James Brady
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United States Marines, for more than two centuries, have been among the world's fiercest and most admired of warriors. They have fought from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan and Iraq, in famous battles become bone and sinew of American lore. But why do Marines fight? Why fight so well? Why run toward the guns? Now comes a thrilling new book, pounding and magnificent in scope, by the author some Marines consider the unofficial "poet laureate" of...
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War has been the inspiration of such great novels as The Red Badge of Courage and A Farewell to Arms, and daring feats of courage and tragic mistakes have been the foundation for such classic works. Now, for the first time ever, the Korean War has a novel that captures that courage and sacrifice.
When Captain Thomas Verity, USMC, is called back to action, he must leave his Georgetown home, career, and young daughter and rush to Korea to monitor Chinese...
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The New York Times Bestselling Author of The Marines of Autumn
Late November of 1941.
Half the world is at war and with the other half about to join in, a thousand U.S. Marines stand sentinel over the last days of an uneasy truce between ourselves and the Imperial Japanese Army in chaotic North China.
By November 27, FDR is convinced Japan is about to launch a military action. Washington doesn't know where, isn't sure precisely when. But, the Cabinet...
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"Can a single night define a man's life? From the summer of 1943 to early 1945, John Basilone was one of the most famous and admired people in America. As the first enlisted man to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II, for extraordinary bravery under fire at Guadalcanal, he toured the nation with movie stars, shared podiums with mayors and governors, shook the hands of thousands of citizens, and was even rumored to have made a romantic connection...
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A rousing new Marine Corps adventure from the author of the New York Times bestselling Warning of War and The Marines of Autumn.
The Marine is Colonel James ("Oliver") Cromwell, a warrior forged at Notre Dame and the Berlin of Hitler's Olympics, and honed by combat at Guadalcanal as one of Carlson's Marine Raiders. With the world at peace, the thirty-five-year old Cromwell is restlessly, if pleasantly, beached on garrison duty in California, aware...
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Thomas Dunne Books
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2005.
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English
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The author recounts his return to Korea fifty years after his tour of duty, during which he explored the area's present-day demilitarized zone, interviewed a new generation of soldiers, and remembered his wartime experiences.
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St. Martin's Press
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1999.
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English
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On Long Island, a journalist and an heiress join forces to campaign against a Texas billionaire's planned 30-bedroom house and 200-car garage. They claim it is an eyesore and will ruin the ambiance of the Hamptons, a rich man's retreat.
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St. Martin's Press
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1998.
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English
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While jogging on Long Island, a radio broadcaster who likes to poke fun at his neighbors, mostly Wasps and millionaires, is hit by a car in an obvious attempt to kill him. At that, investigators Beecher Stowe and Lady Alix Dunraven spring to action. By the author of Further Lane.
15) Stevie Wonder
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Chelsea House Publishers
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[2002]
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English
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A biography of the blind composer, pianist, and singer whose musical ability, apparent since childhood, has earned him many awards.