Warfare & Defence

From a small town in Natal to dodging bullets in war torn countries. Al J. Venter has borne witness to humanity's biggest atrocities of the past 55 years. He is the oldest active war correspondent, and he has reported on over 25 wars.

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT BBC SERIES SAS: ROGUE HEROES, STARRING CONNOR SWINDELLS, JACK O'CONNELL, ALFIE ALLEN AND DOMINIC WEST From the secret SAS archives and bestselling author Ben Macintyre: The first ever authorized history of the SAS. 'A master at setting the pulse racing' Daily Mail ________________ In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, has a vision for a new kin

No Niggers In My Corps: The true story of how a group of racist white high school JROTC cadets plotted to drive their black instructor out of their school Cardelle Anthony Hopkins grew up an "Army brat." He followed in his father's footsteps spending 23 years in service of our country, in his case in the USAF. In his powerful memoir, he tells his story of an alarming encounter with blatant racism. "I was shielded from a lot of the racism that existed in the United States. I thought that

A first-hand description of life on the 'tall ships' of the British Navy. This memoir is distinguished by NOT being the recollections of an officer or commander writing and seeing from a position of rank and privilege, but those of a common sailor. Born in 1850, Alfred Spencer went to sea at an early age. His education was the rough experience of ropes and sails, cannons, rum rations and the lash. But after travelling the world, he went on to create a new life for himself in the England of the

A dramatic, gripping, and wholly inspirational memoir of an African American female's journey from farm worker in the tobacco fields of North Carolina to the Pentagon as an Army general.

I love my country and I loved being a soldier, perhaps my destiny as it was a family tradition. I guess patriotism took over. Sounds silly as a Canadian to use the word patriotism, as we in the north associate that more with our neighbors to the south. However, history has shown us that Canada has always fought when they needed to fight, and I have had the privilege of serving with some of those, who I believe to be the greatest soldiers our country has ever produced. They stood when it was tim

In ROLLING THROUGH AFGHANISTAN, veteran Nicholas Bertucci reveals everything he can about operating in Afghanistan as a US Navy Marine Force Corpsman, including the long-term effects he still carries with him.

"The scars we show become lighthouses for those about to hit the same rock." - ANONYMOUS. A quote from the screenplay written by Katelyn Wells, adapted from the book ONE FOOT OVER THE EDGE. A true story of a young Canadian Soldier returning home from a war-torn Rwanda, after witnessing the most horrific genocide since WWII. Corporal Shane Mutlow was held at gunpoint for two days by local forces, not knowing whether or not he would live to see another day. Labelled "whereabouts unknow

Always Adventure (Semper Odyssey) Colonel John Caldwell is a second-generation Marine and a first-generation politician. Combat experiences that earned him a Bronze Star and other awards are preceded by youthful escapades and followed by unexpected career twists. A daring jump from a moving freight train... A nearly fatal encounter with a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake... not to mention the labor and delivery countdown of his firstborn on an insane interstate trek between duty stations. The w

Sgt. Freddie Brown served with distinction in the United States Marine Corps from 1965 - 1971, directly after high school graduation. He spent two tours of duty in the Vietnam War, from 1965 - 1967 and 1969 - 1970. For his military service, he received among other awards, two Purple Hearts. After being honorably discharged in 1971, Sgt. Brown reached fame in the 1970-80's as a vocalist for the Baltimore-based R&B band, First Class. His singing career culminated with his dream of singing with th

This is the true story of the Intelligence and Security Command's Center Lane Project. The story recounts a remarkable journey into alternate states of consciousness. The world we live in is stranger and more magical than most know. We all have abilities we are unaware of. There other realities and other beings just outside the reach of our normal senses. Places that can only be reached in altered states of consciousness. During the experiment, I spent seven days atop a rural mountain learnin

Production of nuclear weapons began at Rocky Flats in 1952. For thirty-seven years it was the only plant in the country producing the fissile plutonium bomb cores for the U.S. arsenal.