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Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The author exposes the realities of unconventional warfare and nation-building in Afghanistan in this chronicle of one of the most important military mission in the early days of the Global War on Terror--ODA 574--wherein a Special Forces team infiltrated the mountains of southern Afghanistan, fomented a tribal revolt, and forced the Taliban to surrender.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A world-record holding sniper traces his experiences in the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan, sharing suspenseful accounts of his life-saving ops, struggles with PTSD, and the terrorist threats that have been made against his family.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the elite military sniper program through the personal experiences of a covert operations specialist describes its requirements, what inspired the author to become a SEAL, and his work as a trainer of American snipers.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Before Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House in 2006, he thought hed left Washington politics behind: after working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happy in his role as president of Texas A&M University....
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