Danger's Hour

Danger's Hour

Author: Maxwell Taylor Kennedy

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-11-03

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 0743260813

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Drawing on years of research and firsthand interviews with both American and Japanese survivors, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy draws a gripping portrait of men bravely serving their countries in war and the advent of a terrifying new weapon, suicide bombing, that nearly halted the most powerful nation in the world. In the closing months of World War II, Americans found themselves facing a new weapon: kamikazes--the first men to use airplanes as suicide weapons. By the beginning of 1945, facing imminent invasion, Japan turned to its most idealistic young men and demanded of them the greatest sacrifice. On May 11, 1945, days after Germany's surrender, the USS Bunker Hill--with thousands of crewmen and the most sophisticated naval technology available--was 70 miles off the coast of Okinawa when pilot Kiyoshi Ogawa flew his plane into the ship, killing 393 Americans in the worst suicide attack against America until September 11.--From publisher description.


Medicinal Herbs of California

Medicinal Herbs of California

Author: Lanny Kaufer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-12-30

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1493058037

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Medicinal Herbs of California is the first statewide field guide to more than 70 common medicinal plants of California. This vital addition to the California naturalist’s shelf will introduce readers to the principles of herbal remedies, history and roots in native cultures, scientific information, and how to find and incorporate medicinal plants into daily life. Inside you’ll find: Photos and descriptions to help with positive identification Common and scientific names and the plant families Conservation status Modern and traditional uses The science behind natural phytochemicals that have earned these plants a place in Native American medicine for thousands of years.


Recondo

Recondo

Author: Larry Chambers

Publisher: Presidio Press

Published: 2003-12-30

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0891418407

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For firefights in the swamps, ambushes in the jungle, or just facing the enemy dead-on, Recondo trained LRRPs to win. They will never be able to duplicate the 5th Special Forces Recondo School and the training that gave its grads something they desperately needed—the skills to survive Long Range Patrol missions in the jungle that NVA considered its own. Vietman veteran Larry Chambers vividly describes the grit and courage it took to pass the tough volunteer-only training program in Nha Trang and the harrowing graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerrilla the NVA. Here is an unforgettable account that follows Chambers and the Rangers every step of the way—from joining, going through Recondo, and finally leading his own team on white-knuckle missions through the deadly jungles of Vietnam. “I made this book mandatory reading for my Rangers. . . . We went from the worst platoon in the regiment to the best platoon in six months. In training we'd get to the objective so fast they had to hold us back.”—U.S. Army Master Sergeant H. “Max” Mullen Ret. 75th Ranger Regiment


Hands Across the Elbe

Hands Across the Elbe

Author: Delbert and Donna Philpot

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 1995-06-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 168162317X

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On April 25, 1945, the historic link-up of American and Russian soldiers at the Elbe River split Nazi Germany in half. American, Russian and German veterans tell their experiences for the 50th Anniversary of this historic event.


100 Demon Dialogues

100 Demon Dialogues

Author: Lucy Bellwood

Publisher:

Published: 2018-05

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780988220249

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Navigating the rocky shores of self-doubt with charm and vulnerability, 100 Demon Dialogues is a collection of comics for anyone who's ever wanted to talk back to the little voice in their head that says "You're no good".


Leading Cultural Change

Leading Cultural Change

Author: James McCalman

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2015-05-03

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0749473045

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With coverage of the major theories and concepts alongside diagnostic tools and a practical framework for implementation, Leading Cultural Change will help the reader analyse and diagnose their current organizational culture, become aware of the key challenges and how to overcome them and learn how to adapt their leadership style, ensuring they are fit to lead a cultural change programme. Taking in core topics such as change context, language and dialogue as a key cultural process and the change team process, it uses a longitudinal case study of Cordia, a public sector organization transitioning into an LLP, to enhance learning and understanding. Leading Cultural Change is a unique text, rooted in behavioural sciences, which explores the topic as an organizational necessity to achieving sustained competitive advantage.


Ventura County Veterans

Ventura County Veterans

Author: Jannette Jauregui

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738574912

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Ventura County's military history encompasses much more than the strategic naval bases that have occupied the shorelines and flatlands of the Pacific Coast from Point Mugu to La Conchita. Individuals from Oxnard, Ventura, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, Santa Paula, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Simi Valley, Fillmore, Ojai, Piru, and the other cities, towns, and neighborhoods in the county proudly served their country in times of war. The images in this book pay homage to some of those individuals--men and women who sacrificed so much to preserve freedom. From the European and Pacific fronts of World War II , to the snowy winters in Korea, through the tribulations of the Vietnam era, this book goes beyond the broad scope of war and into the personal experiences of Ventura County's heroes.