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SEAL Team One

By: Dick R Couch

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This now-classic tale of SEAL combat action in Vietnam marked Dick Couch's debut as a novelist in 1990 and sold more than 100,000 copies. Hailed for its authenticity, it was the first novel about Navy SEALs to be written by one of their own. Couch, a SEAL platoon leader in the Mekong Delta from 1970 to 1971, includes gripping descriptions of dangerous operations that continue to attract a broad audience, with many bestselling authors calling his book a sensational story they can't put down. This new paperback edition features a foreword by the former head of the Naval Special Warfare Command.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612514197

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9781612514192

A Tactical Ethic

Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace

By: Dick R Couch

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A Tactical Ethic

Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace

By: Dick R Couch

Following the success of his recent book on Navy SEALs in Iraq, The Sheriff of Ramadi, bestselling author and combat veteran Dick Couch now examines the importance of battlefield ethics in effectively combating terrorists without losing the battle for the hearts of the local population. A former SEAL who led one of the only successful POW rescue operations in Vietnam, Couch warns that the mistakes made in Vietnam forty years ago are being repeated in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the stakes are even higher now. His book takes a critical look at the battlefield conduct of U.S. ground-combat units fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since the prize of the fight on the modern battlefield is the people, he warns every death has a consequence. Every killing has both strategic and moral significance for U.S. warriors. From his unique and qualified perspective, Couch examines the sources and issues that can lead to wrong conduct on the battlefield, and explains how it comes about and what can be done to correct it. He considers the roles of command intent and the official rules of engagement, but his primary focus is on ethical conduct at the squad and platoon level. Tactical ethics, according to the author's definition, is the moral and ethical armor that should accompany every American warrior into battle, and these standards apply to the engaged unit as well as to the individual. A harsh critic of immoral combat tactics, Couch offers realistic measures to correct these potentially devastating errors. He argues that as a nation, we must do all we can to protect our soldiers' humanity, for their sake, so they can return from service with honor, and for our sake as a people and for our standing in the world.

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170

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Naval Institute Press

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1612514200

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9781612514208

Straminipilous Fungi

Systematics of the Peronosporomycetes Including Accounts of the Marine Straminipilous Protists, the Plasmodiophorids and Similar Organisms

By: M.W. Dick

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Straminipilous Fungi

Systematics of the Peronosporomycetes Including Accounts of the Marine Straminipilous Protists, the Plasmodiophorids and Similar Organisms

By: M.W. Dick

Straminipilous Fungi presents a critical comparative review of the morphology and ultrastructure, morphogenesis, cytology, molecular biology and evolution of the biflagellate fungi. These organisms encompass the fungi formerly called oomycetes; taxonomically related heterotrophs studied by mycologists; plasmodiophorids and other heterotrophs. Appropriate comparisons are made with chromophyte algae, marine heterotrophs and chytridiaceous fungi. Little-known taxa which have been referred to the various orders of flagellate fungi are also listed together with citations. A new hierarchical classification is presented which is supported by systematic accounts and synoptic keys. Dichotomous keys based on habitat and habit are given to all known species of lagenidiaceous fungi, labyrinthulids and plasmodiophorids. A unique `one stop' reference resource for plant pathologists is provided by the binominal lists, including host-related lists for the downy mildews. The book, including ca 4000 references, is a major text for post-graduate and research workers, particularly freshwater and marine biologists, soil ecologists and plant pathologists.

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668

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401597332

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9789401597333

L.A. Justice

By: Christopher A. Darden,Dick Lochte

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L.A. Justice

By: Christopher A. Darden,Dick Lochte

Deputy D.A. Nikki Hill returns, taking on a high-profile murder case. While trying to keep her sanity and build a love life with Detective Virgil Sykes, Nikki prosecutes a rich man charged with killing his fiance. During the sensational trial, Nikki watches as her case unravels--and suddenly finds herself in an explosive drama of big-time crooks and at least one murderous psychopath who won't stop killing.

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468

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Signet Book

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0451205413

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9780451205414

Rising Wind

By: Dick Couch

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Rising Wind

By: Dick Couch

When terrorists occupy a Pacific Rim chemical plant, taking 1,000 Americans hostage, Washington dispatches the Navy's Seals to free them. The author is a former Seal.

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356

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US Naval Institute Press

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1557501335

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9781557501332

By Honor Bound

Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage

By: Thomas R. Norris,Tom Norris,Michael E. Thornton,Mike Thornton,Dick Couch

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By Honor Bound

Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage

By: Thomas R. Norris,Tom Norris,Michael E. Thornton,Mike Thornton,Dick Couch

The powerful and moving story of two Medal of Honor winners, written by New York Times bestselling author Dick Couch, with a foreword by Senator Bob Kerrey.

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289

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Macmillan

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1250070597

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9781250070593

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SEAL Team One

SEAL Team One

A Tactical Ethic

A Tactical Ethic

Straminipilous Fungi

Straminipilous Fungi

L.A. Justice

L.A. Justice

Rising Wind

Rising Wind

By Honor Bound

By Honor Bound

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