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Author: Herald E. Paetow
Publisher: Korben Skies Publishing
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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This story is written by a lifelong pothead. Me. Most of it is probably true, if not a little exaggerated. So, if there's any question on the veracity of my tale, I'll refer to you elsewhere because only those who were there know the truth. What I can tell you is how overwhelming it is to have someone's life in my hands while secretly wondering what the hell to do next. But here I am, everyone looking for me to save them. No matter, I'll keep my guys alive if it's the last thing I do. Then, when it's over, I'll undoubtedly find some trouble to get into because life's too short not to have a little fun. The waiting joint is my reward, promising great ideas to keep me busy. If only they didn't backfire so spectacularly - like the time I took on the rat infestation with C4 and an ammo can, when I caused myself to be whipped by a 100-foot tree, or the time I blew up half of the encampment. Now all I have to do is stay out of my C.O.'s line of sight, which is not as easy a task as you might think. “This is not a traditional war story, but instead a journey of a young man coming of age in a war-torn country. From the moments of crisis where he shows his true grit to save a life, to the trouble he gets into daily, you won’t be bored. And it’s all true.” - P. B. Lee, Spec. 4
Author: Herald E. Paetow
Publisher: Korben Skies Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Book Description
This story is written by a lifelong pothead. Me. Most of it is probably true, if not a little exaggerated. So, if there's any question on the veracity of my tale, I'll refer to you elsewhere because only those who were there know the truth. What I can tell you is how overwhelming it is to have someone's life in my hands while secretly wondering what the hell to do next. But here I am, everyone looking for me to save them. No matter, I'll keep my guys alive if it's the last thing I do. Then, when it's over, I'll undoubtedly find some trouble to get into because life's too short not to have a little fun. The waiting joint is my reward, promising great ideas to keep me busy. If only they didn't backfire so spectacularly - like the time I took on the rat infestation with C4 and an ammo can, when I caused myself to be whipped by a 100-foot tree, or the time I blew up half of the encampment. Now all I have to do is stay out of my C.O.'s line of sight, which is not as easy a task as you might think. “This is not a traditional war story, but instead a journey of a young man coming of age in a war-torn country. From the moments of crisis where he shows his true grit to save a life, to the trouble he gets into daily, you won’t be bored. And it’s all true.” - P. B. Lee, Spec. 4
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ISBN: 0195071980
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Languages : en
Pages : 951
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Author: Patrick Tilley
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1448212499
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 457
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Hundreds of years after civilisation has been destroyed by nuclear war, the Earth is divided between the Trackers of the Amtrak Federation – a community living in vast subterranean cities – and the Mutes, who have evolved to withstand the radiation that has driven their foes underground. A long war for possession of the overground has killed and enslaved many of the Mutes, leaving only the Plainfolk to resist the Federation. And now the Iron Masters – a powerful people living in the traditions of the Samurai – have joined the war. Steve Brickman, a Tracker special agent, has travelled to the land of the mysterious Iron Masters in a bid to rescue his Mute friends, Clearwater and Cadillac. Here he has had to navigate the treacherous feudal politics of Ni-Issan. With the help of his psychic kin-sister Roz, the Federation and Clearwater's summoner magic, the three have just escaped, killing the head of Yama-Shita in the process. Under orders from the Amtrak Federation to betray his friends, Brickman must play a dangerous game in trying to appease both sides, for his loyalties are torn. Brickman's love for Clearwater and respect for Cadillac pull him away from the duty he owes his own home. Still fleeing and ruthlessly pursued by the Iron Masters seeking revenge, they must also avoid the 'aid' of the Federation agents who would use Cadillac and Clearwater for their own ends. Blood River, first published in 1988, is the fourth instalment of Patrick Tilley's internationally best selling science fiction epic, The Amtrak Wars Saga.
Author: Craig Forman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780738806587
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The exotic Asian capital of Bangkok serves as the steamy setting for a series of mesmerizing stories about six young American GIs stationed in Thailand during the early 1960s. This unique short-story novel whisks readers through a revolving door back to the neon-lit world of this Oriental capital--just as the powder keg in Vietnam is about to blow up in America´s face. Beneath these tales of mindless dissolution are stark reminders of a far more serious conflict simmering in nearby Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Cruise Bangkok´s bars and brothels with these young soldiers who are only occasionally aware a brutal war capable of diluting America´s military might is close at hand. Sound too serious? Meet the lovable blowhard Rossi, whose prowess among Bangkok´s prostitutes has produced a medical file of prodigious proportions. Shake hands with Lohman, the unintentionally comic soldier from west Texas, who paints dialect on words like a thick coat of barbecue sauce--whooeee! Say howdy to Montgomery, the self-assured sergeant from the high country of northwestern Montana, an unlikely cheerleader for America´s involvement in Southeast Asia. Welcome the unworldly wise Halliday, whose churchly upbringing fails to prepare him for the gratuitous violence and amorous encounters that await him. Make the acquaintance of Horseface, whose looks both attract and repel men. Find out why she´s a popular fixture at the raucous Oasis Nightclub; say hello to the Starlight Club´s highly sought-after sex goddess Samai. Fall in love with the enchanting Toi Yin, a beautiful Thai university student who captures Halliday´s heart. Begrudgingly tip your hat in the direction of Toad, the fascinating, repugnant and self-centered company clerk who exploits and manipulates people to achieve his ends--with disastrous results. Finally, join Corporal Greene, the Pride of Rolla, Missouri, and take a "Trip Around the World." Don´t bother to pack a suitcase because you´re going no further than his bedroom. Woven into these modern fables of good and evil is one GI´s quest to save tiny nations caught up in a bloody tug of war between superpowers, while his best friend is searching for spiritual and emotional order. Distracted at first by the temptations he encounters, Halliday unwittingly finds his way when he falls in love with the beautiful young student he´s tutoring--or is she the teacher? Ambiguity and uncertainty pervade these stark, sometimes humorous tales of innocence and evil, casual sex, greed, and violence--culminating in a touching love story that restores a sense of balance to this chaotic world. War">http://www.uslink.net/~cruzer/War-Stories-main.htm">War Stories website
Author: Donald Tate
Publisher: Histria Books
ISBN: 1592112579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Living Dangerously: In Sweet Delusions And Datelines From Shrieking Hell is a history-driven story casting a wide net over the Vietnam War, called the most important event of the second half of the twentieth century. It is a story with flashbacks and live action, from the battlefield to the bedroom, politics and the military, to a his-her war of sweet, bitter, and brave love.
Author: Madeleine E. Robins
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1466806508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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John Tietjen loves New York City like life itself. But while he's out of town at a conference, confused reports come out of the city. Millions of refugees are streaming out, each bearing contradictory tales of fire, earthquake, explosions, collapse. Making his perilous way back, he gathers a few survivors and establishes a shelter. But the full nature of the catastrophe is still unclear. "[Robins] writes with rare conviction."--The New York Times At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Riverside Katherine Kinney Associate Professor of English University of California
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195349628
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Hundreds of memoirs, novels, plays, and movies have been devoted to the American war in Vietnam. In spite of the great variety of mediums, political perspectives and the degrees of seriousness with which the war has been treated, Katherine Kinney argues that the vast majority of these works share a single story: that of Americans killing Americans in Vietnam. Friendly Fire, in this instance, refers not merely to a tragic error of war, it also refers to America's war with itself during the Vietnam years. Starting from this point, this book considers the concept of "friendly fire" from multiple vantage points, and portrays the Vietnam age as a crucible where America's cohesive image of itself is shattered--pitting soldiers against superiors, doves against hawks, feminism against patriarchy, racial fear against racial tolerance. Through the use of extensive evidence from the film and popular fiction of Vietnam (i.e. Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July, Didion's Democracy, O'Brien's Going After Cacciato, Rabe's Sticks and Bones and Streamers), Kinney draws a powerful picture of a nation politically, culturally, and socially divided, and a war that has been memorialized as a contested site of art, media, politics, and ideology.
Author: Danel Olson
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031170164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
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After 9/11, the world felt the “shock and awe” of the War on Terror. But that war also exploded inside novels, films, comics, and gaming. Danel Olson investigates why the paranormal, ghostly, and conspiratorial entered such media between 2002-2022, and how this Gothic presence connects to the most recent theories on PTSD. Set in New York/Gotham, Afghanistan, Iraq, and CIA black sites, the traumatic and weird works interrogated here ask how killing affects the killers. The protagonists probed are artillery, infantry, and armored-cavalry soldiers; military intelligence; the Air Force; counter-terrorism officers of the NYPD, NCIS, FBI, and CIA; and even the ultimate crime-fighting vigilante, Batman.
Author: Scott Lynch
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0553905589
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A bright new voice in the fantasy genre” (George R. R. Martin), acclaimed author Scott Lynch continues to astound and entertain with his thrillingly inventive, wickedly funny, suspense-filled adventures featuring con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora. And The Republic of Thieves is his most captivating novel yet. NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and his trusted partner, Jean, have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. But Locke is slowly succumbing to a deadly poison that no alchemist or physiker can cure. Yet just as the end is near, a mysterious Bondsmage offers Locke an opportunity that will either save him or finish him off once and for all. Magi political elections are imminent, and the factions are in need of a pawn. If Locke agrees to play the role, sorcery will be used to purge the venom from his body—though the process will be so excruciating he may well wish for death. Locke is opposed, but two factors cause his will to crumble: Jean’s imploring—and the Bondsmage’s mention of a woman from Locke’s past: Sabetha. She is the love of his life, his equal in skill and wit, and now, his greatest rival. Locke was smitten with Sabetha from his first glimpse of her as a young fellow orphan and thief-in-training. But after a tumultuous courtship, Sabetha broke away. Now they will reunite in yet another clash of wills. For faced with his one and only match in both love and trickery, Locke must choose whether to fight Sabetha—or to woo her. It is a decision on which both their lives may depend. Praise for The Republic of Thieves “Fast paced, fun, and impossible to put down . . . Locke and company remain among the most engaging protagonists in fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The Republic of Thieves has all the colorful action, witty repartee, and devious scheming that fans of the series have come to expect.”—Wired “A fantasy world unique among its peers . . . If you’re looking for a great new fantasy series this is one you won’t want to miss. . . . In a word: AWESOME!”—SF Revu
Author: Katherine Kinney
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198027583
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Hundreds of memoirs, novels, plays, and movies have been devoted to the American war in Vietnam. In spite of the great variety of media, political perspectives and the degrees of seriousness with which the war has been treated, Katherine Kinney argues that the vast majority of these works share a single story: that of Americans killing Americans in Vietnam. Friendly Fire, in this instance, refers not merely to a tragic error of war, it also refers to America's war with itself during the Vietnam years. Starting from this point, this book considers the concept of "friendly fire" from multiple vantage points, and portrays the Vietnam age as a crucible where America's cohesive image of itself is shattered--pitting soldiers against superiors, doves against hawks, feminism against patriarchy, racial fear against racial tolerance. Through the use of extensive evidence from the film and popular fiction of Vietnam (e.g. Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July, Didion's Democracy, O'Brien's Going After Cacciato, Rabe's Sticks and Bones and Streamers), Kinney draws a powerful picture of a nation politically, culturally, and socially divided, and a war that has been memorialized as a contested site of art, media, politics, and ideology.
