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The bestselling, compelling insider's account of the Marine Corps from the lives of the men of Platoon 3086, their training at Parris Island, their fierce camaraderie, and the unique code of honor that defines them.
The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. “Making the Corps” visits the front lines of boot camp...
2) Navy brat
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Navy series (Debbie Macomber) volume 3
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English
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Erin MacNamera had one hard and fast rule: never, never, never fall for a navy man. But, from the heart-stopping moment her eyes met Lieutenant Brandon Davis's across a crowded lounge, Erin knew life would never be the same. Sexy, tender and strong, Brandon was all she'd ever dreamed of in a man, but he was also navy—and as a navy brat from way back, she knew better than to give her heart to a seafaring man.
When an old friend asked Brand...
When an old friend asked Brand...
3) Navy woman
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Navy series (Debbie Macomber) volume 4
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English
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Navy attorney Catherine Fredickson, despite the taboo laws of naval fraternizing, finds herself powerfully attracted to her new boss Royce Nyland, a reserved yet demanding widower and single father who vows never to love again.
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"Brye is a mom to four military officers, and for more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, sparse communication from boot camps and training summers, deployments, emotional airport reunions, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She's navigated the complicated tangle of emotions--pride, worry, fear, hope, and deep, enduring love--that accompanies life as a military mom. In...
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"The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps' uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Along with unapologetic self-promotion, a strong...
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War heroes volume 1
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From the sundrenched beaches of Ocean City, Maryland to the snowcapped mountains of Afghanistan, this tale of espionage and intrigue takes readers on a spellbinding journey into the secret lives of our nation's quiet heroes. Two young people thought it was just the beginning when they had a chance encounter on the beach, but 24 hours later, Lauren Cantrell and Michael "Rad" Radcliff said goodbye, not knowing if they would ever see each other again....
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"The memoir of a young man from a long line of enlisted men and women, raised on military bases and shaped from a young age to idolize and glorify war and the people who fight it. After he joins the Marines and serves in Iraq, he must begin to reckon withthe troubled and complicated truths of the American war machine"--
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In this inspiring memoir, a former female Marine platoon leader recalls the wars she has fought--on the playing field, the battlefield, and inside her own soul--revealing how overcoming the harrowing circumstances in her life helped her ultimately redefine what it means to be strong and what "perfect" really is. Theresa Larson has lived multiple lives. At ten she was a caregiver to her dying mother. As an adolescent, an All-Star high school, college,...
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Haunted by an ancestor's tale of near death on a distant battlefield, James Carl Nelson set out in pursuit of the scraps of memory of his grandfather's small infantry unit. Years of travel across the world led to the retrieval of unpublished personal papers, obscure memoirs, and communications from numerous Doughboys as well as original interviews of the descendants of his grandfather's comrades in arms. The result is a compelling tale of battle rooted...
14) The colonels
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Brotherhood of war volume 4
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[1983]
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Jove edition.
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They were the professionals, the men who had been toughened by combat in the mine-laden fields of Europe, in Korea, in Greece, in Indochina. Now, in the twilight of a dying decade, they must return to the States to forge a new type of American soldier--one to be tested on the beaches of Cuba and in a new war yet to come.
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