Escape In Iraq: The Thomas Hamill Story - by Thomas Hamill and Paul Brown |
Escape In Iraq: The Thomas Hamill Story chronicles the extraordinary experience of American civilian, Thomas Hamill, a truck convoy commander delivering fuel to the U.S. armed forces in Iraq. On April 9, 2004 his convoy was attacked near the Baghdad International Airport. Five of Hamill's associates were killed and he was wounded and taken prisoner by masked gunmen who held him hostage in Iraq for 24 days before he made a miraculous escape. His inspirational story is one of danger, courage, faith, and family. Escape in Iraq is a must read for everyone.
Hardcover Your Cost: $24.95
| United States Military Small Arms - 1816 - 1865 -- by Robert M Reilly |
Endorsed by The American Society of Arms Collectors and the Company of
Military Historians, this massive volume has become a standard reference
work in the field of American firearms. The diverse array of firearms manufactured
during the exciting period of 1816-1865 - flintlock to repeater - are covered
in detail. Among these will be found a substantial number which rarely,
if ever, been discussed in earlier writings - variations virtually unknown
today to any but the most advanced collectors. Hardbound Your Cost:
$39.95
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| Arsenal of Freedom - The Springfield Armory 1890-1948 -- by Lt. Col William S. Brophy |
| Textbook of Automatic Pistols -- by R.K. Wilson |
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| Sam Colt's Own Record 1847 -- Samuel Colt |
The correspondence published in this volume completes the account of the
manufacture in 1847 of the Walker model of the Colt revolver. Chronologically
presented, the story tells itself. The letters and documents come from
Samuel Colt's own file, preserved by Mrs. Colt after his death. Generously
footnoted and indexed, this book is a wonderful reference for Colt historians Your Cost
$24.50
| The Book of Colt Firearms -- by R.L. Wilson |
| The Colt Armory - A History of Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. -- by Ellsworth S. Grant |
| Sharpshooter: Hiram Berdan , his Famous Sharpshooters and their Sharps Rifles -- by Wiley Sword |
The story of the inventory, his men and the innovative weapon they used.
Hardcover: Your Cost $16.50
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| I Remember Skeeter -- Compiled by Sally Jim Skelton |
Charles "Skeeter" Skelton, 1928-1988 wrote: "As an officer and as a writer
I have become a wealthy man in terms of the friends I have who share with
me the world of firearms. Hunters and policemen, military and civilian
shooting champions, editor and writers, manufacturers and dealers of firearms,
they form a select and, to me, fascinating coterie. I am prone to remark
that guns have been good me. in actuality, it is these people who have
been good to me." This is a collection of some of the beloved storyteller's
famous works interspersed with anecdotes and tales from the people who
knew him best. Softbound Your Cost: $19.95
| African Rifles and Cartridges -- by John Taylor |
| A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa -- by Frederick Courteney Selous |
First published in 1881, this is a classic, one of the first accounts of big game hunting. "Being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa. Containing accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi, on the river Chobe, and in the Matabeleand Mashuna countries, With full notes upon the natural history and present distribution of all the large mammalia." New, Hardcover Your Cost: $28.50
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