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The Second World War
by Paul DowswellEpic naval encounters between titanic warships, monumental battles involving thousands of men, and duels between lone snipers facing almost certain death, these are some of the dramatic tales in this collection of true stories from the second world war.
The Richmond Raid
by John BrickMajor Hank Stephens was forced to leave West Point in 1860 when he married a girl who told him she was pregnant by him. After the war began, Kate Farnham married a fellow West Point man who left to fight for the Confederacy. She began an affair with Stephens, which lasted throughout the war. Kilpatrick, an overly ambitious man, takes the command away from Stephens just before the raid begins, and the disaster that results affects the lives of all concerned. Sergeant Terlie, whose wife badly wants a child to help fill the aching void left by the deaths of her children by her first marriage, rides away on the raid the day after she learns that, once again, she isn't pregnant. Johnny Watkins is helped by a Rebel girl after he is seriously wounded, and must decide whether to honor his promise to her and her father, a deserter from the rebel army. Hank Stephens, tired and bitter about the mismanagement of the campaign, is captured and confined in prison, where he is confronted by Royce Farnham, Kate's husband. Royce has previously sustained a serious injury, but is working on General Bragg's staff. However, Kate comes to Richmond to be near Hank, and nurses her husband who has serious complications from his wound.
A Whisper of Life
by Gloria CookSet during World War II in Cornwall, England, this story chronicles the life and loves of Kate Viant, a young girl suffering the aftereffects of polio and an abusive family.
Buffalo Soldiers
by Robert O'ConnorSet on a luxuriously appointed and hopelessly corrupt Army base in Mannheim, Germany, where the soldiers prefer real-life race riots to mock combat, Robert O'Connor's viciously funny novel is conclusive proof that peace is hell and the U.S. Army is its ninth circle. In that hell, Specialist Ray Elwood is the ultimate survivor: a high-stakes drug dealer, bureaucratic con artist, and shrewd collector of other people's secrets. Elwood is contemplating cleaning up his act, although doing so will require one last, epic heroin deal. But of course it's then that his life will careen totally out of control. With its impeccably rendered cast of sycophants, drug burn-outs, and uniformed sociopaths, Buffalo Soldiers give us a scabrous, haunting vision of a military idled by the New World Order—and at all-out war with itself.
Cherry Ames, Chief Nurse (Cherry Ames #4)
by Helen WellsAfter receiving mysterious orders in Panama, Cherry is flown to a tropical island where she is assigned as a Chief Nurse candidate. But her commanding officer Colonel Pillsbee does not think she is the right person for the job due to her youth and good looks. Cherry attempts to show him that she is a good and confident nurse. Meanwhile she is put in charge of an injured flier with a mysterious wound who is not talking. Can Cherry and her brother Charlie figure out the mysterious wound and what it might mean before it is too late, and can they convince the senior officers to listen to them even if they are young? Enjoy this fourth book in the Cherry Ames Nurse series.
The Hunt for Bin Laden
by Robin Moorespecial forces operations in afghanistan, particularly those of task force daggar
The Culture of Defeat: On National Trauma, Mourning, and Recovery
by Wolfgang Schivelbusch Jefferson ChaseHow defeated nations have handled it.
Chickenhawk
by Robert MasonA helicopter pilot who flew more than one thousand combat missions in Vietnam recounts his experiences. He describes the fear of battle, the horrors of the war-ravaged land, and the lasting psychological effect of the war on his life.
Live Bodies
by Maurice GeeA novel in which a retired businessman, Josef Mandl looks at his past: battling the Nazis in Vienna, interned as an enemy alien in New Zealand, rebuilding his life after the war with his wife Nancy. Gee explores themes of loss and dispossession of family, friendship, and love.
The Long Gray Line
by Rick AtkinsonBased on the true story of Marty Maher, a humble Irish immigrant who rose through the ranks to become one of West Point's most beloved instructors. A rousing tribute to a remarkable man & his way of life.
Hit To Kill: The New Battle Over Shielding America From Missile Attack
by Bradley GrahamWhat constitutes the best defense?
A Hero of Our Own: The Story of Varian Fry
by Sheila IsenbergAn American responsible for rescuing many Jews during World War Ii.
The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)
by Sarah Masters BuckeyMolly wishes that she and her English friend, Emily, had exciting volunteer jobs that would help win World War II. Instead, they're magazine delivery girls at Oak Knoll Hospital, and soon discover that something very unpatriotic is going on at Oak Knoll -- and their snooping leads them into deep trouble!
Fire Wind (Executioner, # #279)
by Don PendletonDEATH CLAUSE A black ops project has gone rogue, sending Mack Bolan into the world of shadow players and classified games as traitors in high places prepare to sell out America to terrorism and mass murder. In a mission where everyone has something to hide, Bolan goes hunting for the worst kind of savage: those sworn to protect the U.S. government. Facing off against the mercinary force recruited by the hellish high-tech conspiracy, Bolan makes his own rules. But as the boundaries of the killing game close in, he finds himself caught in a conflagration of death and corruption - and betrayed by the home team. If this mission calls for the final sacrifice, the Executioner won't be going alone.
Buffalo Soldiers (Black Sabre #1)
by Tom WillardFrom the Civil War to Desert Storm, there stretches an unbroken line of dedicated, distinguished service by African-Americans in the United States military. This tale is about Augustus Sharps who fought for the North in 1866.
A Wall of Names: The Story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
by Judy DonnellySurveys the history of the Vietnam War, chronicles the construction of the Vietnam Memorial, and discusses what the Memorial means to many Americans.
Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire
by Wesley K. ClarkA retired Army General comments on political and military policy.
Torn Thread
by Anne IsaacsPraise for ) anne isaacs' Torn Thread "Every word . . . rings as true as any first-person story told by an actual survivor, giving young readers another powerful testament to the horrors of the Holocaust." - Kirkus Reviews, pointered review "A riveting account. . . . This powerful testament to the human spirit provides much opportunity for discussion of this dark time in human history." SfetSeliBatlJbniry Journal - Booklist tells it without exploitation or sentimentality." "The power of the human spirit provides a solid foundation for this Holocaust novel." - Voice of Youth Advocates