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Kill Bin Laden Kill Bin Laden Dalton Fury The firsthand account by a commander of the Army's Tier 1 counter terrorist unit Delta Force on the operation in the mountains of Tora Bora near the Pakistan border. Fury recounts the details of the … OL11963311W
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
The Junior Officers' Reading Club The Junior Officers' Reading Club Patrick Hennessey For the first time in a generation British soldiers are once again fighting at close quarters, coming under sustained and vicious firepower, losing friends in some of the most violent fighting the mo… OL15181812W
Bulletproof Bulletproof Matt Croucher One marine's electrifying story of ferocious combat behind enemy lines. AFGHANISTAN, FEBRUARY 2008: in an out-of-control, dangerous country torn apart by war, littered with Taliban guerrilla forces a… OL15187055W
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
Ghosts of Afghanistan Ghosts of Afghanistan Jonathan Steele This is a study of the wars in Afghanistan. It puts the recent conflict there in the context of Russia's invasion and the British imperial wars that preceded them. Originally published: 2011. OL16152454W
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
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
A General Speaks Out A General Speaks Out Noah Lukeman,Michael DeLong Lt. General Mike DeLong, deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, was second only to General Tommy Franks in conducting the war on terror. From his vantag… OL17662441W
Hellfire Hellfire Ed Macy The true story of one man's determination to master the world's deadliest helicopter, and of a split-second decision that changed the face of modern warfare. OL17884480W
American heroes on the homefront American heroes on the homefront Oliver North "From the New York Times bestselling author of Heroes Proved, a moving and inspirational chronicle of our national heroes' sacrifices and triumphs in Iraq and Afghanistan, after their return to the h… OL18170845W
12 strong 12 strong Doug Stanton Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dram… OL18184601W
A kingdom of their own A kingdom of their own Joshua Partlow "The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the U.S.--brilliantly portrayed here in its enti… OL19665286W
American sniper American sniper Chris Kyle The astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history. OL19950899W
The age of jihad The age of jihad Patrick Cockburn,Patrick Cockburn "Presented in ... diary form, this substantial volume draws together a careful selection of Cockburn's writings from the frontlines of the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, intersperse… OL20037439W
The interrogators The interrogators Chris Mackey,Greg Miller Shares the stories of five American interrogators at the front lines of the war against terror, revealing the mental and psychological battles waged between the soldiers and their al Qaeda and Taliba… OL20911385W
Welcome to Afghanistan, send more ammo Welcome to Afghanistan, send more ammo Benjamin Tupper "To understand Afghanistan's culture, its potential for modernization and democracy, and its remaining military challenges, one must walk in the shoes of the Afghan people and its army. From May 2006… OL24307573W
Roberts Ridge Roberts Ridge Malcolm MacPherson Afghanistan, March 2002. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a U.S. soldier is stranded, alone, surrounded by fanatical al Qaeda fighters. For the man's fellow Navy SEALs, and for … OL2727023W
Not a Good Day to Die Not a Good Day to Die Sean Naylor In this New York Times bestseller, award-winning combat reporter Sean Naylor reveals how close American forces came to disaster in Afghanistan against Al Qaida-after easily defeating the ragtag Talib… OL7986286W
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