Gordon L : 212 books
A Lifetime At War
Life After Being Severely Wounded In Combat, Never Ending Dung
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Master Sergeant Gordon L. Ewell is a combat engineer and expert in the tactics and techniques the enemy used in Iraq to assemble, disguise, and detonate deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs). He became part of the first special two-solider team whose mission was to find and render safe the IEDs,...
"Gordy-Isms" Book Two
Uplifting and Thought-Provoking Quotes; Proverbial Dung from the Mountain-Top
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
You better think of something positive, uplifting, motivational or funny and hold onto it tight; because the pain is coming! That is what then wounded warrior, and now author Gordon L Ewell used to tell himself every morning prior to the surgeries, and the therapies, that faced him every day during...
The Book of Gun Trivia
Essential Firepower Facts
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2013
Offering a step by step guide through interesting gun facts and statistics, Gordon Rottman presents The Book of Gun Trivia. Covering a range of subjects, such as weapons designations, where rifles get their names from, the longest serving rifles and everything in between, this book brings together...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'. Protected by little more than an armoured seat, operating in terrible conditions and flying...
by Gordon L. Rottman, Akira Takizawa
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. In this book, expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The Japanese army made extensive use of its tanks in the campaigns in China in...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
This book provides detailed information about how US Army units were organised and operated in America's longest war. Vietnam Special Forces veteran Gordon L Rottman examines the different types of infantry battalions and the units that supported them, their training and organisation down to platoon...
A Lifetime at War
Life After Being Severely Wounded in Combat, Never Ending Dung
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Master Sergeant Gordon L. Ewell is a combat engineer and expert in the tactics and techniques the enemy used in Iraq to assemble, disguise, and detonate deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs). He became part of the first special two-solider team whose mission was to find and render safe the IEDs,...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
A USA TODAY and Amazon bestseller, author Gordon L. Rottman has finally given fans of The Hardest Ride and Ride Harder their beloved heroine Marta’s own tale, and in a way, her own voice. The brutal 1886 winter on the Texas-Mexico border is a terrible time for a mute sixteen-year-old Mexican girl...
Ancient Greek Epigrams
Major Poets in Verse Translation
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. Beginning with simple expressions engraved on stone, these poems eventually encompassed nearly every theme we now associate with lyric poetry in English. Many of the finest are on...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
The first 50 years of the US Army airborne arm is a story of continuing battles with the nation's enemies, of battles within the Army's hierarchy, of change, and of adaptation. If there is any single attribute the airborne soldier can claim as his most sterling, it is his uncanny ability to adapt...
"Gordy-Isms"
Inspiring, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes from the Mind of a Severely Wounded Combat Veteran; Proverbial Dung
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Gordon L Ewell (US Army Retired) served in the war in Iraq. He had one of the most dangerous missions; find the roadside bombs. He completed 59 combat missions, was blown-up on six different occasions, and saved countless lives. He was also severely wounded in the process. Blessed to cheat on so many...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Ranger the very word conjures up visions of small, highly trained units executing lightning-fast raids on an unexpecting enemy. It is also synonymous with high esprit de corps and excellence at arms. The US Army Rangers provide units of well-disciplined soldiers who possess the knowledge and courage...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
There exists among the world's armies a proliferation of special forces groups. Today's smaller armies, especially those of developing nations, demand maximum efficiency in force structure and employment. Mountain, jungle, arctic and desert areas require special purpose units trained, conditioned,...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
In June 1941 the US Army's air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF. Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF's impressive combat record, but little has been published...