Mbi Publishing Company: 120 books
Rupert Red Two: A Fighter Pilot's Life From Thunderbolts to Thunderchiefs
A Fighter Pilot's Life From Thunderbolts to Thunderchiefs
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
In 1945 Second Lieutenant Jack Broughton graduated from West Point with the silver pilot wings of a newly commissioned member of the Army Air Corps. Nearly thirty years later, he retired as a full colonel in the United States Air Force, an entity that didn't even exist when he first learned to fly....
Phil Cross: Gypsy Joker to a Hells Angel
From a Joker to an Angel
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
"Phil's new book Gypsy Joker To A Hells Angel is based on 44 years as a Hells Angel. Photos & stories are a must read for all motorcycle riders" - Sonny Barger
In the early 1960s, a young Navy vet, motorcyclist, amateur photographer, and rebel named Phil Cross joined a motorcycle...
Terry the Tramp: The Life and Dangerous Times of a One Percenter
The Life and Dangerous Times of a One Percenter
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2011
Some folks find their way to the bright white side of the tracks, but there’s a small percentage who run through the dark alleys of life. Even a smaller portion of those survive. Terry “the Tramp,” born in 1947 to a broken middle-class home in Alhambra, California, grew up with a violent chip...
2pac vs. Biggie
An Illustrated History of Rap's Greatest Battle
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Hip hop icons and rap innovators, the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur continue to influence, define, and change the genre years after their deaths. Despite the controversies surrounding the murders of Tupac and Biggie, ultimately it’s their art that remains their biggest legacy. The music of Biggie...
Riding on the Edge: A Motorcycle Outlaw's Tale
A Motorcycle Outlaw's Tale
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008
Ride with author John Hall into the turbulent world of 1960s bike club culture, from the time he joined an upstart motorcycle club from Dixie, and rose to become Long Island chapter president of the Pagans, a club that the FBI called "the most violent criminal organization in America." Follow him...
Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot
Bomber Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2006
Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II -and they were legion -Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of war, Stewart was already in uniform - as a private on guard duty south of San Francisco at the...
Rebound!: Basketball, Busing, Larry Bird, and the Rebirth of Boston
Basketball, Busing, Larry Bird, and the Rebirth of Boston
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
In the mid-1970s, the city of Boston entered a period of upheaval on both its historic cobblestone streets and its legendary parquet basketball court. The Boston Celtics' long dominance of the NBA came to an abrupt end, and the city's image as a hub of social justice was shaken to its core. When the...
Last Man Standing: The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944
The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
One of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, Operation Stalemate, as Peleliu was called, was overshadowed by the Normandy landings. It was also, in time, judged by most historians to have been unnecessary; though it had been conceived to protect MacArthur's flank in the Philippines, the U.S....
War Stories of D-Day: Operation Overlord: June 6, 1944
Operation Overlord: June 6, 1944
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
D-Day, June 6, 1944: it was the biggest amphibious operation in history. German Field Marshal Rommel, declared, "the enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield," the Allied Forces undertook a massive invasion of the German-occupied coast of Normandy, France. First,...
The Bloody Triangle: The Defeat of Soviet Armor in the Ukraine, June 1941
The Defeat of Soviet Armor in the Ukraine, June 1941
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2009
It was a tank battle exceeded in size and significance only by the famous defeat of Germany's Panzer force near Kursk in 1943. And yet, little is known about this weeklong clash of more than two thousand Soviet and German tanks in a stretch of northwestern Ukraine that came to be known as the "bloody...
by Hans Halberstadt
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
The U.S. Navy SEALs—named for the three environments from which they operate (SEa, Air, Land)—was organized and created during World War II and over the past seventy years have taken the lead in many special operations missions that have protected the United States. In this quick read, Hans Halberstadt...
B-52 Stratofortress
The Complete History of the World's Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
The B-52 is the longest serving and most versatile of the United States Air Force's combat aircraft. The Stratofortress entered active service in 1955 and is scheduled to continue as part of the air force's inventory through 2040. The jet-powered bomber was a mainstay of America's Cold War...
The Twins Platoon: An Epic Story of Young Marines at War in Vietnam
An Epic Story of Young Marines at War in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
In the evening of June 28, 1967, 150 young Americans were sworn into the Marine Corps as part of the pre-game ceremonies of a Minnesota Twins baseball game. Before the end of the fourth inning these volunteers were being hustled on to buses, on their way to boot camp. It was a journey that would take...
MARSOC: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command
U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
In 2006, the U.S. Marines officially became part of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with the creation of the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Drawn from the ranks of the Force Recon companies, these highly skilled and combat-proven Leathernecks would take the war to al Qaeda...