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Former U.S. Marine. Holder of multiple world records in rowing. Paralympian. Paraplegic. A story of courage and struggle against amazing odds.
   
 

 A collection of short stories spanning centuries of Vietnamese history, culture and conflict.


A rare insider's look at a criminal justice system rife with corruption and the man who blew the whistle on it.
 
Historical fiction at its best! Set amidst the civil-war ravaged Balkans of the early '90s, it is the tale of a young Bosnian teenager who eventually escapes to America, receives a green card and becomes a soldier in the U.S. Army.
 

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It has been quite a busy 2013 here at Hellgate Press. In fact, it's been one of our best years ever! And it's all thanks to you. As a way of expressing our thanks during this upcoming Holiday Season, we're offering you an additional 20% off of all orders placed between now and Dec. 15th. Simply enter the coupon code below in the appropriate box when checking out. 

As you can see, we have a host of new books Hot off the Press, ranging from a collection of rare WWII V-Mails, to the history of the AC-119 "Shadow" gunships of the Vietnam War, to a heartfelt tale of love and loss surrounding the 1983 terrorist attack on the Marine barracks in Beirut, to life in Iran in the days leading up to the Islamic Revolution...and so much more. Some truly amazing stories!

From all of us here at Hellgate Press, a very Happy Holidays to you and yours. Thanks again for your continuing support...and, as always, happy reading!

 

-Harley

 

Harley B. Patrick

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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
 

THIS IS THE ARMY, MR. JONES!  
The WWII V-Mail Cartoons of Harry E. Chrisman
   
Sheryl Jones

Welcome to Volume One of an amazing collection of WWII V-Mails created by artist and author Harry E. Chrisman during his service in the Pacific Theatre of Operations from 1943-45. Chrisman, who went on to become a newspaper man and a prolific author/editor of more than 14 books about life in the Old West, had a talent for capturing his war-time experiences in funny and often poignant cartoon illustrations...

 

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AMERICAN BROTHER  
   
Elisa M. Camera

On October 23, 1983, a suicide bomber rammed a truck filled with explosives into barracks housing United States Marines in Beirut, Lebanon. Two hundred forty-one Americans died that day. Among them, Sgt. Mecot Camara. His little sister, Elisa, their family and the small town of Hinton, West Virginia would never be the same...


 


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TO HEAL AND TO SERVE 
Women Army Doctors in World War Two
   
Mercedes Graf

To Heal and To Serve examines in-depth the lives and careers of WWII women medical officers--something that has not been previously attempted. Because commissioning was not granted until April of 1943, their Army service was relatively short, and for those women who served, it was only an interlude in their professional lives...



 

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ONCE UPON A WAR
The Diary of a Waiting Wife 
   
Joan Diehl

When Joan Diehl's Air Force husband, Glen, was ordered to Vietnam in 1968, he helped her and  their five young children move from Bryan, Texas, to Salina, Kansas. There, she joined other waiting wives in Schilling Manor, named after an Air Force base that had closed. Once Upon a War is Joan Diehl's heartfelt memoir of her life in Schilling Manor...

 

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CHARLIE CHASERS
History of USAF AC-119 "Shadow" Gunships in the Vietnam War  
   
Larry Elton Fletcher

The amazing story of the AC-119 "Shadow" gunships and the crews of the 71st Special Operations Squadron and the 17th Special Operations Squadron who wreaked havoc on the enemy during the Vietnam War. The fixed-wing aircraft provided close-fire support to U.S. and friendly troops with the ability to fire up to 6,000 rounds per minute delivered with deadly accuracy...

 

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BOARS, BAZAARS AND BUGGING OUT
A Memoir of American Families in Iran: 1975-1979   
   
Sandra Kelton Pitts

Iran, 1975. The Shah is firmly in power and Americans, including members of the U.S military, are living and working in the country. But by September of 1978, when martial law is declared and Iran is soon engulfed in the flames of revolution, everything changes. This is the incredible story of more than a dozen American Air Force families...
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NEW FICTION!
 

BRIDGES TO SURVIVAL   
Non-Stop Action Behind Enemy Lines in WWII
 
J.A. Stallings

Nineteen-year-old Harry Rossi, a new recruit to the OSS, is about to enter Italy behind enemy lines. The Margot team's mission is to stop the flow of German troops and materiel pouring into Italy by destroying bridges crossing the Adige River and tunnels leading from the Brenner Pass. Harry enters Italy a naive teenager seeking adventure. And he finds plenty!
 

A FELLOW OF INFINITE JEST
A Luke Jones Novel      
   
T.B. Smith

Unconventional police rookie Luke Jones is back to work after reluctantly killing a man he knew and liked in order to save the life of a partner he despises. Although labeled a hero by some, he's soon up to his old tricks-doggedly challenging authority in an organization with little tolerance for defiance, irritating peers and superiors alike by quoting Shakespeare at will, and refusing to back down when prudence dictates surrender...

 

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LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
A Novel    
   
Robert Eyenon Sampson

Welcome to the American Zone of Occupation in war-torn Germany, just after the end of the Second World War. The St. Georgen Depot in rural Bavaria is part of the Allied effort to destroy captured poison gases and help bring about peace in an uncertain and trying time. Newly arrived Second Lt. Paul Mason is assigned there, and what takes place is seen through his eyes and day-to-day actions. Now in his seventies, conversations with his daughter and grandchildren recall his experiences as well as reveal the person he has since become after so many years...

 

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Korea
KOREA 
Traces of a Forgotten War    
     

James N. Butcher        

 

The Korean War is often referred to as the "forgotten war." Here, professor James N. Butcher relives his experiences as an infantryman with Fox Company of the 17th Infantry Regiment, during the final year of the Korean War...

 


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Slaver's Wheel
SLAVER'S WHEEL 
A Green Beret's True Story of His
CLASSIFIED MISSION in The Congo   
     

Jack Lawson with Sully de Fontaine      

 

The Congo, 1960. The United Nations grants the former colony independence from Belgium. Patrice Lumumba becomes prime minister. All hell breaks loose...
 

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The Perfect Flood

THE PERFECT FLOOD
Devastation, Courage and the Heroic Rescue Efforts of U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter 1305

Doug Kroll     

  

On Christmas Eve 1955, a series of fierce storms pounded northern California resulting in flooding that officials called "the greatest disaster in California since the San Francisco earthquake in 1906." 

 

This is the story of one Coast Guard helicopter and a number of courageous Guardsmen who braved the swiftly rising waters to perform some of the most harrowing rescues ever recorded...   

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And What Was I Doing There?

AND WHAT WAS I DOING THERE?
Stories from the 174th Ordnance Detachment in Vietnam     
 
William B. McCormick     

 

 
William McCormick landed in Bien Hoa, Vietnam on September 22, 1968 to begin his tour of duty with the 174th Ordnance Detachment (AR) in Cam Ranh Bay. He was not shot at on a daily basis. He did not "hump the boonies" or sleep in foxholes. But that does not mean his life was easy or uneventful... 

 

 

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tastes of nuoc THREE TASTES OF NUOC MAM 
The Brown Water Navy & Visits to Vietnam 
     

Douglas M. Branson     

     

 
Douglas Branson has been to Vietnam several times, including trips in 1966, 1995 and 2011. Here, he recounts three of his Vietnam adventures with humor, detail and insight into the economic, political and gastronomic forces at work...

 

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Commissioned in Combat

COMMISSIONED IN BATTLE 
A Combat Infantryman in the Pacific, WWII      

Jay Gruenfeld with Todd DePastino      

 

 

Jay Gruenfeld's war ended on May 15, 1945 with his fifth and final wound. He left the remnants of his platoon on a rain-soaked hillside on Luzon in the Philippines. After four months and seven days of combat on Luzon, he was coming to the end of what he calls "the greatest, most enriching time" of his life.
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