Panzer Ace in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Panzer Ace" recounts the military career of Richard Freiherr von Rosen, a German tank commander during World War II. The book begins with the tense pre-war atmosphere in Oberbärenburg, Germany, and follows von Rosen's journey from his initial eagerness to join the military to his experiences on the Eastern...
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Battleground Pacific is a powerfully wrought military memoir by a member of World War II's fabled 1st Marine division.
Sterling Mace's unit was the legendary "K-3-5" (for Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment of the 1st Marine Division) and his story takes readers through some of the most intense action of the Pacific War, from the seldom-seen perspective of a rifleman at the point of attack.
Battleground Pacific is filled with indelible moments...
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"A gritty, first-person account. ... One can hear Shaw's voice as if he were sitting beside you." -Wall Street Journal
An unforgettable soldier's-eye view of the Pacific War's bloodiest battle, by the first American officer ashore Okinawa.
On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, 1.5 million men gathered aboard 1,500 Allied ships off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa. The men were there to launch the largest amphibious assault on the Pacific...
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Palace Cobra picks up where Ed Rasimus's critically acclaimed When Thunder Rolled left off. Now he's flying the F-4 Phantom and the attitude is still there.
In the waning days of the Vietnam War, Rasimus and his fellow pilots were determined that they were not going be the last to die in a conflict their country had abandoned. They were young fighter pilots fresh from training and experienced aviators who came back to the war again and again, not...
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50 years ago, the POWs who endured Vietnam's most famous prison came home. A powerful story of survival and triumph. Alvin Townley's Defiant will inspire anyone wondering how courage, faith, and brotherhood can endure even in the darkest of situations.
"A riveting tribute to true American heroes."-Senator John McCain, POW (1967-73)
"Defiant is Unbroken meets Band of Brothers-and then some." -Congressman Pete Sessions
During the Vietnam War,...
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