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The spy who tried to stop a war The spy who tried to stop a war Marcia Mitchell "Tells the story of a young British secret service officer, Katharine Gun, and her courageous decision to expose an illegal US-UK operation -- a covert plot to influence the UN vote that would have a… OL11535413W
Fogs of war and peace Fogs of war and peace Robert L. Dilworth This work focuses on continual global conflict and how American views are being obstructed through a concept referred to as "fogs of war" that distort reality. The authors discuss the root of these p… OL11958208W
Ghosts of war Ghosts of war Ryan Smithson Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tou… OL12037574W
Hard Corps Hard Corps Marco Martinez At the age of seventeen, Marco Martinez was a thug--a gun-toting, car-stealing gang member. At the age of twenty-two, he was a hero--the recipient of the Navy Cross, the second-highest honor a U.S. M… OL12292445W
Los mongoles en Bagdad Los mongoles en Bagdad José Luis Sampedro Ilustraciones de Sequeiros. OL1322650W
The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa The defense of Jisr al-Doreaa Michael L. Burgoyne Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003 the U.S. military found itself in a battle with a lethal and adaptive insurgency, where the divisions between enemy and ally were ambiguous at best, and working… OL13609387W
Mission, black list #1 Mission, black list #1 Eric Maddox Everyone has seen the footage: a heavily bearded Saddam Hussein blinking under the bright lights of infantry cameras, dazed to find himself in U.S. Army custody. Yet while the breaking news was broad… OL13750837W
Nubs Nubs Brian Dennis Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs's life changed when he met Marine Major… OL13764915W
Ugly war, pretty package Ugly war, pretty package Deborah Lynn Jaramillo Deborah L. Jaramillo investigates cable news' presentation of the Iraq War in relation to "high concept" filmmaking. High concept films can be reduced to single-sentence summaries and feature pre-sol… OL13766669W
Murder in Baker Company Murder in Baker Company Cilla McCain Using court transcripts, personal interviews, and police records to retrace the key events of the case, this journey to uncover the truth about what happened to Richard Davis provides a disturbing, e… OL13852624W
Out of Iraq Out of Iraq William R. Polk,George McGovern,George S. McGovern "The authors present a detailed blueprint for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq that is bound to stir a national debate. Former senator George McGovern and William R. Polk, a leading authority on the Middle … OL15148542W
The Good Soldiers The Good Soldiers David Finkel [From the jacket] What is the true story of [George W. Bush's Iraq] surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions that … Finkel grapples with in his remarkable report from the fr… OL15278923W
Long time passing Long time passing Susan Galleymore "In this remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in time of war, Susan Galleymore tells of her unusual step of traveling to Iraq to visit her son on a military base." "What she found ther… OL15487097W
Crusade Crusade James Carroll Publisher's description: With the words "this Crusade, this war on terror," George W. Bush defined the purpose of his presidency. And just as promptly, James Carroll-Boston Globe columnist, son of a … OL15835588W
All in All in Paula Broadwell General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In this book, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his… OL16216204W
Weapons, gear, and uniforms of the Iraq War Weapons, gear, and uniforms of the Iraq War Shelley Tougas "Describes the uniforms, gear, and weapons used by U.S. and Iraqi forces during the Iraq War"--Provided by publisher. OL16528966W
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
The endgame The endgame Michael R. Gordon This book is a work of investigative journalism and historical recreation ranging from 2003 to 2012, giving a comprehensive, inside account of arguably the most widely reported yet least understood w… OL16726429W
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
Soldier girls Soldier girls Helen Thorpe Describes the experiences of three women soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq to reveal how their military service has affected their friendship, personal lives and families, detailing the reali… OL19982001W
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