List 2 of books by Colonel

Mes campagnes (1792-1815) - Notes et correspondance du colonel d'artillerie Pion des Loches

mises en ordre et publiées par Maurice Chipon et Léonce Pingaud.

by Colonel Antoine-Augustin Pion des Loches
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013

« PION DES LOCHES (Antoine-Augustin), 1770-1819. Mes campagnes (1792-1815). Notes et correspondance du colonel d'artillerie Pion des Loches, mises en ordre et publiées par Maurice Chipon et Léonce Pingaud. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1889, in-16, XXVIII-520 p., portr., index. Vingt-neuf cahiers de notes...

Souvenirs De Campagnes Du Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Bégos

by Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Bégos
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014

« Souvenirs de campagnes du lieutenant-colonel Louis Bégos, ancien capitaine adjudant-major au 20 régiment suisse au service de la France. Lausanne, Delafontaine, 1859, in-8°, 188 p. Bégos a voulu par réaction contre Thiers qu’il accuse d’avoir oublié le rôle des soldats suisses, dans...

Operation Insanity - The Dramatic True Story of the Mission that Saved Ten Thousand Lives

by Colonel Richard Westley, Mark Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016

'An important book...these brave men put their lives on the line' - Colonel Tim Collins, OBE In the midst of the horrors of the Bosnian War, Richard Westley found himself commanding British troops in a battle to save an entire town from massacre. It proved to be one of the British Army's finest...

The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition]

by Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

[Includes 53 photos/illustrations and 11 maps] The defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II is one of the supreme achievements of American arms. Bastogne is deservedly identified with the finest characteristics of the American soldier, and the name Bastogne symbolizes a heroic...

Jump Commander In Combat With The 505th And 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments, 82nd Airborne Division In World War II

In Combat with the 505th and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments, 82nd Airborne Division in World War II

by Colonel Mark Alexander and John Sparry
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010

A selection of the Military Book ClubCol. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2d and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd Airborne Division....

The Soviet Airborne Experience [Illustrated Edition]

by Colonel David M Glantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

[Includes 36 maps and 10 tables] Deep battle, a major element in both U.S. and Soviet doctrine, is a tenet that emphasizes destroying, suppressing, or disorganizing enemy forces not only at the line of contact, but throughout the depth of the battlefield. Airborne forces are a primary instrument...

An Aide De Camp Of Lee - Being The Papers Of Colonel Charles Marshall,

Assistant Adjutant General On The Staff Of Robert E. Lee [Illustrated Edition]

by Colonel Charles Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

Includes 19 Portraits and 6 maps. “Charles Marshall was appointed aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee on 21 March 1862, and from then until the surrender, he stood at the general’s side. A military secretary, he compiled a remarkable, intimate account of the day-to-day wartime experience of the Confederacy’s...

Toward The Unknown

Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot

by Colonel Chuck W. Maultsby USAF
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013

The memoirs of Colonel Charles (Chuck) Maultsby who was one of the finest and most accomplished fighter pilots the United States has ever produced. His story begins with an unsettling boyhood, then describes the trials and tribulations related to becoming an Air Force fighter pilot; then harrowing experience...

Captured at Kut, Prisoner of the Turks

The Great War Diaries of Colonel William Spackman

by Colonel Spackman, Tony Spackman
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009

This edited diary is Colonel Bill Spackman’s extraordinary personal record of his experiences as the Medical Officer of an Indian Infantry battalion during the Mesopotamian Campaign 1914 – 1916. In particular he describes the harrowing events of the five month siege of Kut and, after the surrender...

Liftoff

An Astronaut Commander’s Countdown For Purpose Powered Leadership

by Colonel Rick Searfoss
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Learn and apply scores of practical, empowering, and career-boosting leadership keys from a truly out-of-this-world leader and astronaut. You should feel the “need to lead!” In today’s business world, our teams face daunting challenges in producing real results supporting a greater purpose....

Rude Awakening

The Government's Secret War Against Canada's Veterans

by Colonel (retired) Pat B. Stogran
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015

Following a military career of over thirty years, which includes deployments to Bosnia and Afghanistan, Colonel Pat Stogran becomes Canada’s first Veterans Ombudsman. The new Office of the Veterans Ombudsman is intended to be a symbol of Canada’s commitment to the members and veterans of the Canadian...

The Great Battles of History

by Colonel Jean-Lambert-Alphonse Colin
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012

Colonel Jean Colin was the head of the historical section of the French General Staff for many years. He authored a number of books on the military history of the French Revolution, wars of Napoleon and the great man himself. He also oversaw the publications of many more in his position as the head...

Quotes, Wisdoms and Some Dumb Things

by Bob Weinstein, Lt. Colonel, US Army
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012

Colonel Weinstein recaps some of the life lessons he has learned with 60 Wisdoms and Some Dumb Things. This is a part of his journey to discover what is most important in life and then to live by those wisdoms. Whether you are 20 or 60 years old, this book is full of thought provoking views about...

The Battle Of The Somme - The First Phase. [Illustrated Edition]

by Colonel John Buchan
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012

More than any other battle of the First World War, the battle of the Somme remains as the abiding memory of the appalling conditions, suffering and death of British manhood in the public consciousness. As the guns stopped their bombardment on the 1st of July, the waves of Allied troops walked toward...