The story of the Nazis, their extravagant spectacles, and their extreme cruelty
"The story of the men of the 25th Infantry, the "Tropic Lightning" Division," in which film producer Oliver Stone served, and which was the basis for his film "Platoon."
The story of Japan's preparation for war and its role in World War II until its surrender
Outlines the activities that occurred behind the Japanese ranks that brought about the decision to surrender to the United States in August of 1945
"Long Binh Jail was a place so feared that American soldiers would rather face the Viet Cong than be sent there. Known as "LBJ" or simply "The Stockade," it was officially the U.S. Army Installation Stockade in Long Binh, South Vietnam. Within its confines were Americans whose offenses ran the gamut from drug possession, insubordination, and AWOL, to assault, rape, and murder. Containing up to …
Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Coauthors John Nichols, a fighter pilot in the war, and Barrett Tillman, an award-winning aviation historian, make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject to detail the ways in which airpower was employed in the years prior to the fal…