The Platoon Commander 9780733647475, 0733647472

John O'Halloran was a country boy from Tamworth, NSW, who was called up for national service not long after the sta

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The Platoon Commander
9780733647475, 0733647472

John O'Halloran was a country boy from Tamworth, NSW, who was called up for national service not long after the sta

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For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon. O

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Here is an authentic, blow-by-blow account of battles in mine-seeded waters against enemy destroyers, submarines, and pl

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Five soldiers injured in the same 2009 bomb blast are a case study in a new epidemic among America's troops, who ar

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The first major English translation of a masterful seriocomic theatrical work by one of the most prominent writers of th

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Many great books have been written about World War Two - but Company Commander describes the war at first hand. As a ne

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From the author of the best-selling "The Bedford Boys," the remarkable story of America's most decorated

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Cover -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Cornish Roots -- Chapter 2. Cornwall in the Thirties -- C

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Johann Ewald began as a commoner in one of the states of the Holy Roman Empire who rose above the constraints of his tim

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