Best Land Soldiers In Africa - April 2024

In the Land of Magic Soldiers: A Story of White and Black in West Africa

A chilling, beautifully written narrative of African warSierra Leone is the world's most war-ravaged country. There, in a West African landscape of spectacular beauty, rampaging soldiers--many not yet in their teens--have made a custom of hacking off the hands of their victims, then letting them live as the ultimate emblem of terror. The country is so anarchic and so desperate that, forty years after independence, its people long to be recolonized. And the West wants to save it.In the Land of Magic Soldiers follows both a set of white would-be saviors--a family of American missionaries, a merc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0374266530
• ASIN: 0374266530
• ISBN: 0374266530
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam

When she was 18, she joined the Army to finance her nursing education. With less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. True tales of the war that are by turns horrifying and humorous, told with an eye for detail, by a woman who was in the thick of it.

• ASIN: B07D5K2X26
• ASIN: B07D5K2X26
• Manufacturer: Piscataqua Press

Ultimate Avengers II

• ASIN: B00A6XFVC8
• ASIN: B00A6XFVC8

Safari Ltd. Super TOOB - Zombies - Realistic Hand Painted Toy Figurine Models - Quality Construction from Phthalate, Lead and BPA Free Materials - for Ages 3 and Up

The Zombies Super TOOB contains 12 of our most frightening figures ever! Individually hand-painted and professionally sculpted, these zombie figurines are a scary sight to behold! This set features a Crawling Zombie, Zombie on Floor, Zombie Rising, Grave with Hand Protruding, Biker Zombie, Big Zombie, Bloody Zombie, Pointing Zombie, Elder Zombie, Zombie in Dress, Mindless Zombie, and Lady Zombie. The zombie legend originally appeared in folklore from Haiti and Africa. The original "zombies" were recently deceased individuals who were brought back to life by an evil sorcerer, who would then con... [Read More]

• ASIN: B075WZCC35
• ASIN: B075WZCC35
• Brand: Safari Ltd.
• Manufacturer: Safari Ltd.

Ultimate Soldier The 32x - 1/32 Scale - 3 Ton Standard Truck - WW2 German Transport in Africa Corps Tan Color

The Ultimate Soldier 32x - 1/32 Scale - 3 Ton Standard Truck - WW2 German Transport in Africa Corps Tan Color

• ASIN: B07V1PZDF7
• UPC: 638748993454
• ASIN: B07V1PZDF7
• Brand: Ultimate Soldier
• Manufacturer: 21st Century Toys

Khartoum: The Ultimate Imperial Adventure

The British campaign in the Sudan in Queen Victoria's reign is an epic tale of adventure more thrilling than any fiction. The story begins with the massacre of the 11,000 strong Hicks Pasha column in 1883. Sent to evacuate the country, British hero General Gordon was surrounded and murdered in Khartoum by an army of dervishes led by the Mahdi. The relief mission arrived 2 days too late. The result was a national scandal that shocked the Queen and led to the fall of the British government. Twelve years later it was the brilliant Herbert Kitchener who struck back. Achieving the impossible he bui... [Read More]

• ASIN: B002RI9I10
• ASIN: B002RI9I10
• Manufacturer: Penguin

Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East (ALA Notable Books for Adults)

• ASIN: B00BH0VSPI
• ASIN: B00BH0VSPI
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Heroes of Jadotville: The Soldiers' Story

"It is a pity that we, who never believed in the use of force, must suffer for the blunders of little dictators and stupid military leaders...We did not come here to shoot Africans, we came to help them...I was not prepared to let my brave men die for nothing." - Comdt Patrick Quinlan, Jadotville, September 1961 In 1961, during the United Nations intervention in the Katangan conflict in the Congo, central Africa, a company of Irish peacekeeping troops was forced to surrender to soldiers loyal to Katanga’s prime minister, Moise Tshombe. Originally dispatched to protect Belgian colonists in Ja... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01J4NZ46S
• ASIN: B01J4NZ46S
• Manufacturer: New Island Books

Historically Yours D-Day Landing, World War 2 Image, Military Framed Picture, 10x10 8524W

THE COAST GUARD BRINGS 'EM IN - In final practice amphibious maneuvers on the coast of North Africa, Coast Guard-manned landing craft smash through the surf and hit the beach to land their loads of American fighters. Each landing craft carries a crew of four Coast Guardsmen and 36 soldiers. Coast Guard landing craft, such as these, struck with the initial liberation waves on the coast of Normandy before dawn on D-Day. Great gift for Veteran's Day, Independence Day, or for any military personal. Picture Frame for home décor for wall or table top display, Glass, Easel Back with wall hanger. Wal... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07GGGJ7HJ
• UPC: 766377485245
• ASIN: B07GGGJ7HJ
• Brand: Historically Yours
• Size: 10x10
• Manufacturer: Crossroads Home decor

The Guns of the South: A Novel

"It is absolutely unique--without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read."Professor James M. McPhersonPultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOMJanuary 1864--General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equpped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower.Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, approaches Lee with an extraordinary offer. Rhoodie demonstrates an amazing rifle: Its rate of fire is incredible, its lethal efficiency breathtaking--and Rhoodie guarantees unlimit... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345384687
• ASIN: 0345384687
• ISBN: 0345384687
• Manufacturer: Del Rey

Warrior: The Legend Of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen

Peter Hathaway Capstick died in 1996. At the time of his death, the world-renowned adventure writer was putting the finishing touches on this, a stirring and vivid biography of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a man with whom he felt he had much in common. Edited and prepared for publication by his widow, Fiona Capstick, Warrior is Capstick’s riveting farewell to his fans and the final addition to the bestselling Peter Capstick Library.Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen was one of those rare men whom fate always seems to cast in the dramas that shape history. As a young officer, he served in India ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312182716
• ASIN: 0312182716
• ISBN: 0312182716
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children

For several decades a brutal army of rebels has been raiding villages in northern Uganda, kidnapping children and turning them into soldiers or wives of commanders. More than 30,000 children have been abducted over the last twenty years and forced to commit unspeakable crimes. Grace Akallo was one of these. Her story, which is the story of many Ugandan children, recounts her terrifying experience. This unforgettable book--with historical background and insights from Faith McDonnell, one of the clearest voices in the church today calling for freedom and justice--will inspire readers around the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0800794214
• ASIN: 0800794214
• ISBN: 9780800794217
• Brand: Baker Pub Group/Baker Books
• Manufacturer: Chosen Books

Soldiers Of Misfortune : Ivoirien Tirailleurs of WW II

This is a study of the African veterans of a European war. It is a story of men from the Cote d‘Ivoire, many of whom had seldom traveled more than a few miles from their villages, who served France as tirailleurs (riflemen) during World War II.Thousands of them took part in the doomed attempt to hold back the armies of the Third Relch in 1940; many were to spend the rest of the war as prisoners in Germany or Occupied France.Others more fortunate came under the authority of Vichy France, and were deployed in the Defense of the “Motherland” and its overseas possessions against the threat p... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0821410121
• ASIN: 0821410121
• ISBN: 0821410121
• Brand: Brand: Ohio University Press
• Manufacturer: Ohio University Press

FashSam Polyester Tapestry Wall Danger Night with Cloudy Full Moon and Bats Birds in The Dark Haunted Lands Artful Print Hanging Printed Home Decor(W59xL90)

These one of a kind tapestries will help transform your room into your private sanctuary! Perfect for any room including living rooms, bedrooms dining and dorm rooms. Matches well with various color palettes of rugs, furniture and any other home decor accessory. Made from high quality 100% polyester tight woven, made silky satin cloth fabric. Environmentally friendly, no dye substance harming health of your family. With high resolution pictures it will bring a 3D like realistic experience adding a great perspective & completely changing the look of a room. It is not too thin or too thick. It's... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07RX3XLN4
• ASIN: B07RX3XLN4
• Brand: FashSam
• Size: W59xL90
• Manufacturer: HongKong Fudan Investment Co., Limited

Battlegroup Torch

EGYPT, 1942... After defeat at the Battle of Gazala, the British 8th Army has been chased back through the western deserts, fighting a rearguard action to hold the line near a railway halt called El Alamein. Here, the tide of the desert war would turn decisively in the British's favor. At El Alamein Rommel's weary army was repeatedly defeated and forced into a very long retreat to save itself. Meanwhile, American and British troops land on the shores of Morocco and Algeria in Operation Torch, with the plan to cut-off the Germans by capturing Tunisia. A hard seven-month campaign would follow in... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07G34D6YY
• ASIN: B07G34D6YY
• ISBN: 5060226932139
• Brand: Battlegroup Kursk
• Manufacturer: Plastic Soldier Company

The Land Before Time: The Complete Collection (DVD)

Journey to a land of wonder, friendship and enchantment with your favorite prehistoric pals in The Land Before Time®: The Complete Collection featuring all 14 amazing animated adventures! From the very first movie launched by

• UPC: 50940967
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.632

Buffalo Soldiers Card Game : African American Military Contributions 1866-Present

For decades African-American soldiers in the rank and file of the U.S. Military remained unsung heroes on the western frontier. The black regiments, which came into being in 1866, earned the respect of fellow servicemen

• UPC: 251086810

Giant African Land Snail Tanzania Canvas Art - Charles Sleicher DanitaDelimont (18 x 12)

Giant African Land Snail Tanzania Canvas Art - Charles Sleicher DanitaDelimont (18 x

• UPC: 107857916
• Model: CNVPDDAF45CSL0158B

Scribbling the Cat : Travels with an African Soldier

Now in paperback, the author of "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" travels into a modern-day "Heart of

• UPC: 3523889
• Rating: 3.5

Strangers in the Land of Paradise : The Creation of an African American Community, Buffalo, New York, 1900-1940

... will make a splendid contribution to the fields of African-American and American urban, social and family history.... expanding the tradition that is now well underway of refuting the pathological emphasis of the prevailing ghetto

• UPC: 52839734

In the Land of Magic Soldiers : A Story of White and Black in West Africa

An "Los Angeles Times Best Book 2003 In Sierra Leone, rampaging soldiers have made a custom of hacking off the hands of their victims, then letting them live as the ultimate emblem of terror. The

• UPC: 52841257

Soldiers of the Cross : The African American Journey from Slavery to the Promised Land

John A. White Jr. was a research engineer and Civil War re-enactor for over twenty years. His passion for research expanded beyond his engineering career to African American history and he founded the Gospel Army

• UPC: 53849986

In the Land of Magic Soldiers - eBook

An Los Angeles Times Best Book 2003A chilling, beautifully written narrative of African warSierra Leone is the world's most war-ravaged country. There, in a West African landscape of spectacular beauty, rampaging soldiers--many not yet in

• UPC: 257299228

Love in the Land of Barefoot Soldiers

A heartfelt, tenderly realized love story set against the brutality of Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia in

• UPC: 619067138

The Black Phalanx: African American Soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812 and the Civil War - eBook

To the Brave Men Who Commanded the Black Phalanx. SOLDIERS:—As a mark of esteem and respect for your patriotic devotion to the cause of human freedom, I desire to dedicate to you this record of

• UPC: 368718501