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Combat And Other Shenanigans
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Combat And Other Shenanigans written by Piers Platt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWar is hell…but sometimes it’s also funny as hell.Combat and Other Shenanigans is Lieutenant Piers Platt’s firsthand account of his year as a cavalry platoon leader in Iraq. Wry, action-packed, and poignant, Combat and Other Shenanigans is the absurd-but-true story of the antics the world’s finest soldiers get up to when no one high-ranking is watching.
Combat And Other Shenanigans
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Combat And Other Shenanigans written by Piers Platt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Combat And Other Shenanigans
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher: Piers Platt
Release Date : 2014-02-25
Combat And Other Shenanigans written by Piers Platt and has been published by Piers Platt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER War is hell…but sometimes it’s also funny as hell. Combat and Other Shenanigans is Lieutenant Piers Platt’s firsthand account of his year as a cavalry platoon leader during the Iraq War. Wry, action-packed, and poignant, Combat and Other Shenanigans is the absurd-but-true story of the antics the world’s finest soldiers get up to when no one high-ranking is watching. Editorial Reviews: “Few war stories are both comical and serious, but this one-year memoir is unique.” -Crystal Book Reviews “An honest account of one officer's tour in Iraq. 5 stars.” -John P. Jones “Everything about Platt's writing felt authentic. I liked that his experiences really did translate from life to the page and into the reader's mind. Great read.” -Texas Book Nook Subjects: Iraq War, War Memoir, Humor, Funny, Military History, War on Terror, Biographies & Memoirs - Military, Leaders and Notable People, Veterans, History - Middle East - Iraq, History - United States - Iraq War.
Welcome Home
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher: Piers Platt
Release Date : 2013-08-26
Welcome Home written by Piers Platt and has been published by Piers Platt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-26 with Fiction categories.
Jack Frost's father fought in WWII. His brother fought in Korea. So when Jack's own draft card arrives, there's no doubt in their minds that he'll do his duty, and fight in Vietnam. Jack loves his family, but he also knows that killing another human being is something he can never do. Welcome Home is the story of one man's struggle to maintain his innocence amid the brutality of the Vietnam War, torn between his family's expectations, his loyalty to his brothers-in-arms, and his own moral code. Subjects: Short Story / Short Stories, Vietnam War, Drama, Conscientious Objector, Historical Fiction, Free / Freebie
Last Pursuit
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher: Piers Platt
Release Date : 2014-04-02
Last Pursuit written by Piers Platt and has been published by Piers Platt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-02 with Fiction categories.
Just one final target stands between a weary assassin and a life of freedom and wealth. But time is running short: the mark knows that he’s coming, and he’s not the only contractor on the job… Subjects: Sci-Fi / Science Fiction, Thriller, Cyberpunk, Short Story / Short Stories, Free / Freebie, Action / Adventure, Hitman / Assassin / Bounty Hunter
Sticks And Stones And Other Shenanigans
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Author : Mick Shore
language : en
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Release Date : 2021-03-12
Sticks And Stones And Other Shenanigans written by Mick Shore and has been published by Paragon Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Sticks and Stones and other Shenanigans is the inspiring story of martial arts instructor extraordinaire Mick Shore, born in Doncaster in 1968 of Irish and Anglo-Indian heritage. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” so the saying goes, but Mick Shore was to learn that names do indeed hurt. However, he never let anyone see him cry; instead, he used the hateful name calling to make him stronger. Raw truths from the son of an Irishman, former victim of bullying and accomplished all round martial artist in the world of martial arts. Did you know...? In the 18th Century, the faction fighters of Tipperary used to gather together in groups or “fighting factions” to do battle with each other over territory or land disputes. This fighting involved the use of bata or clubs and when the law prohibited the carrying of a club or gavel, the fighters extended these bata to the length of a walking cane to get around the new law. Often the bata had the end or knob filled with lead for greater striking power in combat and this later became known as a shillelagh. In these battles the men would sometimes be accompanied by their wives as backup. These women would put stones into handkerchiefs and using these like a slingshot would throw them at the enemy. As a result, they were referred to as stone throwers or stone chuckers. The men and fighting women of Tipperary were fierce and the faction fighting spread throughout the south of Ireland with the last being held in 1887 in Cappawhite near Cashel, Co Tipperary, only a few miles from where Mick’s family are from and where his father was born.
The Inheritance
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Author : Mara E. Karlin
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2021-12-14
The Inheritance written by Mara E. Karlin and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with Political Science categories.
Exploring how the U.S. military can move beyond Iraq and Afghanistan Since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the U.S. military has been fighting incessantly in conflicts around the globe, often with inconclusive results. The legacies of these conflicts have serious implications for how the United States will wage war in the future. Yet there is a stunning lack of introspection about these conflicts. Never in modern U.S. history has the military been at war for so long. And never in U.S. history have such long wars demanded so much of so few. The legacy of wars without end include a military that feels the painful effects of war but often feels alone. The public is less connected to the military now than at any point in modern U.S. history. The national security apparatus seeks to pivot away from these engagements and to move on to the next threats—notably those emanating from China and Russia. Many young Americans question whether it even makes sense to invest in the military. At best, there are ad hoc, unstructured debates about Iraq or Afghanistan. Simply put, there has been no serious, organized stock-taking by the public, politicians, opinion leaders, or the military itself of this inheritance. Despite being at war for the longest continuous period in its history, the military is woefully unprepared for future wars. But the United States cannot simply hit the reset button. This book explores this inheritance by examining how nearly two decades of war have influenced civil-military relations, how the military goes to war, how the military wages war, who leads the military and who serves in it, how the military thinks about war, and above all, the enduring impact of these wars on those who waged them. If the U.S. military seeks to win in the future, it must acknowledge and reconcile with the inheritance of its long and inconclusive wars. This book seeks to help them do so.
From The Arquebus To The Breechloader
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher: Piers Platt
Release Date : 101-01-01
From The Arquebus To The Breechloader written by Piers Platt and has been published by Piers Platt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101-01-01 with History categories.
Firearms technology dominates the modern day battlefield, but how did the earliest guns affect battles in the Middle Ages? From their earliest incarnations in the 14th Century – which were as much a danger to their operator as they were to the enemy – to the muskets and breech-loading rifles of the 19th century, Piers Platt traces the technological advancements that revolutionized weapons, and how infantry tactics were forced to evolve as new and more lethal weapons were developed.
Rath S Redemption
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher: Piers Platt
Release Date : 2017-06-10
Rath S Redemption written by Piers Platt and has been published by Piers Platt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-10 with Fiction categories.
Rath's short-lived rebellion has gone horribly wrong. The Senate lies shattered, devastated by a surprise attack. The Federacy sits at the mercy of General Yo-Tsai, a brutal dictator who now controls a super-weapon. Above the planet Tarkis, Rath drifts helplessly in orbit, watching as the Jokuan invasion fleet descends on his homeworld. His girlfriend has been captured, he's running out of air, and he's just a single man against an entire army. But he's also the galaxy's most dangerous assassin … and he's very, very pissed.
A Patchwork Of Yarns
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Author : Piers Platt
language : en
Publisher: Piers Platt
Release Date : 101
A Patchwork Of Yarns written by Piers Platt and has been published by Piers Platt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101 with Fiction categories.
A conscientious objector volunteers to go to Vietnam. A weary assassin seeks his final target on a desolate planet. The protagonist in a story rebels against his mediocre writer. A Patchwork of Yarns is a short story anthology that includes ten original stories, from the nostalgic to the adrenaline-pumping, the bittersweet to the absurdly hilarious.