marine corps

During his yearlong tour of duty, Sergeant Joseph Hickman saw Guantanamo from the inside---the chaotic prisons, the detainee abuse---and stumbled onto a mystery, a secret facility he and his fellow soldiers labeled "Camp No". When three prisoners died on June 9, 2006, they were labeled suicides. But Sergeant Hickman knew that something was seriously wrong. As he searched for the truth, he realized the U.S. government was using Guantanamo not just as a prison, but as a training ground for interrogators to test advanced torture techniques. His book details the inner workings of Camp Delta, the events surrounding the deaths of the three prisoners, the orchestrated cover-up, and the secret facility at the heart of it all.

The horse's Korean name was Ah-Chim-Hai (Flame of the Morning). She was an old chestnut-colored Mongolian racehorse. Once she amazed the racing crowd with her remarkable speed. But when the 1950's Korean War shut down the racetrack, she was sold to an American Marine and trained to carry heavy loads of ammunition across steep hills under a barrage of bullets and bombs. Her new name was Reckless. And she proved to be fearless under fire, exposed to every type of hazard. Sometimes she shielded human reinforcements and soon the Chinese were targeting the horse. But Reckless never shied away from danger and soon the men came to appreciate her not just as a horse but as a fellow Marine. She lived through the war and ended her days as a retired Marine at Camp Pendleton, giving birth to four foals while she was there.

"The U.S. Marines are a powerful force. But there is more to these elite fighters than you might imagine. These surprising facts about the U.S. Marine corps will amaze you"--.

The story of a marine fighting the Vietcong in the Vietnam War.

Explores the history and purpose of the U.S. Marine Corps and spotlights some of the gear and weapons its members use. Includes color photographs and a glossary.

Relates the story of Sergeant Reckless, a horse that held official rank in the United States military and served during the Korean War.

His name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn't stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength--both physical and mental--to excel as a Marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare--and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific.

Describes the author's experiences after landing on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 with the Marines.