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117:, BS Agricultural Education, 1968. Lanning completed student teaching in Stephen F. Austin High School, Bryan, Texas, under the tutelage of James C. Dooley, teacher of vocational agriculture.
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Vietnam War. His book about the firing of
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314:. More than a million copies of his books are in print in fifteen countries, and editions have been translated into eleven languages. He has appeared on major
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The
Revolutionary War 100: The Stories Behind the Most Influential Battles, People, and Events of the American Revolution.
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The Civil War 100: The
Stories Behind the Most Influential Battles, People, and Events of the War Between the States.
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and is now stable. A Washington Post article chronicled his journey and the story of the doctors who treated him.
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652:"2d Battalion, 3d Infantry Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)"
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Blister Club: The Extraordinary Story of the Downed American Airmen Who Escaped to Safety in World War II.
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Martial of Jackie Robinson: The Baseball Legend's Battle for Civil Rights During World War II.
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Patton in Mexico: Lieutenant George S. Patton, the Hunt for Pancho Villa, and the Making of a
General.
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Senseless
Secrets: The Failures of U.S. Military Intelligence From George Washington to the Present.
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Climbing up to glory: a short history of
African Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction
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At War With Cancer." (with Linda Moore-Lanning) Crystal Beach, TX: Bolivar Roads Press, 2014.
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Mercenaries: Soldiers of
Fortune From Ancient Greece to Today's Private Military Companies.
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In 2003, Lanning was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He underwent treatment at
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The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles
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Inside the VC and NVA: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces
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The African-American Soldier: From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell.
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The Vietnam War: an encyclopedia of quotations / Howard J. Langer
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Dear Allyanna: An Old Soldier's Last Letter to His Granddaughter.
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Defenders of Liberty: African-Americans in the Revolutionary War
760:"Michael Lee Lanning to sign book concerning Mike Leach firing"
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Lanning is the author or co-author of 30 non-fiction books on
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as an expert on the individual soldier on both sides of the
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College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2021.
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College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2018.
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The Only War We Had: A Platoon Leader's Journal of Vietnam
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College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2021
374:(with Ray Stubbe) New York: Ivy Books/Random House, 1989.
817:"Essay: 40th Anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident"
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POW/MIA, America's missing men: the men we left behind
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386:(with Dan Cragg), New York, Fawcett Columbine, 1992.
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458:Scottsdale, AZ: Scottsdale Book Publishing, 2011.
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360:Vietnam 1969-1970: A Company Commanders Journal
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578:. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 221–.
372:Inside Force Recon: Recon Marines in Vietnam
226:Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster.
713:. Texas A&M University. 21 January 2016
541:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 374.
131:U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
575:Twisted: Tales from the Wacky Side of Life
162:. After a tour as a platoon leader in the
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414:Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam
426:Blood Warriors: American Military Elites
95:Lanning was born September 18, 1946, in
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475:Houston, TX: John M. Hardy Press, 2014.
368:New York: Ivy Books/Random House, 1988.
362:New York: Ivy Books/Random House, 1988.
356:New York: Ivy Books/Random House, 1987.
76:(born September 18, 1946) is a retired
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487:Houston, TX: John M. Hardy Press, 2018
380:New York: Ivy Books/Random House 1992.
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758:Hoover, Brittany (7 November 2011).
678:. Starburst Publishers. p. 90.
366:Inside the LRRPs: Rangers in Vietnam
503:Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients.
469:Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2014.
467:Tours of Duty: Vietnam War Stories.
271:Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
204:American Forces Information Service
711:The Association of Former Students
499:Lanham, MD: Stackpole Books, 2021.
493:Lanham, MD: Stackpole Books, 2020.
452:Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2008.
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392:New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1994.
326:. His books have been reviewed by
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509:Jewish Medal of Honor Recipients.
479:The Veterans Cemeteries of Texas.
216:Defense Meritorious Service Medal
875:Grossman, Mark (February 2007).
707:"Michael Lee Lanning Collection"
732:Traxel, David (17 April 1988).
672:Robertson, Chimp (1995-10-25).
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246:National Defense Service Medal
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970:Recipients of the Air Medal
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292:Expert Infantryman Badge
282:Senior Parachutist Badge
277:Combat Infantryman Badge
111:Texas A&M University
91:Early life and education
781:Adams, John A. (2001).
535:Langer, Howard (2005).
261:Overseas Service Ribbon
241:Army Commendation Medal
180:U.S. Army Ranger School
734:"IN SHORT: NONFICTION"
456:Double T Double Cross.
266:Vietnam Campaign Medal
164:82nd Airborne Division
607:"Michael Lee Lanning"
390:Vietnam at the Movies
344:, where he was born.
251:Vietnam Service Medal
188:3rd Infantry Division
160:Fort Benning, Georgia
378:The Battles of Peace
196:1st Cavalry Division
135:Fort Leavenworth, KS
127:, MS Journalism 1977
611:books.txauthors.com
316:television networks
256:Army Service Ribbon
184:mechanized infantry
115:College Station, TX
103:Trent High School,
74:Michael Lee Lanning
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48:September 18, 1946
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