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Jerusalém Jerusalém Gonçalo M. Tavares During the early morning hours of a spring day, a variety of individuals, including the suicidal Ernst Spengler, the terminally ill Mylia, and the pathological Hinnerk Obst, are brought together by t… OL12692208W
The Amazon Quest (The House of Winslow #25) The Amazon Quest (The House of Winslow #25) Gilbert Morris Emily Winslow felt deeply indebted to James Parker when she learned that his wounds resulted from trying to save her brother's life in the trenches of World War I. But by the time she discovered what… OL14854866W
Shrapnel Shrapnel Becky D. Alexander Every soldier has stories: some they hold tight and close to their hearts, some they will share at appropriate times. The poems in this book are based on my remembrances of my father, Jim Alexander, … OL16807648W
The Peripheral The Peripheral William Gibson Depending on her veteran brother's benefits in a city where jobs outside the drug trade are rare, Flynne assists her brother's latest beta-test tech assignment only to uncover an elaborate murder sch… OL17268037W
Golden kamuy Golden kamuy Satoru Noda In the early 20th century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of the Japanese frontier of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ain… OL19724809W
Silent creed Silent creed Alex Kava "Ryder Creed and his K9 search-and-rescue dogs return in the second installment of an exciting new series, teaming up once more with FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell in their riskiest case yet. When Ryder … OL20003828W
Strike back Strike back Chris Ryan Two soldiers. John Porter - seventeen years ago he was one of the SAS's most promising young soldiers. Now he's a broken man: a drunken tramp living rough on the streets of London. Sir Peregrine Coll… OL20887762W
Trop tard Trop tard Jere R. Hoar Un ancien du Vietnam n'a pas oublié une femme qu'il a dû quitter pour la guerre. Celle-ci revient avec tout un programme : quitter son mari à tout prix. L'ancien militaire s'aperçoit qu'il est moins … OL21627759W
L'angoisse du poisson rouge L'angoisse du poisson rouge Mélissa Verreault Manue aime se faire croire que son existence, ? digne d'un scňario hollywoodien ?, est catastrophique. Fabio, jeune Italien immigrant, ne se sent chez lui nulle part, car ? lorsqu'on a choisi de quit… OL24277206W
Les sentimentalistes Les sentimentalistes Johanna Skibsrud "Le roman porte sur la mémoire, le deuil, la difficulté d'accéder à la vérité et surtout sur la relation père-fille. La narratrice y trace le portrait de son père, Napoléon Haskell, un homme à la foi… OL24725210W
Smoky Joe's Cafe Smoky Joe's Cafe Bryce Courtenay Thommo and the surviving members of his platoon return from the Vietnam War to an Australia that regards them as mercenaries guilty of war crimes. Suffering from physical and mental problems, they ba… OL28167352W
Townsend's solitaire Townsend's solitaire Dan Guenther Vietnam veteran Sam Gatlin, working in law enforcement for the National Park Service in Yellowstone Park, comes to terms with his violent past. OL28167643W
Death poem Death poem Richard McClements Sean Devaney, an elderly veteran of the First World War reveals a lifetime of secrets, pain, and regret. When the United States enters WWI, he enlisted and was sent to France, where he encounters the… OL28596693W
Masters at arms & Masters at arms & Kallypso Masters A combined volume that includes the first two books in the Rescue Me series. MASTERS AT ARMS Masters at Arms begins the journey of three men, each on a quest for honor, acceptance, and to ease his un… OL28596813W
Revenants Revenants Olivier Morel La 4e de couv. indique : Pour des centaines de milliers de jeunes Américaines et Américains, après le choc du 11 septembre 2001, il y eut Ar Ramadi, Bagdad, Abou Chraib... l'Irak. La guerre. Puis le … OL28765109W
The millennial generation in Vietnam The millennial generation in Vietnam Ball State University "Five Vietnam veterans and ten millennial-aged students explore the former battlefields of Vietnam and the modern face of the country. Accompanied by three university instructors and three wives of t… OL28767270W
The duke's undoing The duke's undoing G. G. Vandagriff Meet the Duke of Ruisdell, the unlikely hero of this traditional Regency Romance, after the manner of Georgette Heyer and Candice Hern. The duke has just returned wounded from the Napoleonic wars. He… OL28768857W
Winter's bloom Winter's bloom John Wemlinger "For over three decades, Rock Graham has carried the physical and emotional scars from a tour in Vietnam. He is a decorated war hero, but guilt from what happened one dark night in a steaming southea… OL28953421W
Lace & lassos Lace & lassos Cheyenne McCray "Wayne hit rock bottom when Kait walked out of his life after doing everything she could for him. Eight years later, she comes back to Southern AZ, running from her own demons. Now former Special For… OL29228715W
Refining fires Refining fires Erin Rainwater "A disfigured veteran. A ruined nurse. A tormented child. A kept woman. Strangers whose paths cross, bringing redemption into each other's lives in ways none of them could have predicted. Her career … OL31211402W
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