| An Accidental Soldier: Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam |
| Manny Garcia |
| This is a forthright and piercing account of one soldier's participation in the war in Vietnam. Grounded in facts but still full of humor, it is a tale that follows a young man from Colorado through the horrors of war and beyond. |
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| The Adaptive Optics Revolution: A History |
| Robert W. Duffner |
| Duffner has compiled the history of the most revolutionary breakthrough in astronomy since Galileo pointed his telescope skyward--the technology that will greatly expand our understanding of the universe. |
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| American Indians in World War I: At War and At Home |
| Thomas A. Britten |
| Provides the first broad survey of Native American contributions during the war, examining how military service led to hightened expectations for changes in federal Indian policy and their standard of living. |
| $30.00 |
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978-0-8263-2090-2 |
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| The American Military Frontiers: The United States Army in the West, 1783-1900 |
| Robert Wooster |
| This multifaceted narrative will shape students' understanding of the frontier military experience. |
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| The Archaeologist was a Spy: Sylvanus G. Morley and the Office of Naval Intelligence |
| Charles H. Harris III |
| Louis R. Sadler |
| Sylvanus G. Morley was the most influential Mayan archaeologist of his generation and perhaps the greatest American spy of WWI. Harris and Sadler document for the first time Morley's dual career as a scholar and a spy. Working for the Office of Naval Intelligence, he proved an invaluable source of information about German and anti-American activity in Mexico and Central America. |
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| The Battle of Glorieta Pass: A Gettysburg in the West, March 26-28, 1862 |
| Thomas S. Edrington |
| John M. Taylor |
| A highly readable account of this major turning point of the Civil War in the West. |
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| Bloody Valverde: A Civil War Battle on the Rio Grande, February 21, 1862 |
| John M. Taylor |
| The first complete account of the largest battle in New Mexico, and a turning point in the Civil War in the West. |
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| Colorado's Volunteer Infantry in the Philippine Wars, 1898-1899 |
| Geoffrey R. Hunt |
| The experiences of the First Colorado Infantry in America's quest for empire at the end of the nineteenth century. |
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| Come Up and Get Me: An Autobiography of Colonel Joe Kittinger |
| Joe Kittinger |
| Craig Ryan |
| Kittinger, joined by author Craig Ryan, documents the heights of his extraordinary aeronautical career. |
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| Faraway Blue |
| Max Evans |
| Faraway Blue is based on the real-life exploits of Sergeant Moses Williams, former slave, Civil War veteran, and Buffalo Soldier. |
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