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They each had their reasons for being a soldier. They each had their illusions. Goodrich came from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo - Death Before Dishonor - before he got the uniform. And Hodges was haunted by the ghosts of family heroes. They were three young men from different worlds plunged into a white-hot, murderous realm of jungle warfare as it was fought by one Marine platoon in the An Hoa Basin, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. Nothing could have prepared them for the madness to come. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were each reborn in fields of fire....

It is1997. Jay Marsh, Wall Street millionaire and grand old man of the diplomatic corps, takes a sentimental journey to the scene of his first triumphs and agonies, Manila, where as a brash young captain during World War II he served as aide-de-camp and confidant to General Douglas MacArthur. Marsh sees beyond the glittery capital of today to the horrifying days of 1945. The retreating Japanese army had devastated everything in its wake. The city was set ablaze and one hundred thousand innocents were slaughtered. Marsh was forced to leave behind his Filipino fiance and accompany MacArthur to Japan. Now, as the senior statesman stands in the serene garden of the ambassador's residence, his mind reels back in time...In the final days of the war in the Pacific, the Philippines are retaken by the Allies under the command of General MacArthur, paving the way for Japan's surrender. But for MacArthur, victory over Japan is only a stepping stone to greater glory: supreme rule over the conquered country. MacArthur enlists Captain Marsh to be his emissary to the imperial government, a mission that takes the junior officer into the shadow world of postwar Tokyo, and into a web of deceit as he discovers shocking truths about MacArthur the world was never meant to know.

Are you impressed by your apps’ ability to display and work equally well on your desktop, smartphone, laptop, and tablet? As a result, you may have made up your mind to learn how you, too, can create such impressive sites for the web. There’s no question that you - or anybody - can attain such ability given the right training. All you need is a patient and knowledgeable instructor to impart to you these technical skills. But, you don’t have to go through expensive courses and tedious lectures for that.

James Webb Young (1886-1973) was an advertising executive who became the first chairman of the Advertising Council. The basic argument of A Technique for Producing Ideas is quite simple: Ideas emerge from new combinations of old elements; a creative person is someone who can discern relationships between such elements and find new ways of combining them.

James Morris Webb argues that the Black man was the father of civilization, born in the land of Egypt, and that the different branches of science and art were simply transmitted to other races, which, as the ages have rolled by have only been enlarged - and to some extent improved upon. The narrative is rich in quotes from the Bible.

James Webb, author of Fields of Fire, the classic novel of the Vietnam War - and a former U.S. Senator; Secretary of the Navy; recipient of the Navy Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart as a combat Marine; and a self-described "military brat" - has written an extraordinary memoir of his early years, "a love story - love of family, love of country, love of service" in his words.

Thirteen outstanding authors. Thirteen aviation stories that never happened. Throughout the human experience, historians have wondered, “What if?” What if Americans had fought on the side of Germany in World War I? What if Germany had invested in naval aviation in World War II? What if Russia had started World War III? Wonder no more, for these questions, along with many others, are answered within this audiobook.

American discussions of the Vietnam War tend to gloss over the period from 1972 to the final North Vietnamese offensive in 1975. But these were brutal times for America's South Vietnamese allies combined with a period of intense diplomatic negotiations conducted under the increasing reality that America had abandoned them.

James Webb’s life is the American dream in a nutshell. Born to teenage parents in Laurel, Mississippi, and faced with a future working in the town’s only two factories, James chose to change his fate and forge his own path—to become a titan of business, a mentor, and a philanthropist. In Redneck Resilience, James shares stories of amazing wins and devastating losses, of sin and redemption, of recovery and forward momentum. Most importantly, he discusses the benefits and advantages of resilience.

The Listening Book is a thought-provoking and beautifully written challenge to the way in which we live our lives in a complex world. Through a set of parable-like short stories, Webb offers us an innovative and creative insight into God's word and, while being engaging and captivating throughout, the stories never lose their subtlety and charm.

In The Black Man: Father of Civilization Proven by Biblical History, the American pastor James Morris Webb (1878-1940) of the African Methodist Episcopal Church uses the Bible as evidence that African, dark-skinned, or colored people were the progenitors of all civilizations on Earth. Following the bloodline of Adam and Eve, to Ham, David, Solomon, and Jesus, Webb provides a stirring basis that some of the Bible’s main characters were, in fact, people of color.

The Second Listening Book is a collection of 27 more tales of the unexpected. These short stories each demonstrate a different facet of the ups and downs of life's experiences; a Christian perspective to the joys and struggles of existence through the medium of beautifully illustrated parables.

In a compilation of fascinating stories, Dr. Jim Webb shares a view of visionary leaders who defied the odds to create extraordinary, lasting results in diverse environments. While guiding listeners on a journey through some of the world’s finest institutions and the influencers who produced and directed radical improvements, he shines a light on a variety of these exceptional leaders. Innovators Who Changed the World profiles the history of those who created, built, and guided organizations and people through transformation and changed the world in the process.

In this short book first published in 1910, the author seeks to prove how the seeds of mankind were black men, not white. He uses biblical arguments to make the argument. He also describes how this truth has been covered up by deliberate falsehood and malicious intent.

In this audio compilation of "The Black Man: The Father of Civilization, Proven by Biblical History", the narrator offers a compilation about James Morris Webb, a Christian Preacher from the USA in the early 1900’s. Here, we focus on how the story delves into how James Morris Webb was one of several preachers from this denomination who agitated for black nationalism which highlighted African Americans' role in history. Stating that he "loves his race," James Morris Webb is a true advocate for the African American community found in biblical times to present.

Whether you are new to selling, a seasoned seller, a revenue leader, or considering getting into the selling profession, Infinite Selling will make you sit up and think differently. It addresses, head-on, the need for change in selling, away from just clever sales techniques and aggressive language, towards a true profession and one that anyone should be proud to be part of.

The origins of Asian martial arts in the United States reach back to the Pacific Rim and immigration. This anthology is dedicated to the profoundly significant period—roughly from mid-eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century—in which gifted Japanese taught their brand of jujutsu/judo to small groups that gradually disseminated knowledge of combatives into the American mainstream. Wingard provides insightful coverage of the “manly arts” in America as they swept the land along with moving populations. Hlinak analyzes Japanese-American immigration into the American West, ...

The Rational Mystic Podcast is the destination for stories about everyday people who are having ”supernormal” experiences which dwell just beneath the shadow of materialism. Podcasts frequently focus on spirituality, psychic ability, encounters at the edge of human experience, and finding the ”good road” for humanity via the evolution of human consciousness. https://jamesthomaswebb.com

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Raised by Sisters is a comedy podcast hosted by two longtime friends who analyze, discuss, and oversimplify some of the world's most basic concepts.