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"In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a life-changing injury while deployed in Afghanistan, he faced a daunting recovery. But coming home would have been much harder without the support of his brothers and sisters in arms. In Unbroken Bonds of Battle, Joey tells the stories of those very warriors, who for years have supported and inspired him on the battlefield...
2) The women
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Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the...
3) Sitka
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Jean LaBarge always felt drawn by the strength and beauty of Sitka, the majestic gateway to Alaska. Now a battle-hardened adventurer, Jean decides to take on the dangers of this distant land himself. But the men who control Sitka have other--more sinister--plans for him, as they move swiftly to destroy Jean. Fired by the call of his country, Jean is ready for a fight--to win Alaska for America.
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This is the story of team leader Marcus Lutrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the mountains that led, ultimately, to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. But it is also, more than anything, the story of his teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left-blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Over the next four days,...
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"Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world's #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is...
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Since the Civil War more than 39 million men and women have answered the call to serve. Of those, 3,440 served with such uncommon valor and and extraordinary courage that they were presented with the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. Each of their heroic actions is as unique as the person who performed it, and here more than one hundred of of America's living Medal of Honor recipients are honored and their bravery recounted by best-selling...
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This book is a a powerful tale of patriotism, undying love, and the true power of sacrifice. In this moving sequel to Even Now, Emily Anderson, now twenty, is attending college on a soccer scholarship when she meets the man who changes everything for her: Army reservist Justin Baker. Their tender relationship, founded on a mutual faith in God and nurtured by their trust and love for each other, proves to be a shing inspiration to everyone they know,...
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To reach your military career goals, it is necessary for you to score high on the ASVAB--the exam used to qualify and place recruits in all branches of the armed services. Written by a former key member of the ASVAB team at the Department of Defense, "McGraw-Hill's ASVAB" provides you with insider advice to achieve exam success.
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"For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; in Soviet historical accounts, the war was prompted by the German invasion of June 1941; for the British and the French, the war was not taken seriously until the German forces penetrated French territory in May 1940. But for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939 when the Nazi army invaded Poland by land and by air, where they were soon joined by Stalin's...
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"In Hidden Heroism, Robert Edgerton investigates the history of Afro-American participation in American wars, from the French and Indian Wars to the present. He argues that blacks in American society have long suffered from a "natural coward" stereotype that is implicit in the racism propagated from America's earliest days, and that often intensified as blacks slowly received freedom in American society. For instance, blacks served admirably in various...
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Ready to ace the ASVAB? Dummies can help! , 2020-2021 ASVAB For Dummies provides an in-depth review of every subtest, strategy cheat sheets, proven study tips and test-taking tactics. Go online to find six full-length ASVAB practice tests and one AFQT practice test, instructional videos, and hundreds of flashcards to help you prepare for exam day. Earn your highest score and qualify for the military job you wantBoost your math, science, and English...
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"Explores the largest and oldest branch of the US armed forces. Readers will learn of the Army's birth during the Revolutionary War, and of the many wars it has fought in since. Other topics include Army training, the Army National Guard, armored vehicles, artillery, helicopters, paratroopers, and special operations forces" --
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"When you enlist in the United States Military, you don't just sign yourself up for years of duty, you also commit your loved ones to a life of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an army-brat turned military wife turned military mom of four officers, each serving in a different branch of the military: Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. Brye's father and mother met while both serving in the U.S. Army and her childhood...
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As a humanitarian, he helped aid workers heal orphaned children in Rwanda and lived in camps alongside Bosnian refugees. As a warrior, he excelled at the hardest military training in the world and teamed up with fellow SEALs to hunt al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq. In this adaptation of his memoir, The Heart and the Fist, Eric Greitens brings his adventures to life for teens, sharing stories of friendship, struggle, and hard-earned wisdom. His exciting...
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This is the true story of an extraordinary love affair. In 1904, British Army officer Arthur Hart-Synnot was sent to Japan to learn the language. Arthur met Masa Suzuki at the Officers' Club and was immediately smitten. Masa had grown up among shopkeepers and craftsmen in working-class of Tokyo. She had left school at age fourteen to work and was a dutiful Japanese daughter. But her feelings for Arthur were so powerful that she was willing to risk...
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Prepare yourself to be captivated by the stories and experiences of more than ninety recipients of our nation's highest award, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Their words on patriotism, spirituality and family will feed your soul, tickle your funny bone or press a tear from your eye. The recipients tell in their own words about the people and incidents that have shaped their lives. For each profiled recipient, Peter C. Lemon provides a sketch illustrating...