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5) Muse of fire
Publisher
National Endowment for the Arts
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"A documentary on the National Endowment for the Arts project Operation homecoming: writing the wartime experience."--Container.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
On a clear night in June 2005, four Navy SEALs left their Afghanistan base for the Pakistani border on a mission to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell and that desperate battle in the mountains. It is the story of the teammates who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left. And it is the story of how, badly injured, Luttrell fought off assassins for four days before...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills. Irving shares the story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, when he set another record, this time for enemy kills on a single deployment. His teammates and chain of command labeled him "The Reaper," and his actions on the battlefield became the stuff of legend,...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Shaffer delivers an exciting, eyewitness account of fighting terrorism in Afghanistan using the military's most cutting-edge espionage tactics. Just before St. Martin's Press release of the book, The Department of Defense and the Defense Intelligence Agency, demanded the author and the publisher produce the book for review. They, and "other interested U.S. intelligence agencies" met with the author to review changes and redactions that they required...
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A Medal of Honor-awarded Marine sniper shares the controversy-marked story of his heroic contributions during a 2009 Taliban ambush during which he saved a company of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors, a victory that compelled him to disobey orders and assume command without reinforcements or artillery support.
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"In spring 2008, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered outside Washington, D.C., and testified to atrocities they personally committed or witnessed while deployed in the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this book are the powerful words, images, and documents of this historic event." "Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan preserves and honors the participants' courageous contributions in order to ensure that people around the world remember...
Author
Publisher
[Leo Jenkins]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A look inside the life of an Army Ranger medic. This is a true account of what it takes to become and operate as a special operations medic during the height of the global war on terrorism including the search and rescue operation for the US Navy Seals that were compromised in the mountains of Afghanistan during operation Redwings. This is a respectful look into the reality of war and the impact it has on the individuals that have fought for the brothers...
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Forty-eight women who have served in combat zones in the Iraq and the Afghanistan wars discuss their experiences with loss, injuries, difficult choices, and sacrifice, in a text that includes photographic portraits of each woman.
Author
Publisher
Potomac Books
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Scores of interviews, soldier's quotes, photos, and expression of their service and views on issues critical to the nation combine to create this is composite narrative of the experiences of U.S. service personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. Duty, service, politics, cultural and ethical challenges, relationships to local populations, and reentry into American society are all presented in thematic chapters.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This collection of stories of American men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan reveals their personal experiences as military combat personnel. Their stories are told through interviews, plus information from questionnaires and official military documents"--
18) Horse soldiers: the extraordinary story of a band of US soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
Drawing on in-country observations and exclusive interviews, Stanton delivers the jaw-dropping tale of how 12 top-secret commandos slip into Afghanistan, kill Al Qaeda fighters, and topple the Taliban.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"The young adult adaptation of the epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero. "That Others May Live" is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska's 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An account of the horrendous October 2009 attack on the American Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan, told in a frank, engaging vernacular by the staff sergeant and Medal of Honor winner. Romesha ably captures the daily dangers faced by these courageous American soldiers in Afghanistan.--
"'It doesn't get better.' To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic...
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