While combat medical capabilities have grown enormously, soldiers who survive battle suffer from injuries no less debilitating than physical wounds. Here are cases of soldiers suffering from these œunseen injuries.
First-ever bio of three-star general œLightning Joe Collins, who saw combat in both the Pacific and Europe during WWII, fighting on Guadalcanal before commanding the troops that landed on Utah Beach on D-Day.
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We Who Are Alive and Remain
by
Marcus Brotherton
Hardcover
The men of Easy Company parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought their way into Germany and ended the war with a victory toast at Hitler's hideout in the Alps. Here, 20 men who were there recount their amazing stories.
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Farm City
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Novella Carpenter
Softcover
Novella Carpenter wants it both ways: a homegrown vegetable plot as well as a convenience store mere minutes away. This memoir is full of hilarious moments, fascinating farmers' tips and a great deal of heart.
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The Horse Boy
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Rupert Isaacson
Softcover
Chronicling Isaacson's and his autistic son's journey through Mongolia in search of healing, this memoir is, at its heart, a deeply moving tale about a father willing to go to the ends of the earth to save his son.
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Goat Song
by
Brad Kessler
Softcover
A spiritual journey in the tradition of Thoreau's Walden, Kessler's book chronicles his time living as a herder, and reflects on how our diet, alphabet and poetry grew from a pastoralist milieu among hoofed animals.
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American Commando
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John Wukovits
Hardcover
In November 1942, American forces fought for every foot of ground in the bloody hell of Guadalcanal. In American Commando, John Wukovits shows us how, in the heat of this brutal combat, one man would make history.
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Fanny J. Crosby
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Fanny J. Crosby
Hardcover
Long unavailable, Fanny J. Crosby (originally published in 1906 as Memories of Eighty Years) is the autobiography of a remarkable woman who wrote over 8,000 hymns including the beloved Blessed Assurance.
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Einstein
by
Walter Isaacson
Hardcover
Packed with 180 photographs, Isaacson's rich portrait reveals how Einstein developed his theories, and offers a vivid portrait of the man behind the science. Includes 15 items of removable, facsimile memorabilia.
