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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Jake Tapper exposes the origins of one of the Afghan War's deadliest battles for U.S. forces and details the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in Washington, D.C. and a war built on constantly shifting sands.
62) Lone survivor
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The story of four Navy SEALs sent on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative. They are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. Based on The New York Times bestseller.
Author
Publisher
Unbridled Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A young woman races to save her kidnapped husband, a used bookstore owner deals with the loss of a son on an Afghan battlefield, a mother travels to Kabul to tend to her wounded son, and two Afghans reveal the complexity of their culture.
65) Lions for lambs
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Two determined California college students, Arian and Ernest, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley, and attempt to do something important with their lives. The two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan. Dr. Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field and the human consequences of war becomes clear for these two students trapped behind enemy lines. They...
66) Korengal
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows many of the soldiers featured in "Restrepo" after they've left combat in order to examine how war works, what it feels like, and what it does to the young men who fight it.
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
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Invited to an interview by a Taliban commander, New York Times reporter David Rohde and two Afghan colleagues were kidnapped in November 2008 and spirited to the tribal areas of Pakistan. For seven months, they lived in an alternate reality, ruled by jihadists, in which paranoia, conspiracy theories, and shifting alliances abounded. Held in bustling towns, they found that Pakistan's powerful military turned a blind eye to a sprawling Taliban mini-state...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Discusses the sacrifices that the American soldiers have made during and after the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. There is no real homecoming for many of our veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They may go through the motions of daily life in their hometowns, but the terrible sights and sounds of war are still fresh in their minds. This empathic, inside look into the lives of our combat veterans reveals the lingering impact that...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Soldier Dogs returns with the incredible story of K-9 Marine hero Lucca, and the handlers who fought alongside her through two bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Top Dog, Maria Goodavage takes readers into the life of Lucca K458, a decorated and highly skilled military working dog. An extraordinary bond develops between Lucca and Marine Corps dog handlers Chris Willingham and Juan Rodriguez, in what would...
71) 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
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky's bestselling account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was just the beginning for these now battle-hardened special operations warriors. The unforgiving Afghan winter has settled upon the 22 men of Marine Special Operations Team 8222, callsign Dagger 22, in the remote and hostile river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban fighters in the region would have liked...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Mat Best may be the only man alive known for both crazy-intense military ops and crazy-funny YouTube videos. In Freedom On!, he uses the gallows humor and ribald sensibility that earned him over a million Facebook followers to tell his personal story of military service and the bumpy transition to civilian life and successful entrepreneurship. Beginning as a teenager in a military family dealing with 9/11, continuing through the intensity of four...
Publisher
Virgil Films & Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, starting in 2007. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
76) The covenant
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
"Illuminates the extraordinary experiences of American servicemen and women through their own personal stories ... Distinguished actors like Robert Duvall, Beau Bridges, and Aaron Eckhart give voice to the poems, stories, essays, letters, and journal entries of people on the front lines [in Iraq and Afghanistan]"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this sweeping account of a war brought by well-intentioned American leaders against an enemy they barely understood, and could not truly engage, Gall argues that Pakistan fueled the Taliban and protected Osama bin Laden for the entire duration of the American invasion and occupation.
80) Sea Glass Island
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Mira
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"With her two younger sisters heading for the altar, will Samantha Castle exchange old dreams for new ones? Lately she'd rather be on the North Carolina coast with family than in New York with agents and actors. Though she vows not to let her teenage crush on Ethan Cole influence her decision, it's hard to ignore her feelings for the local war hero. Ethan lost more than his leg in Afghanistan. He lost his belief in love. Even being surrounded by couples...
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