Presidio Press imprint: 129 books
Cutthroats
The Adventures of a Sherman Tank Driver in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Soon after we landed it became apparent that there was more than enough artillery here, that the enemy were excellent shots, and that their ammo supply seemed to be endless.
With the Japanese deeply entrenched and determined to die rather than surrender, Robert Dick and his fellow soldiers...
Platoon Leader
A Memoir of Command in Combat
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.'
"Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, McDonough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U.S. platoon taking part in the 'strategic...
Recondo
LRRPs in the 101st Airborne
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
For firefights in the swamps, ambushes in the jungle, or just facing the enemy dead-on, Recondo trained LRRPs to win.
They will never be able to duplicate the 5th Special Forces Recondo School and the training that gave its grads something they desperately needed—the skills to survive Long...
Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes
Expanded and Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
More than 100 compelling, true stories of personal heroism and valor– in a special expanded edition honoring courage in the face of war
Here are dramatic accounts of the fearless actions that earned American soldiers in Vietnam our highest military distinction–the Medal of Honor. Edward...
Mekong First Light
An Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
“Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all thought you would be the first lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong. You were the best.”
—Sgt. Lonnie “Tallman” Caldwell
December, 1966: Platoon leader Lt. Joseph Callaway had just turned twenty-three...
All the Way to Berlin
A Paratrooper at War in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In mid-1943 James Megellas, known as “Maggie” to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82d Airborne Division, his new “home” for the duration. His first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside Naples.
In October 1943, when most of the 82d departed Italy to prepare for the...
The Four Deuces
A Korean War Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
These memoirs are not an attempt to answer, solve, or resolve the problems arising from or about the three-year-long Korean War or the much longer stalemate that followed. This story was written to let you know how one very young, very scared marine saw his very first war and how he reacted to the...
Wahoo
The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
The career of the USS Wahoo in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles.
Christened three months after Pearl Harbor, Wahoo was commanded by the astonishing Dudley W. “Mush” Morton, whose originality and daring new techniques led to results...
Somalia on $5 a Day
A Soldier's Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
“Stanton’s battalion was the first army unit in Somalia in 1992 and it did one hell of a job accomplishing a difficult mission where there wasn’t a template. I had the pleasure of tagging along with his unit and saw first-hand how its leaders dealt with and solved problems. . . . A first-rate...
by Keith Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
A vivid account of the 1970 springtime campaigns of the U.S. Army in South Vietnam along the Cambodia border, told from the soldier’s perspective with detailed battlefield tales
“Most of us remember [the 1970 Cambodian campaign] for the killings of four young people at Kent State. [Keith]...
by Francis A. O'Brien
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
When V Amphibious Corps were preparing for the invasion of the Marianas Islands—Saipan, Guam, and Tinian—they were expecting a relatively easy fight. The Japanese appeared to be on the run. As D day for Saipan (the first of the three islands scheduled for conquest) loomed, V Corps planners felt...
It Took Heroes
A Cavalry Chaplain's Memoir of Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
The soldiers in 1st Cav fought some of Vietnam’s fiercest battles—
and Chaplain Newby was there right beside them.
For grunts in Vietnam, the war was a jungle hell of sudden death, endless suffering, and supreme courage. For Chaplain Newby, it was an honor to be chosen to share it with...
A Life in a Year
The American Infantryman in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
This provocative in-depth book focuses on the experiences of the infantry soldier in Vietnam. More than 60 Army and Marine Corps infantrymen speak of their experiences during their year-long tours of duty.
Moltke on the Art of War
Selected Writings
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke is best known for his direction of the German/Prussian campaigns against Austria in 1866 and France in 1870-71, yet it was during his service as chief of the General Staff that he laid the foundation for the German way of war which would continue through 1945.
Professor...