Ranger publications (63 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Private Ethan Shard is part of the US Army of Occupation in Japan, 1950, knee-deep in the black market, getting rich stealing from the Army and selling to Japanese gangs. All that changes when the North Koreans invade South Korea and overwhelm the defending forces. Ethan Shard is sent to war, along with his partner-in-crime Elliot Skitter Skinner, part of a hastily organized force in a desperate attempt to halt the North Korean advance. In their first skirmish, the two men are captured. It will take all of Shard's strength to help survive the brutality of the climate, their captors, and their own natures in this novel of captivity, betrayal, and endurance.Praise for SHARD: The Korean War is often called the forgotten war. SHARD, James R. Benn's exquisitely researched novel, brings that tragic era blazingly to life. After reading it, you will never forget that war, nor the men who fought it, again.-Martin Lim n, author of War Women and other Sergeants Sue o and Bascom novels.Concise, well-researched, exciting, intensely personal and illuminating. SHARD, Benn's fictional exploration of the Korean War-America's forgotten war-is breathtaking in its detail and astounding in its emotional depth and breadth. An electrifying boots-on-the-ground look at the past that is especially pertinent today. -Stephen Mack Jones, author of the AUGUST SNOW thrillers Praise for James R. Benn's Billy Boyle WWII series: Spirited wartime storytelling. -The New York Times Book ReviewAs is always the case with Benn's books, the painstaking research is evident, the story crackles with life, and the overlay of fictional characters onto very real historical events is seamless.-Bookpage Exceptional . . . Benn has never been better at integrating a whodunit plotline with a realistic depiction of life on or near the battlefield.-Publisher's Weekly Starred reviewExtensive historical and military contextual detail, copious suspense, plenty of action, and the innate politics of power are distinctive traits of this acclaimed World War II-set series. -Library Journal.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Private Ethan Shard is part of the US Army of Occupation in Japan, 1950, knee-deep in the black market, getting rich stealing from the Army and selling to Japanese gangs. All that changes when the North Koreans invade South Korea and overwhelm the defending forces. Ethan Shard is sent to war, along with his partner-in-crime Elliot Skitter Skinner, part of a hastily organized force in a desperate attempt to halt the North Korean advance. In their first skirmish, the two men are captured. It will take all of Shard's strength to help survive the brutality of the climate, their captors, and their own natures in this novel of captivity, betrayal, and endurance.Praise for SHARD: The Korean War is often called the forgotten war. SHARD, James R. Benn's exquisitely researched novel, brings that tragic era blazingly to life. After reading it, you will never forget that war, nor the men who fought it, again.-Martin Lim n, author of War Women and other Sergeants Sue o and Bascom novels.Concise, well-researched, exciting, intensely personal and illuminating. SHARD, Benn's fictional exploration of the Korean War-America's forgotten war-is breathtaking in its detail and astounding in its emotional depth and breadth. An electrifying boots-on-the-ground look at the past that is especially pertinent today. -Stephen Mack Jones, author of the AUGUST SNOW thrillers Praise for James R. Benn's Billy Boyle WWII series: Spirited wartime storytelling. -The New York Times Book ReviewAs is always the case with Benn's books, the painstaking research is evident, the story crackles with life, and the overlay of fictional characters onto very real historical events is seamless.-Bookpage Exceptional . . . Benn has never been better at integrating a whodunit plotline with a realistic depiction of life on or near the battlefield.-Publisher's Weekly Starred reviewExtensive historical and military contextual detail, copious suspense, plenty of action, and the innate politics of power are distinctive traits of this acclaimed World War II-set series. -Library Journal.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good.

Condición: good. Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have some markings or highlighting. Used copies may not include access codes or Cd's. Slight bending may be present.

Condición: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Shard. Book.

Condición: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Freegift. Book.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

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Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: New.

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Fiction - based on fact a view of life in US military special forces. (Published: 1985) (Publisher: Ranger Publications) (ISBN: 0934588082) (Pagination: 233pp, 8 ills) (Condition: edgeworn ow vg in card covers) UL-XXXXXX.

paperback. Condición: Fair. CLEAR COATING ON FRONT COVER IS CREASED ALL OVER. Nothing is wrong w readability if cover looks dont matter. Back cover is ok, ask for pics if needed, any photos shown are venue stock images and not actual item. D2.

softcover. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Small creases to outer corners of front cover.

Condición: New. In English.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: Good+. No DJ. 1st Edition. 24 pps. Titles: frt. wrp. Illust. w/ b/w diagrams. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Booklet about the planned invasion of Japan in WWII by American forces forestalled by the dropping of the A Bomb. A clean copy.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 326 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.74 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: Good. The cover and pages show normal wear. There are stickers or residue on cover. At the prime age of eighteen, I was a California beach boy. When not lying in the sun, I was either chasing girls or surfing. I was working at one of the local surf shop, which catered to tourist, giving surf lessons and glassing boards. In December of 1967, my brother received his draft notice. Receiving his draft notice, his interest in my welfare became relentless. He wanted me to volunteer. He said if we were inducted together, since he was the eldest only he would go to Vietnam. I didn't know then that his lecture wasn't true. On January 11, I walked into the local draft board No.61, and voluntarily drafted myself to be inducted on January 25th of that month. The next day I received my draft notice.…