Marine Combat

A unique joint memoir by a US marine and a conflict photographer whose unlikely friendship helped both heal their war-wounded bodies and souls.

North and South Korea are on a collision course with the prospect of reigniting war in this action-packed military thriller! 1LT Sam Harper, surfing engineer, tries to fit in on his new job. He’ll risk everything to prevent mass destruction. Sam’s intelligence analysts identify security vulnerabilities in a government lab in Seoul. Meanwhile, his CIA ex-girlfriend complicates his life with her spy priorities. A desperate North Korean general sends a naive Special Forces lieutenant and his team across the DMZ to steal nuclear materials technology. Sends them disguised to infiltrate the ...

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, millions of young American men were eager to join up and defend their country. William Swanson was among them. The View from My Foxhole tells William Swanson's story of fighting in the jungles of Bougainville and Guam and the ash heap of Iwo Jima. Through it he maintains his sense of humor and thanks his lucky stars for every day he survives.

When the Empire can’t win a protracted war, they’ll call upon their best to end it in one final epic battle. A war of expansion has raged for years, and the leaders of the Empire are desperate to end it. Turning to cutting edge science, the Empire will risk its greatest soldiers in a gamble to end the war once and for all. Arpina and Fairlight are battle-hardened by years of conflict. Tasked with an impossible mission, they will do everything accomplish their objective, regardless of the costs. With the galaxy's fate hanging in the balance, only a daring mission led by two of the ...

Among them was green young Lieutenant Pat Caruso who became de facto company commander when the five officers ranking him were killed or wounded. He led his rapidly diminishing force steadily forward for the next few days, when a day's gains were measured in yards. Caruso was eventually wounded himself and was evacuated. Realizing that the heroism of his comrades would be lost by the decimation of his unit, Caruso latched onto any paper he could find and filled every blank space with his memory of the fighting.

What do Muslim Terrorists, the Chinese Navy, and a disavowed Ranger Platoon have in common? After the events in Techno Ranger, 1LT Sam Harper and CPT Schnier's Ranger Recon Platoon gets sucked into a sniper shoot-out in the government sector of Manila. Where they aren't supposed to be operating. Michelle is around to complicate their lives with CIA shenanigans, but it's when Schnier runs into his own ex-girlfriend that everything becomes infinitely more complicated. Terrorist and military threats to the Philippines turn personal for everyone. Order Covert Commando, book two of Sam Harper's ...

Sturkey, a former Marine "Bonnie-Sue" HMM-265 helicopter pilot, combines fascinating detail with grim realism in this eloquent saga of Marines at war. Weaving actual military records with personal accounts from the helicopter crews, he breathes life into the daily struggle of the soldier.

Captain Masters and the crew of the Honor continue to take the fight to the Nazuc, but disturbing links to Earth are throwing up more questions than answers. Even with new allies, the odds may be too great to stop what has begun... Forever Enemy is the third book in the Honor in Exile series, which features plenty of aliens, action, and the worst—and best—of humanity.

David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell. David's journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is.

What really happened to Sam's parents? After the events in Covert Commando, Sam Harper and his CIA ex-GF Michelle are ordered to join a newly formed task force. As part of the deal, Sam receives access to the CIA's codeword-only file on his parent's death in a terrorist bombing. What they learn drives them underground and on the run in a thrilling battle against old enemies and newly discovered traitors. Read more of Sam Harper's adventures while on the government's dime.

Tired of being her mother's personal Barbie, Mary traded in her tiara and a lucrative modeling contract for combat boots and life as a Marine. Kyle heard every variation as he went through school: nerd, geek, four-eyes, weirdo - and he rolled with it. Can Combat Barbie and her nerd overcome the past to love another day?

Prepare for an adventure of epic proportions as the Invincible, a mighty titanium battleship, ventures into the farthest reaches of space to join its sister ships in a perilous fight for survival. Thrill as Jason Renault and his team of daring misfits and reservists push the limits of the storied British warship against an ominous new threat that threatens to unravel the very fabric of the universe! Ready yourself for an adrenaline-fueled journey where courage, skill, and resilience will be put to the ultimate test. Are you ready to join the fight where the outcome hangs in the balance?

He’s an overprotective bodyguard. The dark-haired grump who makes introverted, good girl me more flustered than usual. And, until he decides I’m safe, he’s also my new roommate.

A former Pack protégé flies to the Montana cabin of his mentor to seek approval to write the biography of the General/Governor/US Marshal. When Pack doesn't greet him at the airport, he goes to the cabin, where he finds his old commander bludgeoned and hogtied. Who ordered the attack, and why? At almost the same time, a cadre of distinguished officials decides it wants Pack to become a third-party candidate for President, so frustrated are they with the state of the nation. They wait for Pack's release from the hospital to plead their case. Pack relents, deciding to resign as US Marshal ...

Struggling with newfound sentience and desperately trying to repair itself, The Indescribable Joy of Destruction is a ship trying to find a new home. In a galaxy torn apart by generations of civil war, that isn't an easy task. Tired of being used as a killing machine, it has a huge decision to make: hide and save itself, or help other artificial intelligences achieve freedom. Unable to make the decision alone, it revives the sole human aboard - the enemy officer who crippled it. Commander Olivia Johnson wakes to find herself in the infirmary of a strange vessel. Her nightmares deepen when ...

James Webb, author of Fields of Fire, the classic novel of the Vietnam War - and a former U.S. Senator; Secretary of the Navy; recipient of the Navy Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart as a combat Marine; and a self-described "military brat" - has written an extraordinary memoir of his early years, "a love story - love of family, love of country, love of service" in his words.

Adventure takes to the high seas during the age of sail as Royal Marine Captain William Darroch sets sail with MHS Comet across the Atlantic to suppress growing pirate activity in the Caribbean Sea. His shipboard routine is disrupted when the ship’s Captain hires his love interest as his cook. He soon finds she is better at adapting to the cruise and its challenges than anyone would have expected. He must reconcile his duty to the British Empire, against conflicts with the ruling elite, and his ever-increasing affections for his love as the bonds between them intertwine in unconstrained ...

The Honor might have survived the first encounter with the Nazuc, but it won't be the last. Before the next engagement, Captain Masters and his ad hoc crew will need to find help. But will anyone beyond the belt be interested in joining the fight? Beyond the Belt is the second book in the Honor in Exile series, which features plenty of aliens, action, and the worst—and best—of humanity.

In a future where humanity has spread to the stars, young Alex Taylor is about to begin his compulsory term of military service in the Human Federation Defense Force. As a new recruit in the elite Spaceborne Division, Alex will be responsible for protecting the Hunter system and the Human Federation from alien threats. But nothing can prepare Alex for the realities of interstellar war. Alex and his fellow Spaceborne troops are deployed to the alien world of Pike Prime. Battling a ruthless enemy on foreign soil, Alex must fight not only for his own survival, but for the fate of the Human ...

When enemies vanish into thin air, even the best can’t see what’s coming. Lieutenant Jason "Steel" Armstrong and his elite Marine unit thought their last mission tested them to their limits. Now, they’re back in action, tasked with a high-stakes operation in the unforgiving mountains of Afghanistan. Their target: a shadowy insurgent network that’s harnessed groundbreaking cloaking technology to evade detection and stockpile weapons for global destruction. Dubbed "Operation Mirage," the mission is anything but straightforward. Ambushes, hostile terrain, and a relentless enemy force ...