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Author
Publisher
Godine
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Six months after 9/11, U.S. troops were on the ground in Afghanistan; less than a year later, America invaded Iraq. Brotherhood follows players on West Point's fiercely passionate rugby team as they became members of the first class to graduate in wartime since the days of Vietnam. Longtime journalist and Guardian editor Martin Pengelly's moving story covers a remarkable decades-long arc from 9/11 to present day. The narrative is guided by team captain,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After a deployment in the Iraq War dually defined by threat and interminable mundanity, Joseph Thomas is fighting to find his footing. Now a doctoral student at The University, and an EMS worker at the hospital in North Philly, he encounters round the clock friends and family from his past life and would-be future at his job, including contemporaries of his estranged father, a man he knows little about, serving time at Holmesburg prison for the statutory...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-long relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein, and a deeply researched and news breaking investigation into how human error, cultural miscommunication, and hubris led to one of the greatest geopolitical conflicts of our time When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, its message was clear: Iraq, under the control of strongman Saddam...
Author
Publisher
Permuted Press, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Guns, Girls, and Greed is an unvarnished, behind-the-scenes, tell-all account of the scathing and dangerous life of mercenaries at war in Iraq. Experience the world of private contractors conducting high-threat missions for a nascent Iraqi government in the hopes of rebuilding after the fall of Saddam Hussein. With limited support, the men of Blackwater protected US diplomats as the country descended into sectarian violence. It was a hazardous mission...
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
War is never simple, but the "war on terror" is more complicated than most. Launched in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, it includes many countries led by the United States and affects many aspects of international relations. It also takes place in many countries and regions around the world. This book examines the causes and effects of the war, from the origins of the 9/11 attacks to continuing efforts...
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In twenty-four concussive, embodied, and nonlinear essays, Ramos creates a challenging and complex portrait of what it means to be a soldier, civilian, veteran, father, husband, and teacher - for Ramos ultimately becomes a creative writing professor, using the skills he developed in the military to help others tell stories and find meaning in their lives. While this may sound something like a redemption story, it is instead a brutally honest portrayal...
7) Tribal
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Three U.S. Combat Veterans share stories of triumph, struggle, and loss as they detail their journeys on the battlefield. Risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan's most dangerous missions, these experiences will leave you speechless. Follow these warriors as they come home with a lack of purpose, and no support system in place, resulting in more veterans dying of suicide than actual war.
8) Jue bi
Author
Series
Publisher
Huang guan wen hua chu ban you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
中文
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle's masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the greatest war memoirs of all time. A native Texan who...
Author
Publisher
Atlas Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Beneath the Purple Dawn is a thought-provoking, contemporary thriller that confronts the reader with taut, vivid drama while also wrestling with some of the most relevant and pressing issues of our time. Brett Andrew Strange, a former CIA intelligence officer, crafts a compelling tale grounded in an intimate knowledge of intelligence tradecraft and the sobering geopolitical realities driving today's new Cold War. The narrative's action-packed finale...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A searingly honest portrait of post-9/11 America by Magnum photographer Peter van Agtmael. Broadly chronological, images from the front line of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are interspersed with conflicts at home, from protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline to the storming of the Capitol, and layered with van Agtmael's personal reflections, critique, and interviews with those he has encountered along the way. Exploring race, class, nationalism,...
Author
Publisher
Schaffner Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The biography of Colonel Greg Gadson (Ret.) co-written with writer and video producer Terese Schlachter, details Gadson's remarkable and inspirational journey from his grievous wounding as a battlefield commander in Iraq to becoming the spiritual coach of the New York Giants, a major film and television actor, and motivational life coach and outdoor-adventure enthusiast"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The story of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who became an international hero for his courage and selflessness. Ever since he was a young boy growing up on the streets of Staten Island, New York, Michael Ollis wanted to be a soldier. Inspired by his father, who fought in Vietnam, Mike's deep desire to serve was cemented on the day his beloved city was attacked. From 9/11 onward, Mike's one and only mission was to save lives. After two tense combat...
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