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US Coast Guard in World War II
Paperback. English.
Published
Oxford: Osprey, 2010
Alex de Quesada reveals the full history of the US Coast Guard throughout World War II. In particular, the book draws attention to the little-known story...
The pirate coast: Thomas Jefferson, the first marines and the secret mission of 1805
Book. English.
Published
New York: Hyperion, 2006
Describing the 1805 secret mission, reluctantly sanctioned by Thomas Jefferson and led by William Eaton, to stop the Barbary pirates of North Africa from...
When Britain burned the White House: the 1814 invasion of Washington
Hardback. English.
Published
London: John Murray, 2013
In August 1814 the United States' army is defeated in battle by an invading force just outside Washington DC. The US president and his wife have just...
Operation Dark Heart: spycraft and special operations on the front lines of Afghanistan
Paperback. English.
Published
Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2011
This is a no-holds-barred account of the realities of an American spy working outside the conventional parameters of military conflict in a region culturally...
The boys' crusade: American G.I.s in Europe: chaos and fear in World War Two
Book. English.
Published
London: Phoenix, 2005
What happened during the Allies' push into northwestern Europe is a subject of enduring fascination. Historian Paul Fussell here relates the experiences...