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Red flags
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Amer Faris |
"This memoir of an Iraqi soldier writing under a pseudonym uses "red flags" as a metaphor for military targets during his country's invasion by the United States in 2003. He recounts his involvement … |
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The heart of a soldier
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Kate Blaise,Dana White |
Mike and Kate Blaise fell in love during high school in small-town Missouri. Sharing a deep sense of patriotism, they both entered the U.S. Army--she as a commissioned officer and he as an enlisted i… |
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I love a man in uniform
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Lily Burana |
Author Lily Burana writes about love, war, and the realities of military marriage with an honesty few writers would dare. A former exotic dancer who once had a penchant for anarchist politics and pur… |
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Run, don't walk
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Adele Levine |
"M*A*S*H meets Scrubs in a sharply observant, absurdly funny, inspiring, and totally unique debut memoir from a physical therapist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the birthplace of physical thera… |
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The longest kill
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Harrison, Craig (Sniper) |
It takes a tough mindset to be a successful sniper, to be able to dig in for days on your own as you wait for your target, to stay calm on a battlefield when you yourself have become the target the e… |
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Sniper One
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Dan Mills |
"April 2004 - Sgt Dan Mills and his platoon of snipers fly into southern Iraq, part of an infantry battalion sent to win hearts and minds. They were soon fighting for their lives."--Jacket. |
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Eight lives down
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Chris Hunter |
Bomb-disposal operative Hunter takes us behind the scenes in an eye-opening portrait of the most dangerous job. By the time he got to Iraq, Hunter was one of the most experienced bomb-disabling opera… |
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Baghdad burning
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Riverbend |
In August 2003, the world gained access to a remarkable new voice: a blog written by a 25-year-old Iraqi woman living in Baghdad, whose identity remained concealed for her own protection. Calling her… |
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The Fighting 69th
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Sean Michael Flynn |
How a ragtag National Guard unit found itself thrust into the War on Terror and triumphed against impossible oddsOn the eve of September 11, 2001, New York City's famous National Guard regiment, the … |
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The last true story I'll ever tell
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John Crawford,Crawford, John |
John Crawford joined the Florida National Guard to pay for his college tuition. One weekend a month. Two weeks a year. A free education. But in 2002, one semester shy of graduation and on his honeymo… |
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Chasing Ghosts
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Paul Rieckhoff |
The riveting, action-packed true story of the first soldier to challenge the war in Iraq.As a 1st Lieutenant and Infantry Platoon Leader for the U.S. Army, charged with leading 38 young men in Iraq, … |
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Friendly Fire
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Giuliana Sgrena |
Die Geschichte einer italienischen Journalistin, die im Irak als Geisel genommen und bei ihrer Befreiung durch den italienischen Geheimdienst im Friendly Fire amerikanischer GIs schwer verletzt wurde… |
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