books about: battalions     books:       32 Battalion: The Inside Story of South Africa's Elite Fighting Unit5 reviews Piet Nortje Struik, 2004 A thrilling expose of modern military history One of the 32 Battalion's longest-serving members presents the unadorned true story of his unit in 32 Battalion: The Inside Story Of South Africa's Elite Fighting Unit. Nicknamed "The Buffalo Soldiers", South Africa's 32nd Battalion was undefeated in twelve years of front-line battle, feared by enemies ranging from Cuban armies to Nambian guerrilla fighters. Called "Os Terriveis", or the Terrible ...             In Pale Battalions17 reviews Robert Goddard Delta, 2007 Brilliant, epic novel. This book is vintage Goddard, and the best of his books to be published in the US so far (his other two greats, Painting the Darkness and Past Caring, have not yet been published stateside). "Into the Blue" is also great, but trails behind "Battalions". This novel builds layer upon layer of intrigue, murder, blackmail, suicide, and other secrets, making for a finely crafted mystery...certainly ...             Lost Battalion of Tet: The Breakout of 2/12th Cavalry at Hue (Ausa) (Ausa)9 reviews Charles A. Krohn Naval Institute Press, 2008 A Brave, Honest Examination of War from an Inside View Charles A. Krohn first shared his military Intelligence viewpoint of the travesty of the infamous TET offensive in Vietnam in his recounting of events published in 1993. Now in 2008 he once again places some indigestible facts enhanced by further documentation of the events of the battle at Hue in 1968 that resulted in needless deaths of poorly directed soldiers. It was difficult though ...             The Morcai Battalion19 reviews Diana Palmer Luna, 2007 Give Me More I was very pleasantly surprised to read this type of book by Diana. It was a terrific change for her and I've read just about everything she has ever written. I found myself absorbed and fascinated and truly wanted more. I would love to see Diana continue with some other books in this genre!             Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 19424 reviews James F. Christ US Naval Institute Press, 2007 A great read about a legend. When I first noticed this book, I rushed to buy it, because my motivating thought was, "At last, someone wrote the story of the 1st Marine Parachute Battalion at Guadalcanal." Much has been written about the Guadalcanal campaign but little is available about the 1st Marine Parachute Battalion that participated in the bloodiest fighting of the campaign. This book walks the reader through two of ...             Police Battalions of the Third Reich2 reviews Stephen Campbell Schiffer Publishing, 2007 Excellent account of the Third Reich's Police Battalions Thus far the only book I've read on Police Battalions has been that of Browning's "Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution." This is an organization that not much has been written about when compared to the Army, SS, SD, and probably a wide variety of other organizations within Nazi Germany. Yet these were the troops that were involved in some of the more horrific crimes that took ...             Patton's Panthers: The African-American 761st Tank Battalion In World War II8 reviews Charles W. Sasser Pocket, 2005 Excellent Book! Well worth reading! I've been reading a lot of books about WWII lately, by Stephen Ambrose (Citizen Soldiers), James Bradley (Flags of our Fathers), etc. Patton's Panthers by Charles Sasser fits well in this genre of writting. Sasser has done an excellent job making a book that's very interesting to read. He has done extensive research and then taken that research and compiled it into a narrative well worth ...             A Sniper in the Arizona: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in the Arizona Territory, 196742 reviews John Culbertson Presidio Press, 1999 Outstanding Factual Account Sergeant John Culbertson has written a very detailed and factual account of the fierce combat in the An Hoa area of Vietnam. Much more enlighting was the descriptions of Platoon and Company snipers in the Marine Corps. The vast majority of snipers worked in direct support of Marine Infantry units and had additional roles. Sniping came as targets of opportunity, not CIA type "hunts" as depicted ...             Hitler's Police Battalions: Enforcing Racial War In The East (Modern War Studies)2 reviews Edward B. Westermann University Press of Kansas, 2005 Masterfully written as well as the most balanced history of the Police Battalions Over the last 10 or so years since the Publication of Hitler's Willing Executioners reignited the smoldering debate over the role of ideology in the prosecution of a genocidal war there have been many published books on the subject. These have accomplished their stated goals of either minimizing or arguing for the role of ideology with varying degrees of skill and hence success. Of the dozen or ...             Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland54 reviews Christopher R. Browning Harper Perennial, 1993 Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach! This book (as described by previous reviewers and the product description) details what the men in the Nazi Reserve Police Battalion 101 went through, specifically during the SS Invasion of Poland. Browning describes in detail the process of dehumanizing the Jews, and writes at length on the style of execution that the Germans refined and perfected in Poland, prior to the widespread use of gas ...             The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II Stackpole Books, 2008 This book tells, with firsthand accounts as well as numerous, never-seen-before photographs, the combat history of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503, the senior Tiger battalion of the German Army, equipped with both the Tiger I and the King Tiger. The battalion saw action in the attempted relief of Stalingrad, the tremendous tank engagements at Kursk, and the bitter fighting to relieve German units encircled at the Tscherkassy Pocket. It then ...             Combat Battalion: The 8th Battalion in Vietnam Robert Hall Allen & Unwin Pty LTD, 2008 The story of the 1969 tour of Vietnam by the Eighth Battalion of the Australian army.             Biography of a Battalion: The Life and Times of an Infantry Battalion in Europe in World War II2 reviews James A. Huston Stackpole Books, 2003 A great book to include in a family's history For anyone who served or whose family served in the 134th Infantry Battalion of the 3rd Army (Gen. Patton's), this is a hair raising daily account of where your loved one's greatest moments took place. This writer provides a foot soldier's perspective with a Phd. in history to skillfully record the World's greatest war and greatest battle (Battle of the Bulge). A must read for anyone whose loved ...             Battalion Wars 2: Prima's Authorized Field Manual (Prima Official Game Guides)1 review David Knight Prima Games, 2007 BWii Gaming Guide While Prima Games' Battalion Wars 2: Field Manual, the Nintendo authorized Wii gaming guide is adequate for working your way through the various game campaigns and their individual scenarios, I was disappointed with it. The instructions that came with the Wii game presents tables of the different units for each of the six armies but never clearly defines which column belongs to which army nor ...             Utter's Battalion: 2/7 Marines in Vietnam, 1965-667 reviews Alex Lee Ballantine Books, 2000 Yup, that's the way it was. Col.Alex Lee nailed it. Thats the way is was. Thats the way we were and thats how we all felt about Leon Utter. I spent most of my time as the radio half of a two man FO team for 81 motors. Worked with Capt Lee many times. E company and later F company riflemen and I all thought just a highly of Alex Lee as we did Col Utter. With few exeptions all the officers of 2/7 were just superlative. I ...             The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II (Stackpole Military History S.)6 reviews Robert W. Black Stackpole Books, 2006 Rangers Lead the Way!! Rangers remain a special breed of warrior. Aggressive, confident, self-starters. The author's description of the small groups (2 to 3) of Rangers reaching the top of Point du Hoc and immediately moving forward to their objectives typifies the traditional Ranger action-spirit and ability. Twenty three Rangers have been awarded the Medal of Honor. The book is an enjoyable read as one learns about ...             Finding the Lost Battalion: Beyond the Rumors, Myths and Legends of America's Famous WW1 Epic13 reviews Robert Laplander Lulu.com, 2007 Informative, Entertaining, Definitive World War I has become a minor passion of mine, so I read as many books on the topic as I can squeeze in. One of the first was the 1938 book, The Lost Battalion. I was hooked. Then along came the thin volume, Five Days in October. I loved it. Then I got this... WOW! Robert Laplander has written the definitive work on the subject. It's extremely well researched. The writing is terrific, engaging ...             America's Battalion: Marines in the First Gulf War2 reviews Otto J. Lehrack University Alabama Press, 2005 Remarkably Well Told Story While this is the story of a unit in the First Gulf War, it had direct bearing on what's going on over there now. This story follows the Third Battalion of the Third Marines (The 3/3). This is one of the famous units in the USMC having fought at Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima, then in Vietnam and in 1990 in the Persian Gulf. The author has a great ability to take oral histories from a wide ...             Lost Battalions4 reviews Franz Steidl Presidio Press, 2001 The research invloved in this book is fantastic. Having been one of the men rescued, there is no way we can thank the men of 442 for their heroic efforts. The American press ignored the fact that they were Japanese- Americans. Unfortunately, it is only of late we became aware of the casualties, killed and wounded, suffered in releasing us. It is my beleif they were one of the finest combat units that fought in Europe. 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