'Were it not for the Navajo Code Talkers the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima and other places' (Anonymous, Marine Corps signal officer). Ed Gilbert uses personal interviews with veterans to tell their fascinating story. Beginning with the first operational use of Native American languages in World War I, he explores how in World War II the US again came to employ this subtle, but powerful 'weapon.' Despite all efforts, the Japanese were never able to decode their messages and the N...

By 1960, following Korea, tanks and their crews had proved themselves to be a fundamental part of the Marine Corps' combined arms team. When the Marines were ordered to Vietnam in 1965, they took their tanks with them. This book explores this decision, which created a political storm. The presence of the tanks became a lightning rod for accusations of an 'escalation' of the war. Nevertheless, the tanks not only proved their value in the anti-guerrilla campaigns, but also amid the bitter co...

III Marine Amphibious Force was conceived as a division command for a small Marine Corps commitment to Vietnam. Within four years it had grown to a reinforced corps of two divisions, an air wing, and the division-sized Force Logistics Command.This organization was unique in Marine Corps history in that it merged combat and major logistical functions under a single field command. This book examines the origins and constantly changing organizational structure of III ...

The great military effectiveness of semitrained local militia is one of the enduring myths of American military history. In this book Ed Gilbert reveals the truth behind this myth, shedding light on who these frontier men actually were and their role in the war of 1812. He chronicles how untrained and ineffective militia forces were transformed into a formidable fighting force through hard campaigning, fierce combat, and Andrew Jackson's equally fierce discipline. Contemporary illustration...

III Marine Amphibious Force was conceived as a division command for a small Marine Corps commitment to Vietnam. Within four years it had grown to a reinforced corps of two divisions, an air wing, and the division-sized Force Logistics Command.This organization was unique in Marine Corps history in that it merged combat and major logistical functions under a single field command. This book examines the origins and constantly changing organizational structure of III ...

The US Marine Raider was an "elite within an elite." Modeled on British Commandoes, they were the earliest forerunners of the various special operations units of the modern US military. These units would conduct operations with only the equipment they could carry on their backs; their heaviest weapons were light mortars and light machine-guns. Highly trained in close-in fighting, the Raiders were expected to be equally skilled in watercraft, jungle survival, and jungle warfare. This book d...

I won 12 Varsity Letters in 4 years of High School: I was Quarterback for the Football Team, Captain of the Basketball Team; was on the Track Team placing 2nd in Long Jump at the State Track Meet. I was Homecoming King; played the lead in the Senior Play, and in general got undeserved straight A’s on my report cards. Thinking back, I even squandered chances playing second base for our Baseball Team one season. No wonder some liked me while others hated me!!!

Gilberts other books include Once Upon the Woods and Waters, A Brown Trout Bicycle, and Montezumas Treasure Canyon. He has also published more than three thousand stories and columns in various media formats, including magazines and newspapers. Gilbert presently resides in Comstock Park, Michigan, and has traveled extensively while researching material for his writings.

Inspired by the classic silent film of 1919, this original audio play won the Independent Publishers Award in 1998 for best direct-to-audio production. John de Lancie stars as a young poet who visits a fair one night with his friend and girlfriend. Entering Dr. Caligari’s tent, they meet the mysterious Cesare, a kind of zombie, who is neither alive nor dead—and who forecasts doom for our high-strung protagonist and his friends.Combining the directness of an old-time radio play and ...

Présentation de l’éditeur :Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique, a été relue et corrigé.Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.Extrait :AVANT-PROPOS.[Séparateur]Deux jeunes Ladies, appartenant à la meilleure société de Londres, amies ferventes de la verge, pourvues toutes deux d’une remarquable chute de reins, qui eût balancé certainement, sinon dépassé, la croupe vantée par les anciens Grecs d...

AVANT-PROPOSUn bibliophile français de mes amis, chercheur érudit et infatigable a réuni une collection d’anecdotes sur la flagellation à diverses époques, collection que nous avons à notre disposition, jointe à ses souvenirs personnels. Nous donnons ici une partie de ses souvenirs, et à la suite, quelques extraits de sa collection, pour ne pas grossir démesurément le volume. Si la présente publication obtient auprès de nos lecteurs le succès que nous sommes en droit d’en espérer, ...

Présentation de l’éditeur :Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique, a été relue et corrigé.Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.Extrait :Neuf heures, j’étais au rendez-vous. La dame devait venir à dix. La comtesse tenait à la main un godmichet, on aurait dit une verge d’homme bandée ; le gland, la forme, les vertèbres, la peau veinée, tout, jusqu’aux pendeloques, semblait naturel. Une courroie, large de trois d...