Presents an elite group of soldiers, Force Recon Marines, discussing their history, missions, training, and equipment.

Put in charge of the OSS's Pacific operations, General Fleming Pickering is faced with two covert missions in the Gobi Desert. Called to duty is a Marine he doesn't expect...a scapegrace pilot named Malcolm, his son. Together, they will venture incognito—and with luck they may even come out alive...

Describes the United States Marines, including facts about training, vehicles, and weapons.

A true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America.

On December 8, 1941, just five hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese planes attacked a remote US outpost in the westernmost reaches of the Pacific. It was the beginning of an incredible sixteen-day fight for Wake Island, a tiny but strategically valuable dot in the ocean. Unprepared for the stunning assault, the small battalion was dangerously outnumbered and outgunned. But they compensated with a surplus of bravery and perseverance, waging...

Leading a rescue mission during the battle for Fallujah, Kasal sustained multiple gunshot wounds in fierce, close-quarters combat. Then he shielded a fellow Marine with his own body when an enemy grenade exploded with deadly shrapnel.

This modern classic of military history has been called "one of the most important personal accounts of war that I have ever read" by distinguished historian John Keegan. Author E.B. Sledge served with the First Marine Division during WWII, and his first-hand narrative is unsurpassed in its sincerity. Sledge's experience shows in this fascinating account of two of the most harrowing and pivotal island battles of the Pacific theater. On Peleliu and...