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Winter soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan
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Iraq Veterans Against the War. |
In the spring of 2008, inspired by the Vietnam-era Winter Soldier hearings, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered outside Washington, D.C., and testified to atrocities they personally committed or w… |
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Spoken from the Front
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Andy McNab |
Real life voices from the battlefields of AfghanistanSpoken from the Front will tell the stories of what Andy McNab describes as "modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars". It will recount the cour… |
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Ghosts of Afghanistan
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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. |
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Descent into chaos
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Ahmed Rashid |
Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat… |
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Infernal triangle
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Paul McGeough |
"Shares the Australian war correspondent's experiences from the front lines as he speaks with perpetrators and victims of suicide bombings, militia commanders, public officials, and civilians whose l… |
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The patrol
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Ryan Flavelle |
The patrol is a gritty, boots-on-the-ground memoir of a soldier's experience in the Canadian Forces in the twenty-first century. This book isn't merely about the guns and the glory, it is about why w… |
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For your tomorrow
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Melanie Murray |
"What compels a young, affluent Canadian to put on a uniform and risk his life for the controversial mission in Afghanistan? And how does his family cope with his loss when he is killed there? Jeff F… |
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Lone Survivor
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Marcus Luttrell |
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader… |
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