From his baptism by fire in the Korean War to his iconic leadership at the Battle of Ia Drang, Hal Moore remains one of the greatest battlefield commanders of the20th Century. Step into the world of Hal Moore with this pictorial keepsake, illustrated throughoutwith more than 250 photographs, many of them never-before-published.

Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures

Biographies & Memoirs

Mike Guardia

Leaders & Notable People

Magnum Books

A main selection of the Military Book Club and a selection of the History Book Club. With his parting words "I shall return," General Douglas MacArthur sealed the fate of the last American forces on Bataan. Yet one young Army Captain, named Russell Volckmann, refused to surrender. He disappeared into the jungles of north Luzon where he raised a Filipino army of over 22,000 men. For the next three years he led a guerrilla war against the Japanese, killing over 50,000 enemy soldiers. At the same time he established radio contact with MacArthur's HQ in Australia and directed Allied forces to key enemy positions. When General Yamashita finally surrendered, he made his initial overtures not to MacArthur, but to Volckmann. This book establishes how Volckmann's leadership was critical to the outcome of the war in the Philippines. His ability to synthesize the realities and potential of guerrilla warfare led to a campaign that rendered Yamashita's forces incapable of repelling the Allied invasion. Had it not been for Volckmann, the Americans would have gone in "blind" during their counter-invasion, reducing their efforts to a trial-and-error campaign that would undoubtedly have cost more lives, materiel, and potentially stalled the pace of the entire Pacific War. Second, this book establishes Volckmann as the progenitor of modern counterinsurgency doctrine and the true "Father" of Army Special Forces--a title that history has erroneously awarded to Colonel Aaron Bank of the ETO. In 1950, Volckmann wrote two Army field manuals: Operations Against Guerrilla Forces and Organization and Conduct of Guerrilla Warfare, though today few realize he was their author. Together, they became the Army's first handbooks outlining the precepts for both special warfare and counter-guerrilla operations. Taking his argument directly to the Army Chief of Staff, Volckmann outlined the concept for Army Special Forces. At a time when U.S. military doctrine was conventional in outlook, he marketed the ideas of guerrilla warfare as a critical force multiplier for any future conflict, ultimately securing the establishment of the Army's first special operations unit--the 10th Special Forces Group.Volckmann himself remains a shadowy figure in modern military history, his name absent from every major biography on MacArthur, and in much of the Special Forces literature. Yet as modest, even secretive, as Volckmann was during his career, it is difficult to imagine a man whose heroic initiative had more impact on World War II. This long-overdue book not only chronicles the dramatic military exploits of Russell Volckmann, but analyzes how his leadership paved the way for modern special-warfare doctrine.

American Guerrilla

Historical

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned

Business & Money

Harold G. Moore

Management & Leadership

Spoken Realms and Blackstone Audio

Crusader

Casemate

American Guerrilla: The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann

Casemate Pub

It's Snowing in Hawaii

"Oh me, Oh my!  It's Snowing in Hawaii!"A magical journey through the snow-filled beaches of Honolulu... "Blending Hawaiian highlights with blizzardy fun, Mike Guardia's light tale is both amusing and rhythmic.Melanie Stephens' illustrations are rich in color and life, bringing extra joy to the text with subzero tropical flare...an interesting twist to a sightseeing journey through one of Hawaii's most popular areas."       - The Children's Book Review The state of Hawaii is famous for its tropical weather and white-sand beaches. Get ready to say "Aloha" to the first snowstorm Hawaii's ever had!! Written in verse, It's Snowing in Hawaii takes you on a magical journey through snow-filled beaches of Honolulu. With Hawaiian flannel shirts, bearskin hula skirts, and figure skating on Pearl Harbor, young readers will enjoy the silly rhymes of a Hawaiian snow day.A portion of this book's proceeds will go to benefit the Children's Literacy Foundation.

Willow Manor Publishing

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