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Author
Series
John Puller novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
After he receives a posthumous note from his aunt hinting that things are horribly amiss in her Florida Gulf Coast town, Army Special Agent John Puller uncovers a shocking conspiracy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains how the discipline, courage, and preparation of the Roman soldier combined with the strategies and tactics of his commander and the organization of the military establishment resulted in the conquest of many lands for the Roman Empire.
Author
Series
John Puller novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Combat veteran John Puller, now working as an investigator for the Army's Criminal Investigative Division, tries to solve the murder of an Army man and his Pentagon contractor wife in their isolated rural home.
8) War
Author
Language
English
Description
Junger, author of "The Perfect Storm, " turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat in this on-the-ground account that follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.
Author
Language
English
Description
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
Author
Series
Zom-B volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Waking up in a military complex, months after zombies attacked school, B has no memory of the last few months. Life in the UK has turned tough since the outbreak, and B is woven into life -- and battle -- in the new military regime quickly. But as B learns more about the zombies held in the complex and the scientists keeping them captive, unease settles in. Why exactly was B saved? And is there anyone left in the world to trust?" --
Author
Language
English
Description
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army The already sensational story took the first of many incredible twists on April 3, when the group released a tape of Patty saying she had joined the SLA and had adopted the nom de guerre "Tania." The weird turns of the tale are truly astonishing...
13) Band of brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stephen E. Ambrose's classic New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the acclaimed HBO series about Easy Company, the ordinary men who became the World War II's most extraordinary soldiers at the frontlines of the war's most critical moments. Featuring a foreword from Tom Hanks.
They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy....
They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy....
14) Soldier life
Series
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
15) Mare's war
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps.
Author
Publisher
Lodestar Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 102 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces, in this second of a three part series, the events of the Civil War from the first battle to the surrender with emphasis on the experiences of the individual soldier.
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
1991.
Edition
First Touchstone edition.
Physical Desc
635 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Ambrose draws upon extensive sources and numerous interviews while tracing Eisenhower's rise to prominence and power in the military and in his political career. In so doing, he produces the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president.
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