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1) Combat
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He's an overprotective bodyguard. The dark-haired grump who makes introverted, good girl me more flustered than usual. And, until he decides I'm safe, he's also my new roommate.
The business of wedding stationery isn't supposed to be dangerous. After all, my main occupational hazard is a paper cut.
Then a rival businessman declares war, starting with a few stolen packages and progressing to all-out sabotage and open threats.
I do the only thing...
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This manual is for survival and surviving a volatile situation (known widely by in the tactical and security industry as a "shit hits the fan" (SHTF) situation).This manual is structured in a logical sequence based on the numerous considerations for preparing for and succeeding in various survival contexts. We begin with preparation of the individual, namely physical and mental preparation, as well as covering the equipment options available. We'll...
3) Mon combat…
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"Mon combat…" est le récit d'une histoire mémorable marquée par des scènes de persécution vécues par deux générations de jeunes filles. Il met en lumière la lutte d'une mère soucieuse de protéger son enfant d'un traumatisme qu'elle a elle-même éprouvé. Dans ce parcours, elle présente des pistes de réflexion sur la nature du harcèlement scolaire et du cyberharcèlement. Cet ouvrage nous invite à questionner les causes de ces fléaux,...
5) Combat Pay
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Few civilians realize the immense role the brave pilots in C-130 aircraft played in the Vietnam War. Major Curt Messex tells the hair raising tales he experienced piloting a C-130.
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This manual is for survival in a general sence and combat survival as not all aspects can be covered its only a basic view. This manual is syructured in a logical sequence based on the numerous considerations for preparing for and succedding in variuos survival scenarios
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This book describes how camouflage works, how to achieve best effectiveness, with application for hunting as well as any other activities where stealth is needed. The methods described in this book will give the reconnaissance operator the ability to blend and make camo to his operational environment and help with the large and small patterns that will make him a very hard target. These methods and techniques will apply to hunters and special forces...
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For the first time in English, "Camus at Combat" presents all of Camus' World War II resistance and early postwar writings published in "Combat," the resistance newspaper where he served as editor-in-chief and editorial writer between 1944 and 1947. Paris is firing all its ammunition into the August night. Against a vast backdrop of water and stone, on both sides of a river awash with history, freedom's barricades are once again being erected. Once...
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The year 1968 was arguably the most significant year of the war. It was the height of the American involvement, and because officer casualties had been so great after the Tet Offensive of January 1968, all prior officer assignments were canceled.
1st Lieutenant Robin Bartlett suddenly found himself at the "repo-depo" in Bien Hoa reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. The unit had more helicopter support than any other unit in Vietnam. Immediate...
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I received a target indication from one of the rear team members and observed movement coming from the left of the area of engagement. I then saw them, two enemy fighters moving to a new position. I must have let rip about twenty rounds and not one of the rounds hit them. I had missed completely!
"You shit shot," swearing at myself under my breath. My teeth were clenched and I was pissed off at my own incapability with a rifle, however, I realised...
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The U.S. Navy SEALs created a legend that would grow throughout the Vietnam War, earning an enemy bounty to anyone who could capture or kill one. As leader of the SEALs, Captain Robert A. Gormly tells his amazing story, taking us into some of the most hair-raising missions ever assigned. After a career including two tours of duty in Vietnam as well as top-secret missions in the Persian Gulf, Gormly examines war from a strategic point of view as well...
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Before there was Max, there was Mike. A true story much like the touching movie, Navy SEAL Dogs explores the incomparable relationship between trainer and military dog.
From the author of Team Dog, Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the Navy SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors-who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs...
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Cet ouvrage est un florilège de textes publiés dans les bulletins FHE entre 1980 et 1998, toujours d'actualité. Il est le fruit du travail collectif des responsables de l'association FHEDLES - Femmes et Hommes, Droits et Libertés dans les Églises et la Société – qui, à l'occasion des 50 ans de la création de FHE, souhaitent transmettre cet héritage à celles et ceux qui développent aujourd'hui ce questionnement sur l'égalité entre les...
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In 1967, Jim Purtell left his small Midwestern town to join the US Army. He did so at a time when the country was pro-Vietnam and serving seemed an honorable thing to do. Little did he know that the tide would turn a mere six months later as drastically as it did. Vietnam-There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle is a candid account of the time when he and several other combat vets found themselves conducting operations in the jungles of Vietnam during...
16) Combat Crew: The Story of 25 Combat Missions Over Europe From the Daily Journal of a B-17 Gunner
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John Comer kept a journal of the twenty-five missions he flew in 1943 when the casualty rate on his base was close to 80 percent. His book is handwritten history, recorded within hours after the battles occurred. Comer vividly creates his experiences as top-turret gunner/flight engineer in a B-17 Squadron that was thrown against the best pilots the Luftwaffe could offer. In 1943 the Army Air Force had no long-range fighters to protect the B-17s as...
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With an important introduction by C. Everett Koop and passionate endorsements from Senator Edward M. Kennedy and public officials from every major city in the U.S., this authoritative and timely guide calls for the diagnosis and treatment of urban violence as a public health crisis.
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Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, than the time spent serving in a combat zone. It's with this truth that Colonel Charles W. Hoge, M.D., a leading advocate for eliminating the stigma of menta lhealth care, presents Once a Warrior-Always a Warrior, a groundbreaking resource with essential new insights for anyone who has ever returned home from a war zone. In clear, practical language, Dr. Hoge explores the latest knowledge in combat...
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Over 12,000 helicopters were used in the Vietnam War, which is why it became known as "The Helicopter War." Almost half of the helicopters, 5,086, were lost. Helicopter pilots and crews accounted for nearly ten percent of all the U.S. casualties suffered in Vietnam, with nearly 5,000 killed and an untold number of wounded. Lew Jennings flew over 700 Air Cavalry Cobra Gunship Helicopter missions and received three Distinguished Flying Crosses for Valor....
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Women have always played a part in war, but until recently in the U.S., they were not allowed to fight on the front lines. This book will look into the controversy surrounding women in combat while detailing stories of women from today and yesterday finding themselves on the front lines and the courage, initiative, and uphill battles they face as both soldiers and women hoping to make a difference.
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