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Inside The VC And The NVA: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces

Dan Cragg; Michael Lee Lanning

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Starfist:Force Recon: Recoil

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

With an unseen enemy destroying isolated farmsteads on the newly colonized planet of Haulover, the Confederation sends in members of the Fourth Force Recon to investigate, but the nine Marines on the team soon discover that the devastation is merely a ploy to lure them into a trap. Original.

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Starfist: A World of Hurt

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

With its down and dirty depiction of warfare written by men who know what it’s like to be under fire, the Starfist saga is a runaway success across America. Now, in the explosive new Starfist adventure, packed with fierce action and danger, Marines at war in future space find themselves pitted against a faceless, insatiable foe bent on destroying them. And that’s just for starters.

How bad is the upcoming mission facing the battle-hardened Marines of 34th Fleet Initial Strike Team (FIST), the military’s unofficial alien first-contact force? Bad enough to make the brass take the unprecedented step of issuing 34th FIST replacements for combat losses before the Marines even leave their home base.

In response to a series of unexplained deaths on a lonely outpost on the frontiers of human space, 34th FIST has been dispatched to investigate–and eradicate– the problem. Beyond that, the information available to Gunnery Sergeant Charlie Bass and his men is meager even by Marine standards. No one knows what awaits them, for the newly colonized world remains largely unexplored. That means 34th FIST can expect creatures they have never seen, or even heard of, much less trained for. It could be Skink acid shooters, could be anything, for the barren station has several secrets–all of them deadly.

But the last thing these Marines expect to find is themselves in the middle of an invasion and a mysterious war–with none other than 34th FIST as Enemy #1. Whatever happens, they’ll deal with it, because they’re Marines, determined to be ready . . . and to give worse than they get.


From the Hardcover edition.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2008, Softcover - 2005, Softcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2003, 2002, 2002

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Jedi Trial: A Clone War

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

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Backshot

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

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Star Wars Jedi Trial: A Clone Wars Novel

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

“Within twenty-four standard hours we will sit firmly astride the communications link that connects the worlds of the Republic. . . . Our control will be a dagger thrust directly at Coruscant. This is the move that will win the war for us.”

With these ominous words, Pors Tonith, ruthless minion of Count Dooku, declares the fate of the Republic sealed. Commanding a Separatist invasion force more than one million strong, the cunning financier-turned-warrior lays siege to the planet Praesitlyn, home of the strategic intergalactic communications center that is key to the Republic’s survival in the Clone Wars. Left unchallenged, this decisive strike could indeed pave the way for the toppling of more Republic worlds . . . and ultimate victory for the Separatists. Retaliation must be swift and certain.

But engaging the enemy throughout the galaxy has already stretched Supreme Chancellor Palpatine’s armies to the limit. There is no choice but to move against the surging waves of invading battle-droids on Praesitlyn with only a small contingent of clone soldiers. Commanding them will be Jedi Master Nejaa Halcyon–hand-picked by the Council for the do-or-die mission. And at his side, skilled young starfighter pilot Anakin Skywalker, a promising young Jedi Padawan eager to be freed of the bonds of apprenticeship–and to be awarded the title of Jedi Knight.

Shoulder to shoulder with a rogue Republic army officer and his battle-hardened crew, a hulking Rondian mercenary with an insatiable taste for combat, and a duo of ready-for-anything soldiers, the Jedi generals take to the skies and the punishing desert terrain of occupied Praesitlyn–to bring the battle to the Separatist forces. Already outnumbered and outgunned, when confronted with an enemy ultimatum that could lead to the massacre of innocents, they may also be out of options. Unless Anakin Skywalker can strike a crucial balance between the wisdom born of the Force . . . and the instincts of a born warrior.

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Other editions: 2004, Hardcover - 2004

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Kingdom's Fury

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

In the eighth book of the Starfist series, the alien Skink invaders have devastated the planet of Kingdom, and the Marine Third Platoon must whip the timid, quarrelsome citizens of Kingdom into warriors capable of taking on the powerful enemy.

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Technokill

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

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Kingdom's Fury

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

A few good Marines beat the fierce, fanatical aliens once before. But that was a skirmish–not a full-scale invasion.

The truth is out. No longer are the Skinks just a horrible secret haunting the Marines of Company L. Now the aliens are all-too-real invaders whose savage attacks have devastated planet Kingdom, a world of squabbling religions where the men of the 34th FIST confront a desperate situation. Cities that haven’t already been reduced to rubble are under siege, while starving refugees roam the land. And still the Skinks come, rising from stinking primordial swamps to slake their thirst for slaughter, armed with an uncanny ability to locate the enemy and with weapons so deadly that a single blast can drop a warplane or a decimate a squad.

It’s painfully evident that 34th FIST is no match for these near-invincible killers, which is why third platoon’s been ordered to whip the citizens of Kingdom into fighting shape. With their backs to the wall and time running out, there’s only one way the Marines can turn these timid, quarrelsome men into warriors: Take the battle to the enemy. It’s a brilliant strategy, sure to succeed–if it doesn’t get them killed first. . . .

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Kingdom's Swords

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

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Starfist Hangfire

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

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School of Fire

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

Combat, betrayal, and murder at the edge of human space . . . Deployed to assist the oligarchs of Wanderjahr in putting down a rebellion that threatens the planets political and economic stability, the Marines must fight two wars at the same time . . . one against the resourceful, well-led guerrillas and another with the entrenched police bureaucracy.But who is the real enemy and who can be trusted? On Wanderjahr, nothing is as it seems--not even the animal life--and everyone has his own agenda. Inexorably, the Marines of the 34th FIST are drawn deeper and deeper into the politics of a world where murder, terror, and betrayal are the accepted methods of government . . . and everyone is ripe for an old-fashioned butt-kickin'.

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Other editions: 2001

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First to Fight

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

Marine Staff Sergeant Charlie Bass and his team must find safety when they become stranded on an alien desert planet populated with bloodthirsty savages.

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Blood Contact: It's the 25th Century, but the Marines Are Still Looking for a Few Good Men

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

In the 25th century, when a scientific team exploring an obscure planet fails to make its regular communications check, the marines of the third platoon are sent to investigate, but find no trace of the scientists, only a handful of pirates in their place.

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Steel Gauntlet: It's the 25th Century, but the Marines Are Still Looking for a Few Good Men

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

After the resource-rich planet of Diamunde is seized by the armed forces of the industrialist Marston St. Cyr, the Confederation Marines face their most desperate battles yet, having to fight mechanzied forces and run a gauntlet of steel with weaponry three hundred years out-of-date.

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Guide to Military Installations

Dan Cragg; Dan Crag

This is a comprehensive reference to over 300 army, air force, navy, marine corps, and coast guard installations worldwide and full of valuable information.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2001, Softcover - 1997, Softcover - 1994, 1991, 1988, Softcover - 1983

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Technokill

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

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Steel Gauntlet

Dan Cragg; David Sherman

"Marines ain't supposed to sit. We're supposed to kill."

After the resource-rich planet Diamunde is seized by the armed forces of industrialist Marston St. Cyr, the Confederation Marines face their most desperate battles yet against the mechanized forces of the bloody usurper. Promised a walkover by military planners, instead the Marines must run a gauntlet of steel, with weaponry three hundred years out of date.

For the Confederation's invasion army to seize the planet, the Marine FISTs first have to secure a planethead against St. Cyr's much larger forces which are equipped with superior weapons. Together with their outgunned comrades, the Marines of 34th FIST must do the impossible--or die . . .

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Generals in Muddy Boots: A Concise Encyclopedia of Combat Commanders

Dan Cragg; Walter J. Boyne; Army Times Publishing Company

Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Dan Cragg has written more than three hundred original biographies of the most courageous and skilled combat commanders who ever lived. Presented in collaboration with The Army Times Publishing Company, the premier publishers of independent newspapers for the military community, these biographies bring the dramatic true stories of history's greatest generals to life in a way never before achieved in a single volume. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, Generals in Muddy Boots is a monument to leaders who were also doers - and a timeless and fascinating resource that no military buff, student, or scholar should be without.

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Top Sergeant: The Life and Times of Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge

Dan Cragg; William G. Bainbridge

"Bill Bainbridge was the fifth Sergeant Major of the Army and one of the finest soldiers the United States Army has ever produced. His insights into the role of the army's leaders should be required reading for all noncommissioned officers on active duty."--George W. Dunaway Sergeant Major of the Army (Ret.)In a military career spanning more than three decades, Bill Bainbridge saw service in three wars, fought in two of them, and was captured in one. He received ten Good Conduct Medals, two awards of the Combat Infantry Badge, three Army Commendation Medals, and the Distinguished Service Medal, among others. But the greatest moment in his career came when he was selected to be Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army, its highest NCO position, an office he was the first to hold for four years.But Bainbridge's most important job in his illustrious career was tending the welfare of his soldiers. TOP SERGEANT is all about doing what a good sergeant does best--attending to the needs of his men--and what it takes to be a great noncommissioned officer in an army that officers are proud to command--but NCOs really run."THIS VOLUME . . . SHOULD BE READ BY EVERY AMERICAN." --Julius W. Gates Sergeant Major of the Army (Ret.)

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1995

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Inside the Vc and the Nva: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Force

Dan Cragg; Michael Lee Lanning

"An intimate, candid portrait of the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army...An absolute necessity for Vietnamese-studies collections." During the war in Vietnam, the North Vietnamese communists had to place their trust in the oldest and most reliable tool of warfare: the individual soldier; America believed that firepower, lgoistics, and technology would be sufificent for victory. The North Vietnamese won. INSIDE THE VC AND THE NVA, written by two veterans with six-and-a-half years combined experience, shows how.A Dual Main Selection of the Military Book Club

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Inside the Vc and the Nva: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces

Dan Cragg; Michael L. Lanning

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The NCO Guide

Dan Cragg; Charles O. Kates; Dennis D. Perez

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Other editions: Softcover - 1986, Softcover - 1982

Soldier's Prize

Dan Cragg

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A Dictionary of Soldier Talk

Dan Cragg; John Robert Elting; Ernest L. Deal

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