Buy One Military Book for the Holidays, Get Another Sent Free as a Gift to a Soldier, Marine, Sailor or Airman

This holiday season, www.war-books.com is offering to send a free book to a soldier, marine, sailor or airman in the name of the buyer of a military book on its Web Site. War-Books will ship the book the buyer ordered and then send a copy of the same book to a serviceman or woman for free. All the buyer has to do is to supply the name and address of the serviceman or woman and www.war-books.com will send the same book ordered to him or her. The Web Site pays for shipping the free book to the service member selected by the buyer. If the buyer doesn't know anyone in the active military, War-Books will select someone in the Armed Forces to receive the free book in the buyer's name.

Middletown, CT (PRWeb) November 29, 2006 -- This holiday season, www.war-books.com is offering to send a free book to a soldier, marine, sailor or airman in the name of the buyer of a military book on its Web Site. War-Books will ship the book the buyer ordered and then send a copy of the same book to a serviceman or woman for free. All the buyer has to do is supply the name and address of the serviceman or woman and www.war-books.com will send the same book ordered to him or her. Buyers must use PayPal to pay for their book and its shipping charge. The Web Site pays for shipping the free book to the service member selected by the buyer. If the customer doesn't know anyone in the active military, War-Books will select someone in the Armed Forces to receive the free book in the buyer's name.

This special offer is open to book buyers in the United States. Customers need to complete their purchase on www.war-books.com using PayPal by midnight on December 21st to ensure delivery by December 25th.

William Emrich, general manager of www.war-books.com, has stated that the purpose of this offer is to spread some cheer to those who are serving in the US or overseas as part of the American efforts to foster justice and security in places like Iraq, Afghanistan and Korea.

"The offer is part of our Victory Corps Book Program," added Emrich. "It's our way to celebrate the accomplishments of our military personnel."

To participate, buyers should order a Southfarm Press book from www.war-books.com. Using PayPal to pay, buyers should list the name and address of the soldier they want the free book sent to on the comments section of the PayPal form. War-Books will ship the buyer's book and the soldier's book to arrive by December 25th. If the buyer requests that the Web Site select a serviceman or woman to receive the free book, War-Books will provide the recipient's name to the buyer.

Each free book to a serviceman or woman will include a gift card with the buyer's name shown.

Associate Justice Hugo Black said long ago, "Here's hope, strength and love to those who give hope, strength and love." That describes our people who are serving in the Armed Forces right now, according to Emrich.

Emrich has made some suggestions of gift books from www.war-books.com for the men and women in the Armed Forces:

"Airmen and women might appreciate receiving Janey: A Little Plane in a Big War, Flying Low or The Grasshopper That Roared. Today, automatic drones fly over battlefields to observe the action and direct fire. Janey and Flying Low recount the experiences of real men in Piper Cubs over the battlefields of Germany, Italy, France and Belgium. The book The Grasshopper That Roared describes a Piper Cub pilot's encounters over New Guinea and the Philippines. For George Patton fans, Janey: A Little Plane in a Big War includes true stories about Patton that military readers wouldn't want to miss.

"Ground pounders might like to read Follow Me Up Fools Mountain or Good Night Love. The Military Book Club praised Fools Mountain: 'Written by a rifle-platoon leader…[this is a brand of combat memoir we're rarely treated to. Relatively little is written with as much realism and verve.' Good Night Love is a perceptive look into the horrors of front line combat.

"Navy men or women might enjoy reading about the sinking of the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) as recounted by a Piper Cub pilot while he was on the deck of the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70). That's in the book The Grasshopper That Roared. Or Frank Bogart's account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 in Till War Do Us Part. Frank wasn't on a battleship on Battleship Row. He was an ensign forced to take command of the USS Gamble, an old four-stack destroyer minelayer after his ship's captain had an emotional breakdown while enemy bombs and fighters swooped around the Gamble as it attempted to shield the battleships."

Three facts quiz books as gifts would test a serviceman's knowledge of World War II or Vietnam. These inexpensive books, Vietnam War Facts Quiz, World War II Facts Quiz Europe and World War II Facts Quiz The Pacific, are the toughest military history quiz books in print, according to Emrich.

Emrich also recommended two other books:

"If the book buyer knows someone in the military that is an Abraham Lincoln fan, then the book Abe Lincoln and the Frontier Folk of New Salem would be a good choice. The book explains how Lincoln's character, developed as a young man, enhanced his decision-making capabilities during The Civil War."

For a woman in the Armed Forces, In the Hands of My Enemy is suggested by Emrich. "Author Sigrid Heide was a courier in the Norwegian underground, captured by the Nazis and refused to break under intense torture and isolation. Her torture included a device that separated Heide's kneecap from the bones around it. She was crippled for life. Publishers Weekly called this book 'searing' in its review."

Ordering a book on www.war-books.com and enabling a second copy of that book to be sent as a holiday gift to a member of our Armed Forces "...is a good way to show a soldier that he or she is not forgotten," adds Emrich.

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