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The Bear Marches West: 12 Scenarios for 1980's NATO vs Warsaw Pact Wargames    by Russell Phillips
Price: $3.99 USD. 4410 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Crafts & Hobbies.

The Bear Marches West contains 12 scenarios set during a fictional Warsaw Pact invasion of West Germany during the 1980s. All the scenarios are based on battles depicted in well-known novels, and are designed to be used with whatever rules the players are most comfortable with. Each scenario includes the battle's context, weather conditions, deployments, force lists and a colour map.
Rho Magna, the Laotian War Dragon    by Mark Berent
Price: Free! 3830 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2012. Nonfiction » History » War.

Combat fighter pilot Mark Berent writes of a dragon-shaped karst mountain in Laos along the Ho Chi Minh Trail that bristles with physical and psychological danger. He writes of it as he first saw it on an F-4 FAC mission from Ubon RTAFB in 1969. Then he adds an excerpt from "Phantom Leader," one of his historical fiction books about war and politics in the Vietnam era.
The Girl from Latvia    by Kathie Harrington
Price: $0.99 USD. 1770 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2012. Nonfiction » History » War.

War crept silently into my life when most little girls enjoy playing jacks and jumping rope; when the soft echoes of the past dance upon early adolescent innocents. Yes, World War II came softly into my life.
To War in Style    by Mark Berent
Price: $3.95 USD. 3100 words. Language: English. Published on April 8, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

In the January of 1973 we in Defense Attaché Office in the American Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, found ourselves in an unusual situation. President Nixon had declared his Southeast Asia policy of Vietnamization was succeeding. In Vietnam, all US forces were ordered to cease fighting and that included air assets as well as the ground troops. Yet we had authorized air support until August 15.
How the Allies Won World War II    by Austin Torney
Price: Free! 2320 words. Language: English. Published on March 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » War.

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Half Broke Horses: Behind the Story - (A Background Information Book Companion)    by Behind the Story 
Price: $3.99 USD. 3570 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » History » War.

Loved the novel? And you've devoured the last morsel of your savory book. Now what? If you still have the stomach that yearns for more, "Behind the Story" will be a most delightful surprise. Enjoy this basket full of hand-picked treats collected from various sources all over the internet, compiled as an easy, concise and info-rich serving just for you! Try your sample now!
My Greatest Adventure, World War II    by Geralyn Dawson
Price: $4.99 USD. 16640 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2012. Nonfiction » History » War.

A first person account of one soldier's experiences during World War II and the Normandy Invasion. Includes 25 photographs never before published.
Private Battles: Military Families' Strengths and Struggles in a Time of War    by The Dallas Morning News 
Price: $2.99 USD. 14890 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2012. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Family relationships.

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- the longest U.S. combat operations since the Vietnam War -- military families have been struggling through a relentless cycle of crisis and stress. Many suffer their own wounds of war: Depression. Anxiety. Divorce. Suicide. “Private Battles” tells the stories of real families and how they survive these hard times.
To The Ends of The Earth    by Jeremy Green
Price: $0.99 USD. 13850 words. Language: English. Published on February 13, 2012. Nonfiction » History » War.

Imagine at the age of 60 finding out you were adopted? This is what happened to David Green, not only did he find out he was adopted but that the events leading up to his adoption were both tragic and life changing. This short but true story shows how several events come together to change your future.
The Flight of Rudolf Hess    by TempleofMysteries.com 
Price: $3.68 USD. 14120 words. Language: English. Published on February 11, 2012. Nonfiction » History » War.

Few mysteries of recent times have the power to seize the imagination like that of Rudolf Hess, Hitler's Deputy, who flew to Scotland alone and unarmed in the middle of the Second World War in order to broker peace.