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Recall! Return of the IRR    by Doug DePew
Price: $2.99 USD. 31030 words. Language: English. Published on August 11, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Military biography.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
They came from cities, farms, and towns all across the country. They had long hair, beards, and bad attitudes. They dropped everything in January of 1991 and reported as the president ordered. They were not happy about it one bit. In this true story, the author relates his experiences as one of 20,000 people recalled to active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm. This is exactly how it was.
After the Hanoi Hilton, an Accounting    by Rick Fredericksen
Price: $2.99 USD. 22020 words. Language: English. Published on May 31, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
When combat ceased across Vietnam, it signaled the start of a cold war over the Americans left behind. As family members agonized, nearly 2,500 POWs and MIAs had become human pieces in a diplomatic chess match that outlasted the war itself. Historic accounts, as they happened, are told by a former Vietnam Marine and CBS News correspondent who covered the complex issue for more than a decade.
The United States Coast Guard On The Great Lakes    by Thomas P. Ostrom
Price: $2.99 USD. 60920 words. Language: English. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 4, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Military.

(5.00 from 1 review)
At last there is one definitive volume describing its history on the Great Lakes from inception to the present. The author, Thomas P. Ostrom, served in the USCGR.
Marching On: A General’s Tales of War and Diplomacy    by Gordon Sumner, Jr.
Price: $2.99 USD. 42420 words. Language: English. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 5, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Military.

(5.00 from 1 review)
This book provides vignettes of the author's experiences that will be of great interest to anyone interested in America's involvement in world affairs beginning with World War II to the present. As seen through the eyes of a participant, General Sumner tells his "war stories" in a most politically incorrect style.
Faithful through Hard Times    by Jean Gill
Price: $0.99 USD. 71440 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.

(5.00 from 1 review)
This is not a WW2 memoir. It is a riveting reconstruction from an eye-witness account written at the time in a secret diary, a diary too dangerous to show anyone and too precious to destroy. The true story of four years, 3 million bombs, one small island out-facing the might of the German and Italian airforces - and one young Scotsman who didn't want to be there.
Our Name Wasn't Written - A Malta Memoir (1936-1943)    by David Vernon
Price: $2.99 USD. 46680 words. Language: English. Published on April 16, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.

0.5 star(4.56 from 9 reviews)
This is the memoir of a young mother struggling to feed, clothe and house her family on “the most bombed island on earth” — Malta, during World War II. Written by two generations of eye-witnesses to the destruction wrought on the strategically vital island of Malta by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
World War ll London Blitz Diary Volume 1    by Victoria Washuk
Price: $2.99 USD. 65980 words. Language: English. Published on September 27, 2011. Nonfiction » History » War.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Ruby Side Thompson, an ordinary woman living during the World War ll London Blitz bombing blasts history out of the realm of dry, dusty names and dates and places the reader in the midst of the terrifying events as they unfold. This is very important documentation and will have tremendous appeal to those who have an avid interest in the effect of the war on ordinary citizens.
The United States Coast Guard: 1790 to the Present (Revised)    by Thomas P. Ostrom
Price: $2.99 USD. 83540 words. Language: English. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 4, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Military.

(4.00 from 1 review)
The United States Coast Guard traces its origins to 1790, but was not officially named until 1915. At last there is one definitive volume describing its history from inception to the present. The author, Thomas P. Ostrom, served in the USCGR from 1961-69, and had basic and advanced training at the USCG Base, Alameda, California. He served subsequently in the Port Security Reserve Unit.
Hindbusters    by Johan Opperman
Price: $2.99 USD. 26410 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

(4.00 from 1 review)
This book is a personal account of the battle for Mavinga in South Eastern Angola during September and October 1985. It covers the Operation Second Congress advance on UNITA's Jamba headquarters area and the response from the South African forces charged with stopping the advance. Operation Weldmesh was a specialized operation aimed at destroying the FAPA helicopter air support to FAPLA.