James A Warren
Author
Language
English
Description
I arrived in the Wollumbin Caldera and Nimbin in winter 2016 in my double decker bus named "Atlantis" and when the rains arrived in November, I experienced my first taste of magic mushrooms. I had begun writing a little but none of it was poetry or prose but most of it was the rantings of an angry activist who could see a different, more kind and compassionate way forward. Nimbin provided a glimpse of what is possible with a localised and compassionate...
Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
x, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From a celebrated military historian, a powerful account of the most pivotal year of the Vietnam War-the cataclysm that forever changed America.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
viii, 375 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A six-decade history of the U.S. Marines offers insight into the corps' philosophy and military practices, explaining how technology, training, and a fiercely promoted sense of loyalty have enabled Marine perseverance through several conflicts.
5) The lions of Iwo Jima: the story of Combat Team 28 and the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The full story of Combat Team 28, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines. The unit, 4500 men strong, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi after four days of ferocious combat, yet their battle had just begun.