Military Officer - February 2006 - (Page 24) rapidfire In Review By Duty Bound: Survival and Redemption in a Time of War By Ezell Ware Jr. and Joe Engel. Dutton, 2005. $23.95. ISBN 0-52594861-9. After the Storm B ecause the New Orleans, La.-based National D-Day Museum anticipates a lengthy closure during the city’s recovery, it will continue the museum’s mission by offering two one-week “Victory in Europe” tours from June 1–16, 2006, led by museum historians, military history scholars, and guest lecturers. Travelers can choose tours that follow the Allies from the beginning of the D-Day invasion plans in London through the final days of the war at Adolf Hitler’s famed Eagle’s Nest in Berchtesgaden, Germany. “Our ‘Victory in Europe’ travel series enables us to offer a one-of-a-kind experience to today’s generations while continuing the expansion of our campus and the programs as planned prior to the hurricane,” says museum President and CEO Gordon H. Mueller. Travelers can hear personal recollections from World War II veterans as well as French resistance fighters and may choose either week or both. Costs for the all-inclusive tours begin at $3,990 a person for the London–Paris tour and $4,490 a person for the Paris–Berchtesgaden tour. The combined tour begins at $7,990 a person. ON THE WEB ■ For more information, visit www.ddaymuseum.org. Unlike his angst-ridden peers, retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ezell Ware Jr. is unashamed of his Vietnam service, believing the Vietnam War was the right war at the right time. In this colorful autobiography, Ware admits his view of the war was limited as a junior officer helicopter pilot and says he was lucky to survive. Ware focuses on the days he and his pilot wandered the jungles of the Central Highlands after being shot down in 1971. The pilot was wounded, and both men relied on Ware’s skill and initiative to avoid capture. The twist here is that Ware is black and the pilot was a Southern racist. The tension between the two men made their ordeal even more challenging and dangerous. The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 By Richard Zacks. Hyperion Books, 2005. $25.95. ISBN 1-4013-0003-0. Beat the Costs College costs are rising! Apply today for one of the MOAA Educational Assistance programs to help fund your child’s education. The application for the 2006-2007 school year is available at www.moaa.org/education. But act soon — the deadline is noon Eastern time, March 1, 2006. 24 MILITARY OFFICER FEBRUARY 2006 Richard Zacks’ fourth book is a rousing and revealing tale of espionage, piracy, disgraceful diplomacy, and high-stakes North African adventure during the Barbary Wars of 1801–1805. With great detail and dramatic narrative, Zacks describes the fledgling United States’ bumbling war with the Barbary pirates, President Jefferson’s curious foreign policy, hesitant U.S. Navy operations in the Mediterranean, and Gen. William Eaton’s remarkable journey across the Sahara desert with eight U.S. Marines and a mutinous mercenary army to attack the coastal city of Derna, Libya. Zacks’ story reveals that the brash and arrogant Eaton was successful in battle, but later betrayed by a perfidious American consul and an indifferent Jefferson. Zacks also reveals that the Barbary Wars were not the resounding success American history trumpets, but a shameful series of conspiracies, missed opportunities, and selfish decisions. — William D. Bushnell PHOTOS: TOP LEFT, HORACIO VILLALOBOS/CORBIS; TOP RIGHT, STEVE BARRETT; LEFT, ADOBE IMAGE LIBRARY http://www.ddaymuseum.org http://www.moaa.org/education
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