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Beyond Neptune Spear: The (Open) Secret History of SEAL Team Six, Post-9/11    by Chris Martin
Price: $0.99 USD. 20410 words. Language: English. Published on October 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

The modern history of SEAL Team Six did not begin with the killing of Osama bin Laden, nor did it end there. Once mired in controversy and doubt, ST6 has blossomed into one of the most accomplished fighting units the world has ever known. Beyond Neptune Spear not only details SEAL Team's Six modern history, but places it in context.
The Madrid Uprising 1808    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 26000 words. Language: English. Published by Bretwalda Books  on October 10, 2012. Nonfiction » History » European.

On 2 May 1808 the Spanish capital of Mardrid erupted into savage violence. The citizens of Madrid had had enough of the French army in thier city and were rising up to throw them out. Artillery blasted down narrow streets, cavalry charged across the plazas and infantry slaughtered each other in the narrow alleys. The Peninsular War had begun.
The Sieges of Gerona 1808 / 1809    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 26760 words. Language: English. Published by Bretwalda Books  on October 5, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

At Gerona in 1808 the French for the first time ran into a Spanish army that neither ran away nor surrendered. The epic defence of Gerona lasted for over a year and saw the French throw everything that they had at the old walls around the city. The Spanish fought back gallantly, using their bare hands when they ran out of ammunition.
Joint Doctrine for Operations in Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Environments (Joint Publication 3-11) - Combat Operations, Health Service Support, Hazard Considerations    by Progressive Management
Price: $1.75 USD. 40670 words. Language: English. Published on September 21, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This publication sets forth principles to assist commanders and staffs to plan for and conduct operations in which their forces may encounter the employment or threat of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and other toxic materials.
The Battle of Talavera 1809    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 37160 words. Language: English. Published by Bretwalda Books  on September 4, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

At Talavera a British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) tried to link up with a Spanish army under General Cuesta to ambush a French corps under Marshal Victor. But things went wrong and the British had to fight their way to safety.
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.

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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.
A Common Bond II    by Richard Epstein
Price: $1.99 USD. 26740 words. Language: English. Published by MilSpeak Books  on May 23, 2012. Fiction » Poetry » Themes & motifs.

This eloquent anthology, carefully stitched together by veteran Richard Epstein, contains poetry, prose, and songs written by 21 Memorial Day Writers' Project participants, and spans 1993 – 2011, a period in United States history that began in peacetime and has stretched into the longest war fought since Viet Nam. This sampling will make your heart bleed, but your soul will smile.
What Israel Has Learned about Security    by Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Price: $2.99 USD. 63970 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Terrorism.

Some of Israel's top military leaders in recent years have used the unique public platform provided by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs to present their views on a myriad of issues – in English. This volume brings together fourteen studies and essays by nine leading IDF officers who have shared from their rich experience.
War of 1812 Land Battles    by Ronald T. Campbell
Price: $2.99 USD. 28470 words. Language: English. Published on May 11, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

“War of 1812 Land Battles” is a bicentennial review of the last armed warfare between the U.S. and England. America’s war began with shameful mistakes by an aging Revolutionary War hero and ended when a civilian army defeated hardened veterans of the Napoleonic Wars. The book includes summaries of the most significant battles and war crimes that occurred during this forgotten war.
Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places on the Battlefield    by Mark Nesbitt
Price: $0.99 USD. 27030 words. Language: English. Published by Second Chance Publications  on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction » New Age » The Paranormal.

"Ghosts of Gettysburg" is the first volume in Mark Nesbitt's popular book series. A combination of history and mystery, this volume focuses on the early ghost-lore of Gettysburg. Included are the timeless stories of the woman in white, the surgeons of Old Dorm, the ghosts of Devil's Den, the Blue Boy, and other infamous spectres who wander the Gettysburg battlefield.