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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Publication Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xv, 364 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author, a Navy SEAL, returned from his star-crossed mission in Afghanistan with his bones shattered and his heart broken. So many had given their lives to save him, and he would have readily done the same for them. As he recuperated, he wondered why he and others, from America's founding to today, had been willing to sacrifice everything, including themselves, for the sake of family, nation, and freedom. In this book, we follow the author to...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
xlii, 502 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A three-star general offers a gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went wrong.
Over a thirty-five year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He participated in meetings with top level military and civilian players, where strategy was made and managed. At the same time, he regularly...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
xiii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama stood in Arlington National Cemetery to deliver his Memorial Day address. He extolled the heroism and sacrifice of the two men buried side by side in the graves before him: Travis Manion, a fallen US Marine, and Brendan Looney, a fallen US Navy SEAL. Although they were killed three years apart, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, these two former roommates and best friends were...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
x, 418 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars, against fierce resistance from within their own ranks.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 443 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Philipps uncovers the shocking rise and fall of Eddie Gallagher, the decorated Navy SEAL accused of war crimes during his deployment to Mosul, the fellow SEALs who turned him in, and the court martial that captivated the nation"-- Provided by publisher.
By official accounts, the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon returned as heroes after their 2017 deployment to Mosul. But within the platoon a different war raged....
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"-- Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad, contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Author
Publisher
Regnery History, and imprint of Regnery Publishing, a Division of Salem Media Group
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xx, 313 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An account of the Iraq War campaign in the volatile region of Ramadi, told by the combat leader and U.S. Marine infantry officer Major Scott Huesing (USMC (Ret)).