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So Brave...So Quiet...So Long!    by Larry T. Bailey
Price: $9.95 USD. 88210 words. Language: English. Published by Pine Tree Arts / Pine Tree Press  on July 21, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

Uplifting in-depth interviews with 34 unforgettable men and women, from one small community in Northern California, who helped save our nation from WWII to the Cold War — and then went home. First published as a 5-year series in The Wildwood Independent, the stories became "the most talked-about, most popular series in the paper's 30-year history," says TWI publisher Mike Dobbins.
An Ineffective System: The M247 Sergeant York    by Russell Phillips
Price: Free! 1880 words. Language: English. Published on July 6, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

In the 1970s, the US Army decided that it needed a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, similar to the West German Gepard or Soviet ZSU-23-4. The result was the M247 Sergeant York.
One Woman's War    by Candy Jar
Price: $4.99 USD. 73510 words. Language: English. Published on July 6, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

Bravery. Tragedy. Victory. At the age of 19, Eileen Younghusband joined the WAAF in the fight against the Nazi war machine. One Woman's War tells the untold story of what it was like to work in Fighter Command's top secret Filter Room and gives a fascinating insight into life as a young woman during Britain's darkest days.
The Jew with the Iron Cross, A Record of Survival in WWII Russia    by Georg and Phyllis Rauch
Price: $4.99 USD. 80270 words. Language: English. Published on June 25, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

During the Nazi regime, young Georg Rauch helps his mother protect the Jewish couples hidden in their Viennese attic. Officially classified 1/4 Jewish, the author is drafted into Hitler's army and sent to fight for causes he detests. Near death many times, Rauch's talents as radio operator, chef and even harmonica player all play a role in his amazing survival as soldier and Russian POW.
This We'll Defend: The Weapons & Equipment of the U.S. Army    by Russell Phillips
Price: $2.99 USD. 11530 words. Language: English. Published on June 21, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

The U.S. Army is the best-equipped force in military history. This We'll Defend outlines the most important weapons and equipment the Army currently uses. All facts, figures and images in this ebook are direct from publicly available Army sources, edited and annotated to form a short, easy-to-use but comprehensive reference.
L’Augmentation du parti Nazi    by Kristina Howells
You set the price! 12820 words. Language: German. Published on June 7, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

Peu auraient cru que le Parti Nazi, en commençant comme un gang de soldats sans emploi en 1919, deviendrait le gouvernement juridique de l'Allemagne en 1933. En quatorze ans, un obscur caporal, Adolf Hitler, deviendrait le Chancelier d'Allemagne.
Tháng Ba Gãy Súng    by Cao Xuân Huy
Price: $4.99 USD. 44630 words. Language: Vietnamese. Published by Kệ Sách eBook  on June 2, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

Tháng Ba Gãy Súng Hồi ký chiến tranh Cao Xuân Huy ebook edition Kệ Sách xuất bản - 2011 Smashwords phát hành ISBN 978-1-4524-2439-2
Szent István: Hungary's Battleship    by Russell Phillips
Price: Free! 1530 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

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Despite being a land-locked country, Hungary once had a dreadnought battleship - SMS Szent István. This article describes the ship and its short wartime career.
Battle of the River Plate    by Russell Phillips
Price: Free! 2990 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

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An article about the Battle of the River Plate, which took place in December 1939 between the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles.
Memoirs of a Civil War Solider    by Sinclair Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 35930 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

Transcribed from the original documents of Sinclair Smith, his memoir immerses you in the times and language—the family farm and early schools in Pennsylvania, enlisting during a “call” in 1864 at the age of 20, recovering from wounds in Washington at the end of the war, and life after returning home. Smith memoir exposes drunken officers, the hardships of war, and the battle for survival.