Thomas E Ricks
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Language
English
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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks, a dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world. Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's--Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line...
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
The bestselling, compelling insider's account of the Marine Corps from the lives of the men of Platoon 3086, their training at Parris Island, their fierce camaraderie, and the unique code of honor that defines them.
The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. “Making the Corps” visits the front lines of boot camp...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
Description
"An FBI agent finds himself in the insular world of a fishing village on the Maine coast where the rules are different—sometimes lethally so. After his wife and two children are killed in a car crash, Ryan Tapia starts a new life in Maine. But his first case there is a puzzling oddball—the corpse of a fisherman washes up on federal land, while the man’s boat drifts into waters that are part of an Indian reservation. Ryan quickly learns the...
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