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-- Thirteen hours2014., Adult, Twelve Call No: 363.3250 Z94t Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi. 13 HOURS presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack. 13 HOURS sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written by New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country. 13 HOURS is a stunning, eye-opening, and intense book--but most importantly, it is the truth. The story of what happened to these men--and what they accomplished--is unforgettable."--From publisher.
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c2004., John Wiley & Sons Call No: 956.7044 B978m Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to watch Click here to view More...
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[2013]., Adult, William Morrow Call No: Bio J66c Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Amid ferocious fighting that many times nearly took his life, Sergeant Dillard "C. J." Johnson and his crew accounted for astonishing enemy KIA totals while battling inside and out of the "Carnivore," the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Johnson commanded during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After miraculously beating stage-three cancer (caused by radiation exposure from firing armor-piercing depleted-uranium rounds during combat), he returned to his platoon in Baghdad for a second tour, often serving as a sniper protecting his fellow troops. Carnivore is the gripping and unflinchingly honest autobiography"--Provided by publisher.
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2009., Sarah Crichton Books Call No: 956.704 F499g Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In the tradition of "Black Hawk Down," The Good Soldiers takes an unforgettable look at the heroes and the ruined soldiers fighting in the Iraq War.
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Ã2017., General, Bond Street Books Call No: Bio B658b Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Alex Blum was a good kid, a popular high school hockey star from a tight-knit Colorado family. He had one goal in life: endure a brutally difficult selection program, become a U.S. Army Ranger, and fight terrorists for his country. He poured everything into achieving his dream. In the first hours of his final leave before deployment to Iraq, Alex was supposed to fly home to see his family and beloved girlfriend. Instead, he got into his car with two fellow soldiers and two strangers, drove to a local bank in Tacoma, and committed armed robbery. The question that haunted the Blum family was: Why? Why would he ruin his life in such a spectacularly foolish way? At first, Alex insisted he thought the robbery was just another exercise in the famously daunting Ranger program. His attorney presented a case based on the theory that the Ranger indoctrination mirrored that of a cult. In the hopes of helping both Alex and his splintering family, Ben Blum, Alex's first cousin, delved into these mysteries, growing closer to Alex in the process. Ben began to question not only Alex, but the influence of his superior, Luke Elliot Sommer, the man who planned the robbery. A charismatic combat veteran, Sommer's manipulative tendencies combined with a magnetic personality pulled Ben into a relationship that put his loyalties to the test"--Provided by publisher.
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c2007., New Press Call No: 956.7044 M516m Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The author, one of the first publicly known conscientious objectors of the Iraq War, describes his time in Iraq and the events leading up to his application for discharge.
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c1977., Holt, Rinehart and Winston Call No: 959.704 C255r Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2013., Adult, Doubleday Canada Call No: 362.860 F499t Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A profound look at life after war. No journalist has reckoned with the psychology of war as intimately as David Finkel. In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel shadowed the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out the infamous surge, a grueling fifteen-month tour that changed all of them forever. Now Finkel has followed many of those same men as they've returned home and struggled to reintegrate--both into their family lives and into American society at large.
