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Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War (styled 13 Soldiers on the front cover) is a 2014 book by United States Senator John McCain and his frequent collaborator and former staff member Mark Salter. (Unlike their previous books, with this one Salter has a co-equal writing credit rather than a 'with' credit.) Published by Simon & Schuster, it… Read more about this item

Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous charges, at the same time Jack Ryan, Jr. and other members of Campus struggle to stop terrorists. G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 12/13/2011. … Read more about this item

Over the course of seven novels, Tom Clancy's "genius for big, compelling plots" and his "natural narrative gift" (The New York Times Magazine) have mesmerized tens of millions of readers and established him as one of the preeminent storytellers of our time. Without Remorse, however, goes beyond anything he has ever done. Its hero is John Kelly, a man well… Read more about this item

Filled with exceptional realism and authenticity, Patriot Games puts readers on the cutting edge of a different type of war but one no less deadly: the international battle against terrorism. From the author of The Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising. Putnam Adult First Edition, First Printing, 08/04/1987. Very Good, Dust jacket shows some wear. Small… Read more about this item

China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. The American response has been swift - and deadly. And the Third World War has begun... Captain Bartholomew Mackey is the skipper of the U.S.S. Cheyenne, a nuclear submarine dispatched to the Spratlys to protect a carrier group. But in a few moments, the Cheyenne's mission - and the world - have changed,… Read more about this item

The best-selling novelist exposes the inner workings of the nuclear submarine, the core of America's nuclear arsenal, using previously unrevealed diagrams and photographs along with formerly top-secret information. Original. 500,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. Berkley Books, NY, First Trade Paperback Edition,11/1993, Very Good,

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. Print features. Berkley Books, NY, First Trade Paperback Edition,11/1993, good reading… Read more about this item

Combining military history and biography, a profile of General Chuck Horner, commander of the allied air forces during the Persian Gulf War, discusses the tactics involved, as well as the changing nature of our Air Force. 400,000 first printing. BOMC Main. Putnam Publishing Group, First Edition, First Printing, 04/09/2002. Full #'s Li ne 1-10. Near Mint, clean, solid, no… Read more about this item

Provides an incisive analysis of the operations and art of modern warfare as seen through the eyes of General Frederick M. Franks, Jr., an armor and infantry commander during the Gulf War and the first amputee active-duty general since the Civil War. 800,000 first printing. $500,000 ad/promo. BOMC Main. G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 05/19/1997. Full… Read more about this item

Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted coup in the People's Republic of China has left President Wei Zhen Lin with no choice but to agree with the expansionist policies of General Su Ke Qiang. They have declared the South China Sea a protectorate and… Read more about this item

Documents the history of the Special Forces from the 1950s through the 1990s to discuss missions involving raids, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and more, in Vietnam, the Middle East, and other conflicts. 400,000 first printing. BOMC. Putnam Adult First Edition, First Printing, 02/04/2002. Full #'s Line 1-10. Near Fine, clean square, no pulling of spine, no yellowing, acid free paper. … Read more about this item

In a lethal game of cat-and-mouse that is the Soviet Union versus the United States, the Pope's life is in danger, as is the stability of the Western world. Jack Ryan is at the center of the action, but it may already be too late for a novice CIA analyst to do anything about the conflict. This is Clancy at… Read more about this item

In his first three Commanders books, Tom Clancy teamed with Generals Fred Franks, Jr., Chuck Horner, and Carl Stiner to provide masterful blends of history, biography, you-are-there narrative, insight into the practice of leadership, and plain, old-fashioned storytelling. Battle Ready is all of that-and it is also something more. Marine General Tony Zinni was known as the "Warrior Diplomat" during… Read more about this item

At the heart of Clancy's extraordinary new novel is John Clark, ex-Navy SEAL, a.k.a. "the dark side of Jack Ryan". And nothing is darker or more demonic that the peril he faces when he confronts a group of terrorists like none the world has ever before encountered. G P Putnam's Sons, NY, First Edition, First Printing, 08/03/1998. Full #'s… Read more about this item

Called out of retirement to serve as National Security Advisor to the president, Jack Ryan, with the help of CIA officers John Clark and Domingo Chavez, must prepare the untested president to meet the challenges of a new world order. 1,500,000 first printing. Putnam Adult , First Edition, First Printing, 08/17/1994. Full #'s line 1-10. Near Mint, clean, vibrant.… Read more about this item

In this book the players are the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. When Moslem fundamentalists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, making an already critical oil shortage calamitous, the Soviets decide they have no choice. To survive, they must seize the oil in the Persian Gulf; to seize the oil, they must find a way to keep NATO from retaliating.… Read more about this item

Time and again, Tom Clancy's novels have been praised not only for their big-scale drama and propulsive narrative drive but for their cutting-edge prescience in predicting future events. In The Bear and the Dragon, the future is very near at hand indeed. Newly elected in his own right, Jack Ryan has found that being President has gotten no easier:… Read more about this item

With his "genius for big, compelling plots (and) natural narrative gift" (The New York Times Magazine), Tom Clancy has written five novels which now total more than 28 million copies in print. His most recent book, Clear and Present Danger, was the bestselling novel of the 1980s. And now Tom Clancy gives readers his most remarkable novel yet: a story… Read more about this item

show less ↑The President is dead--and the weight, literally, of the world falls on Jack Ryan's shoulders, in Tom Clancy's newest and most extraordinary novel. I don't know what to do. Where's the manual, the training course, for this job? Whom do I ask? Where do I go? Debt of Honor ended with Tom Clancy's most shocking conclusion ever; a… Read more about this item

This sequel and conclusion to The Winds of War traces the destinies of its characters--especially the fate of the Henry family--during the turbulent years of World War II Little Brown & Co 10/25/1978, Stated First Trade Edition, A privateB edition of this book has been privately printed. Book in better NEAR MINT, with a very good dj. Clean, bright, no… Read more about this item