The Veteran's Bookstore
 The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military
by Dana Priest .
Since the end of the Cold War, "U.S. leaders have been turning more and more to the military to solve problems that are often, at their root, political and economic." Priest contends that "long before September 11, the U.S. government had grown increasingly dependent on its military to carry out its foreign affairs. The shift was incremental, little noticed, de facto.... The military simply filled a vacuum left by an indecisive White House, an atrophied State Department, and a distracted Congress." Priest describes how and why the military has recently been called upon to combat drug trafficking, deal with terrorism, oversee humanitarian disaster relief, and even carry out disarmament programs...
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 Black Hawk Down:A Story of Modern War
by Mark Bowden .
Journalist Mark Bowden delivers a strikingly detailed account of the 1993
nightmare operation in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead and
many more wounded. This early foreign-policy disaster for the Clinton
administration led to the resignation of Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and
a total troop withdrawal from Somalia. Bowden provides a moment-by-moment
chronicle of what happened in the air and on the ground. His gritty narrative
tells of how Rangers and elite Delta Force troops embarked on a mission to
capture a pair of high-ranking deputies to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid
only to find themselves surrounded in a hostile African city.
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 Blind Man's Bluff:The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew (Contributor).
Little is known--and less has been published--about American submarine
espionage during the Cold War. These submerged sentinels silently
monitored the Soviet Union's harbors, shadowed its subs, watched its
missile tests, eavesdropped on its conversations, and even retrieved
top-secret debris from the bottom of the sea. An engaging mix of
first-rate journalism and historical narrative. |
The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Centuryby Bruce Berkowitz . As American and coalition troops fight the first battles of this new century -- from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Philippines to Iraq -- they do so in ways never before seen. Until recently, information war was but one piece of a puzzle, more than a sideshow in war but far less than the sum total of the game. Today, however, we find information war revolutionizing combat, from top to bottom. Gone are the advantages of fortified positions -- nothing is impregnable any longer. Gone is the reason to create an overwhelming mass of troops -- now, troop concentrations merely present easier targets. Instead, stealth, swarming, and "zapping" (precision strikes on individuals or equipment) are the order of the day, based on superior information and lightning-fast decision-making. In many ways, modern warfare is information warfare. |
 Airborne:A Guided Tour of an Airborne Task Forceby Tom Clancy. Offers a detailed, fact-filled examination of the Airborne Task Force, complete with exclusive photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and an extensive interview with the commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, General John Keen. Original." |
 Armored Cav:A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment
By Tom Clancy. Tom Clancy takes us behind the scenes of an armored cavalry regiment; the tanks, helicopters and artillery systems displayed in Desert Storm. |
 Fighter Wing:A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing
by Tom Clancy. Clancy takes readers on an inside tour of an Air Force combat wing--the planes, the technology, and the people--capturing the thrill of takeoff, the drama of a dogfight, and the relentless dangers which fighter pilots face every day of their lives. |
 Marine:A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit
by Tom Clancy.
Marine takes an in-depth look at the United States Marine Corps--in
the New York Times bestselling tradition of Submarine, Armored
Cav, and Fighter Wing--including an interview with the Commander
of the Marine Corps, Genral Charles "Chuck" Krulak, an examination
of recruitment and training, and more. Exclusive photos, illustrations
& diagrams.
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 Submarine:A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship
by Tom Clancy.
For Clancy's millions of fans who have thrilled to his fiction, here's the
real thing--a complete tour of the USS Miami (SNN-755), an
improved Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine. Includes
never-before-seen diagrams and photos.
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 Brave Men, Dark Waters:The Untold Story of the Navy Seals
by Orr Kelly, Eric Tobias (Editor). From the jungles of Vietnam to the shores of Panama to the sands of Iraq, the U.S. Navy SEALs are the most fearsome special operations force in the world. Now, drawing on extensive interviews and recently declassified files, here is the first in-depth look at this military elite. 8-page insert. |