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Under the persimmon tree Under the persimmon tree Suzanne Fisher Staples During the 2001 Afghan War, the lives of Najmal, a young refugee from Kunduz, Afghanistan, and Nusrat, an American-Muslim teacher who is awaiting her huband's return from Mazar-i-Sharif, intersect at… OL115620W
Last Night Another Soldier Last Night Another Soldier Andy McNab A new Quick Read title from the author of Bravo Two ZeroAfghanistan, 2009. A Rifle section is halfway through their six-month tour of duty in Helmand Province. Sixteen men from their Battalion have a… OL15174162W
Immediate Response Immediate Response Mark Hammond 2006 in Helmand saw British forces engaged in the most ferocious fighting since the Korean War. For much of the time they were hanging on by their fingertips, holed up in remote platoon houses, outnu… OL15186736W
An unexpected match An unexpected match Dana Corbit What does hardworking single father Matthew Warren want in a wife? Responsibility, practicality and a good rapport with his child. So why isn't he interested in the responsible, practical daughter of… OL15436274W
The Taliban Shuffle The Taliban Shuffle Kim Barker In The Taliban Shuffle, Barker offers an insider’s account of the “forgotten war” in Afghanistan and Pakistan, chronicling the years after America’s initial routing of the Taliban, when we failed to … OL15691324W
Forbidden lessons in a Kabul guesthouse Forbidden lessons in a Kabul guesthouse Suraya Sadeed From her first humanitarian visit to Afghanistan in 1994, Suraya Sadeed has been personally delivering relief and hope to Afghan orphans and refugees, to women and girls in inhuman situations deemed … OL16114380W
Something like normal Something like normal Trish Doller When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother has stolen his girlfriend and car, and he has nightmares of his best friend getting killed but when he runs into H… OL16262998W
War War Sebastian Junger 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 t… OL16465523W
The Maverick Experiment The Maverick Experiment Drew Berquist "In wartime, some operation have to conduction outside the normal lines of authority. Nowhere is this more true than in modern AFghanistan, the setting for this riverting military thriller... Drawn f… OL16485415W
Outlaw platoon Outlaw platoon Sean Parnell A lieutenant's gripping, personal account of the legendary U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan--a vivid, action-packed, and highly emotional true story o… OL16561551W
The Iraq wars and America's military revolution The Iraq wars and America's military revolution Keith L. Shimko "Many saw the United States' decisive victory in Desert Storm (1991) as not only vindication of American defense policy since Vietnam but also confirmation of a revolution in military affairs (RMA). … OL16567905W
Semper fido Semper fido C. Alexander London Gus Dempsey is a newly trained dog handler in the United States Marine Corps, and when he is deployed to Afghanistan he is paired with Loki, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador with a mischievous streak. OL16600015W
My Share of the Task My Share of the Task Stanley A. McChrystal General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his eventful career. OL16714950W
The warriors The warriors Thomas W. Young "Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parson has seen plenty of action lately, so he's happy with his new assignment as safety officer at a Kyrgyzstan air base. It's a pretty laidback way to spend the next yea… OL17779485W
A prior engagement A prior engagement Karina Bliss "After two years as a POW presumed dead, SAS soldier Lee Davis is finally going home. Back to his family, friends and ... fiance e? He doesn't have a fiance e ... the night before his last deployment… OL17796252W
Apache Apache Macy, Ed (Warrant Officer) Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, the Apache is the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process … OL17914045W
The Warriors (A Parson and Gold Novel) The Warriors (A Parson and Gold Novel) Tom Young ..Cracking good read!!..not only fast paced and realistic..without "unkillable" heroes..but historical informative regarding the political atmosphere at the time.I learnt a great deal about the war a… OL19330056W
The Cuban affair The Cuban affair Nelson De Mille "From the legendary #1 New York Times bestselling author of Plum Island and Night Fall, Nelson DeMille's blistering new novel features an exciting new character--US Army combat veteran Daniel "Mac" M… OL19711728W
Taliban narratives Taliban narratives Thomas H. Johnson "Why has the Taliban been so much more effective in presenting messages that resonate with the Afghan population than the United States, the Afghan Government and their allies? This book, based on ye… OL19739893W
One hundred victories One hundred victories Robinson, Linda "Based on unique inside access, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos explains how special operations forces are reshaping the U.S. military In One Hundred Victories, acclaimed… OL19974426W
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