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Oscar's Story    by Mark Tan
Price: $3.99 USD. 23010 words. Language: English. Published on May 10, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Biography.

The life story of an Eurasian who lived and grew up in Singapore in the 1920's, without benefit of much adult supervision. He later encountered life, as many will never ever experience when a country is at war, while he was employed as a gaoler in a prison of deprived prisoners facing torture and death.
World War II Warplanes: The Iconic Warplanes of World War II    by W T McCleat
Price: $8.97 USD. 9290 words. Language: English. Published by SandSPublishing  on May 4, 2013. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History.

World War II WARPLANES. The Iconic WarBirds of World War 2 is a kids and enthusiasts dream of what it would be like to fly in the most feared and deadly aircraft of the Second World War. The book depicts many of the iconic airplanes that impacted air battles of the war. From the heroic clashes of a Spitfire warplane to the deadly Japanese Zero warbird maneuvering for a kamikaze dive.
About The ANZAC War    by Monica P
Price: $1.00 USD. 1980 words. Language: English. Published on April 24, 2013. Nonfiction » History » War.

The ANZAC's fought at Gallipoli. Here is an outline of the war against the Ottomans and some information about the history of the ANZAC celebration.
Prisoner of Japan    by Sir Harold Atcherley
Price: $5.50 USD. 125360 words. Language: English. Published by Memoirs Publishing  on April 19, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Military biography.

In the latter part of WW2, more than a ¼ million European and American soldiers were taken prisoner by the Japanese in Malaysia. They went on to suffer deprivation and brutality, most of them failing to survive. I was fortunate enough to be one of the survivors. During my time as a prisoner I kept a diary, which I was able to bring home with me. This is my story.
Chills Behind Concrete Walls    by Monica P
Price: $1.00 USD. 2290 words. Language: English. Published on April 15, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Modern / General.

Hitler began life as a poor person before he grew up to be the world's most feared leader who was able to conduct major military campaigns after rise into Government leadership.
Patton: Many Lives, Many Battles    by Karl Hollenbach
Price: $0.99 USD. 4570 words. Language: American English. Published by Books, Authors And Artists  on March 28, 2013. Nonfiction » History » War.

General George S. Patton, Jr. believed in reincarnation. This original pamphlet by Karl F. Hollenbach illustrates the General’s belief from his childhood to his final days. An examination of Patton’s poem, “Through A Glass, Darkly”, explains and clarifies references Patton made to previous lives. The author has added appendixes to explain the context of General Patton's belief.
Unspeakable Regret    by Sonny Moran
Price: $4.99 USD. 19600 words. Language: Canadian English. Published on March 16, 2013. Nonfiction » History » War.

Some of the nurses, with three or four surgeons along with the ships officers, were sitting on the port side of the boat deck about 170 feet from the stern. The port gun forward had been fired twice, and then the stern gun was trained around to the port quarter on the target, which was rapidly floating away. As the third shot boomed from the gun across the water tragedy struck.
What about war...    by Al. Ilie
Price: $2.00 USD. 16930 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2013. Nonfiction » History » War.

Quotes about war
Frontline: A Soldier's Story    by Alex Green
Price: $3.99 USD. 30320 words. Language: English. Published by Digital Dreams  on February 15, 2013. Nonfiction » History » War.

Frontline offers an insight into the life of just one soldier out of the many thousands in the British Infantry deployed to Afghanistan. These modern day heroes risk their lives on a daily basis to help bring peace to a troubled country. Some of these soldiers are fresh out of school, or college, and within a few months find themselves in a war zone fighting for their lives.
The Sorry Saga of the Brewster Buffalo: A 'Flying Coffin' to the Marines, but a 'Sky Pearl' to the Finns    by Daniel Ford
Price: $3.99 USD. 8200 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2013. Nonfiction » History » War.

A group of Internet aviation fans once debated the subject of the worst fighter of World War II. Their hands-down favorite: the Brewster Buffalo. Here aviation historian Daniel Ford teases out the secrets that was despised by Allied pilots but loved by the Finns in their war with the Soviet Union. About 7500 words; with photographs.