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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:34:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aces of the Reich: The Making of a Luftwaffe Pilot, by Mike Spick</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5939</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The title of this book is somewhat a misnomer. Actually, this work is much broader in scope, comprising an analytical study of the meteoric rise of the Luftwaffe in WWII and its equally abrupt fall.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SLT 56 and SLT 50-3 in Detail (Present Vehicle Line No. 10), by Josef Spurny, Jan Martinec, and Frantisek Koran</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5930</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The FAUN SLT 50-3 8x8 wheeled tractor and its 8x6 sister vehicle, the SLT-56, teamed with 52- and 56-ton semi-trailers, served the Bundeswehr as heavy tank transporters. These powerful units have proven their worth in peacetime as well as in UN deployments from Africa to the former Yugoslavia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Mammoth Book of Special Ops</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5979</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First published in the U.K. in 2006, a quick scan of the contents page says this collection has the potential to live up to its subtitle: &quot;The 40 Most Dangerous Special Operations of Modern Times.&quot;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>USMC, by Russ Bryant and W. David Perks</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5938</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>USMC </em>is a tribute to the Marine Corps, with an emphasis on the current state of the service. It discusses training, organization, doctrine, tactics (especially the recent emphasis on developing Marines as urban warfare specialists), and the future prospects of the Corps.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wehrmacht &amp; SS: Caucasian, Muslim, Asian Troops, by J. F. Borsarello and W. Palinckx</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5928</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To compensate for battlefield losses in the first several years of WWII, the Germans incorporated over a million Osttruppen (Eastern Troops) into the ranks of the Wehrmacht and SS. Sometimes, these troops volunteered for service out of hatred for the Soviet Union. Others were pressed from the ranks of POWs, given a choice between summary execution and volunteering for service.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Italian Armour in German Service, 1943-1945, by Daniele Guglielmi, translated by Emy Canale, drawings by John L. Rue, color profiles by Giovanni Mapelli and Jean Restayn</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5929</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the fall of Mussolini&rsquo;s Fascist regime in 1943, the Germans appropriated a large inventory of Italian military vehicles, including one thousand armored vehicles. The Germans evaluated the vehicles, refurbished or modified them to their needs, and placed them into service with new Wehrmacht designations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>House to House: Playing the Enemy's Game in Saigon, May 1968, by Keith Nolan</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5940</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In May 1968, several months after the Tet Offensive, the Vietcong launched a suicidal attack on Saigon. Dubbed Mini-Tet, this offensive was intended to show America and the world that the VC were willing to accept catastrophic losses in their bid to win the war.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Road to Unafraid: How the Army's Top Ranger Faced Fear and Found Courage Through "Black Hawk Down" and Beyond, by Captain Jeff Struecker, with Dean Merrill</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5934</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During a ten-year hitch with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Jeff Struecker experienced combat in a variety of campaigns, including the invasion of Panama and the &quot;Black Hawk Down&quot; incident in Mogadishu, Somalia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks, 1944-2004, by Stephen J. Zaloga, illustrated by Hugh Johnson</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the estimation of author Steven J. Zaloga, the T-54/T-55 was the most important family of tanks of the Cold War, mainly because it was the series that produced the most tanks during that period (not to mention ever manufactured).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat, edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5941</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The reason why various air forces have suffered collapses is the subject of this collection of eleven essays by twelve notable aviation historians. The debacles they examine include those of the air forces of Germany/Austria-Hungary in WW I, Poland, France, and the individual Axis powers in WWII, the Arabs from the 1967 Arab-Israeli war to the 2003 Gulf War, and Argentina in the Falklands War.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U-Boote Crews: Daily Life, 1939–1945</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[U-Boote Crews is a heavily illustrated account of the men and officers of the German submarine service in WWII. It examines training, doctrine, political indoctrination, morale and esprit de corps, and everyday life on base and at sea.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Through Mobility We Conquer: The Mechanization of U.S. Cavalry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Cavalry underwent intense growing pains with the rapid technological developments of the twentieth century. Through Mobility We Conquer traces the Cavalry&rsquo;s mechanized history from its tentative beginnings during World War I through to its eventual conversion from traditional horse cavalry to a mobilized branch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>M1 Abrams at War, by Michael Green and Greg Stewart</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despite its title suggesting a combat history of the M1 Abrams main battle tank, this book is a survey of the development and production history of the M1 series to the present, along with a thorough description of the tank and analysis of its offensive, defensive, and performance capabilities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Quarter Ton Ford &amp; Willys Jeep, Austin Champ, Land Rover Series I: The Story of the Quarter Ton, 4x4 Utility in British Military Service by Pat Ware</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5931</link>
      <description><![CDATA[English Jeep authority Pat Ware has assembled a very effective story of the WWII?jeep from a British point of view. As such, it includes a wealth of never-before-seen photos of Willys, Bantams, and Fords including BRC 40s, GPs, GPAs, MAs, and of course, MBs and GPWs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Feldbluse: The German Soldier’s Field Tunic, 1933–45, by Laurent Huart and Jean-Philippe Borg, translated from the French by Lawrence Brown</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5932</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The German Feldbluse (field tunic) of WWII was generally a four-pocket, single-breasted garment with a stand-and-fall collar, provisions for internal suspenders, and four pockets with flaps. This book is an in-depth study of the feldbluse, recounting its constant evolution from its introduction in 1933 to the shortened feldbluse of 1944.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s Story,  by Chuck Gross</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5942</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chuck Gross was 19 years old when he started his 1970-71 tour of duty as a UH-1 Huey pilot in Vietnam. Among his assignments as a member of the 71st Assault Helicopter Company were operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail (he was shot down during one such mission) and inserting special operations forces into Laos.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>STASI Decorations and Memorabilia: A Collector’s Guide, by Ralph Pickard</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5933</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Author Ralph Pickard has tackled a topic that recently emerged as a vibrant collecting market&mdash;medals and awards of one of the major, former Eastern Bloc nations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>KUNSTOFFE: A Collector’s Guide to German World War II Plastics and Their Markings, by W. Darrin Weaver</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5925</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Until now, collectors have collectively referred to brown German plastic material as &ldquo;Bakelite,&rdquo; not knowing the background or diversity of plastic products utilized by the Wehrmacht. Kunstoffe... is the first comprehensive and easy-to-use reference since World War II covering prominent German wartime&nbsp; polymer plastics manufacturers and products.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>B-17 at War, by Bill Yenne</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5936</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>B-17 at War</em> is a brief, heavily illustrated history of the Boeing Flying Fortress in WWII.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Collectors’s Guide to Military Rifle Disassembly and Reassembly</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5927</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How many times have you bought a new collector riflle, broke it down for cleaning and suddenly realized, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how this goes together!&rdquo;? Finally, there is a step-by-step guide to&nbsp; assembly and reassembly of 48 of the most commonly encountered surplus and vintage military rifles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, William A. Boik</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5926</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is the first detailed color study of North Korean orders, decorations, and medals to be published and readily available to the western market.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War: III Marine Amphibious Force, 1965-75 (Battle Orders No. 19), by Ed Gilbert</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5937</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During the Vietnam War, the III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF) was a reinforced corps comprising two divisions, an air wing, and a division-sized logistics command. This book details the origins of III MAF; its component units and complex organizational history; its doctrine, training, and tactics; and its weapons and equipment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Empires Collide: The French and Indian War, 1754-63, edited by Ruth Sheppard, introduction by Willliam M. Fowler, Jr.</title>
      <link>http://www.militarytrader.com//article/?p_ArticleId=5935</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deftly edited by Ruth Sheppard, Empires Collide combines elements from a number of previous Osprey books to synthesize a military history of the French and Indian War.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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