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Los crímenes de la academia Los crímenes de la academia Bayard, Louis.,Louis Bayard Corre 1830 y la Academia de West Point está en apuros. Un cadete aparece ahorcado -un falso suicidio- y varias horas después alguien roba el corazón del cadaver. El asunto requiere discreción: Gus La… OL15168356W
Go Softly All My Years Go Softly All My Years Virginia Benson Averill Lowe is a teacher in a Chattanooga Elementary School when Reife Braddock offers her a job in his factory which has begun to turn out armaments for defense. World War II has already begun in E… OL15192996W
The Life and Times of Bubba Lee Boatbum The Life and Times of Bubba Lee Boatbum Terry P. Rizzuti,R. E. Armstrong *The Life and Times of Bubba Lee Boatbum* is a mid-life, rite-of-passage novel that addresses contemporary 21st century society, largely through linguistic humor but also direct social dialog and com… OL15394490W
Patriotism in Action Patriotism in Action Valmiki Faleiro A book that lists and describes the contribution of Goans to the Indian defence forces. OL15686156W
Nuclear power's Global Expansion Nuclear power's Global Expansion Henry D. Sokolski When security and arms control analysts list what has helped keep nuclear weapons technologies from spreading, energy economics is rarely, if ever, mentioned. Yet, large civilian nuclear energy progr… OL16046273W
Some of the Best weapons for Counterinsurgents Do Not Shoot Some of the Best weapons for Counterinsurgents Do Not Shoot Eric T. Olson Even under the best circumstances, reconstruction in counterinsurgency is a difficult endeavor. The most critical tasks are numerous and complex. Many participating agencies must undertake missions t… OL16046296W
Dilemmas of Brazilian grand Strategy Dilemmas of Brazilian grand Strategy Dr. Hal Brands This monograph analyzes Brazilian grand strategy under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During Lula’s nearly 8 years in office, he has pursued a multi-tiered grand strategy aimed at hastening the… OL16046307W
Medevedev's Plan Medevedev's Plan Dr. Richard J. Krickus The author addresses the question of how to give Russia a voice but not a veto in a new European security system and provides some provocative recommendations. Most specifically, he proposes that the… OL16076136W
Provincial Reconstruction Teams Provincial Reconstruction Teams Carter Malkasian,Carter Malkasain,Gerald Meyerle Over the past 6 years, provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs) have played a growing role in the U.S. counterinsurgency effort in Afghanistan. PRTs are one of several organizations working on reconstr… OL16077152W
After Iraq After Iraq Colin S. Gray A sustainable national security strategy is feasible only when directed by a sustainable national security policy. In the absence of policy guidance, strategy will be meaningless. The only policy tha… OL16077153W
Earthfall (Dinosaur Wars) Earthfall (Dinosaur Wars) Thomas P. Hopp Star Wars meets Jurassic Park as dinosaurs return to earth from space. OL16458937W
CHRYSALIS CHRYSALIS Richard Romanus If you liked Corelli's Mandolin, you'll love this book. Romanus manages to create a heroine that is larger than life. A book that touches on the hardships brought on by a conquering army, on the deva… OL16580398W
Heart of Terror Heart of Terror Craig W. Dressler Two ill-equipped individuals are thrown into separate terrorist worlds and forced to fight and endure. Their struggles to stop the onslaught of terrorism hurdle them forward while challenging them t… OL16792327W
Past Crimes Past Crimes Glen Erik Hamilton When his estranged grandfather is shot and left for dead, an Army Ranger plunges into the criminal underworld of his youth to find a murderer . . . and uncovers a shocking family secret From the t… OL17625955W
Christmas at Twilight Christmas at Twilight Lori Wilde It's Christmas in Twilight, Texas. The Cookie Club is baking, the town is decorated, and Delta Force Operator "Hutch" Hutchinson has finally, reluctantly, returned home . . . . . . only to get pep… OL17717177W
Grant Grant Ron Chernow Grant is a 2017 biography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War, served t… OL17883071W
Days Without End Days Without End Sebastian Barry Winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year and longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. Sebastian Barry's sensational new novel set in mid-19th Century America. After signing up for the US army… OL17934982W
Indianapolis Indianapolis Lynn Vincent,Sara Vladic Based on a decade of original research and reporting, the riveting, emotionally wrenching, and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the U.S.S… OL19746482W
Blaze Blaze Dale Mayer Blaze had planned to go home to Rockfield, Kentucky, some day. He just hadn’t expected it to be this soon ...Until Badger offers a reason to head in that direction. As a longtime animal-rescue volunt… OL24550615W
Bishop Quintard's Samson sermon Bishop Quintard's Samson sermon C. T. Quintard Superb sermon regarding the danger of indifference to spiritual matters. Preached to cadets at U. S. Military Academy at West Point, New York and to Confederate soldiers during the War Between the S… OL5955525W
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