Object Lessons

A Parris Island Memoir
By Terry Dwyer

Inspired by Edwin McDowell's novel, To Keep Our Honor Clean, Terry Dwyer recounts his real-life experience at Marine Corps boot camp in Object Lessons: A Parris Island Memoir. The author talks about his journey of joining the Marines and his determination to serve his country....

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Our New Zealand Home

The USMC in Wairarapa
By Mark Sydney Pacey

If you enjoy WWII history or anything about the U.S. Marine Corps, Our New Zealand Home: The USMC in Wairarapa by Mark Sydney Pacey is for you. Pacey sets the stage by first discussing the political and strategic situations in Europe and the Pacific theaters...

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Our Family’s Story of Survival as POWs in the Philippines

A World War II Memoir
By Pamela J. Brink, Robert A. Brink, John W. Brink

Our Family's Story of Survival as POWs in the Philippines: A World War II Memoir is a gripping narrative co-authored by siblings Pamela J. Brink, Robert A. Brink, and John W. Brink. Narrated from three perspectives, the book gives readers a vivid and layered chronicle...

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On Parr

The Stunning Combat Missions of American Fighter Ace Colonel Ralph Parr
By Ken Murray

Colonel Ralph Parr was a highly decorated combat pilot in the United States Air Force. His career spanned three conflicts, from World War II flying the piston engine P-38 Lightning, through the early days of the jet era during the Korean War, to Vietnam in...

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On Being Great Again

A Surgeon, A Soldier, A Family Man, Jack J. Caleca, MD
By Diane Campbell Green

Jack Caleca, MD was a medical doctor serving in the Pacific during World War II. He was stationed on many of the islands and even has a picture of himself with the Enola Gay. This puts him in the middle of the action that led...

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Operation Retrospect

A Soldier's Journal in a Veteran's Reunion
By Paul Endris

Operation Retrospect: A Soldier’s Journal in a Veteran’s Reunion by Paul Endris moved me on many levels. I loved it. The places where it reached me are many, and they are very personal, so I realize it may not move others with the same power....

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Outcry

Holocaust Memoirs
By Manny Steinberg

“I have thrown off the shackles that have held me prisoner since I was liberated from the concentration camps in Europe. At last I have complete freedom in body, mind, and soul. Sharing my story has helped me to put life into perspective. I am...

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Operation Nimrod

The Iranian Embassy Siege
By Russell Phillips

Operation Nimrod: The Iranian Embassy Siege by Russell Phillips is the true story of what happened during 6 long days. In 1980, on 29th April, Iran was told by the British police that their embassy was perfectly secure. The next day that was proved to...

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One Year There

One Soldier's Year in South Korea During 1968
By Robert Denis Holewinski

I’m not an expert on poetry though I can appreciate it as much as the next guy. I picked One Year There: One Soldier's Year in South Korea During 1968 to read because I spent time in South Korea and I wanted to see how...

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Once Upon a War

The Diary of a Waiting Wife
By Joan Diehl

Once Upon a War by Joan Diehl is a true story of one woman’s account of the Vietnam War. Only this time, it’s told from the point of view of the wife left behind when her husband goes off to war. Joan and her husband,...

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