Matthews, Stephen R.
Summary: By the time Stephen Matthews was six years old, he had been bombarded by the Luftwaffe and deported from Nazi-occupied Guernsey, along with his family, to a prison camp in the heart of Hitler's Third Reich. This memoir is told through Stephen's own experiences as well as writings from his mother's diaries and previously unpublished photos of historical significance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATTHEWS, STEPHEN R. MATVickers, Michael G.
Summary: "A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on terror. In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA's secret campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on Russia, Vickers transformed the campaign into an all-out effort to help the Afghans win their war. More than any other American, he was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VICKERS, MICHAEL G. VICFritz, Ian
Summary: "A powerful, timely memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming-of-age in a war that is lost."--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRITZ, IAN FRIScheller, Stuart
Summary: A combat-decorated Marine officer, Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout. As the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, came to light he stood up for the American service members, demanding accountability for the hasty and ill-planned exit that cost thousands of lives. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knox Press, an imprint of Permuted Press 2022
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Summary: "Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAMBERT, RAY LAMBlackmon, Jimmy F.
Summary: A "never-before-told true story of an army aviation task force during combat in the Afghan War, told by the commanding officer who was there. Set in the very valleys where the attacks of 9/11 were conceived, and where ten Medals of Honor have been earned since that fateful day the war began, the narrative races from ferocious firefights and bravery in battle to the quiet moments where the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 BLAWillink, Jocko
Summary: With their first book, Extreme Ownership (2015), Jocko Willink and Leif Babin challenged readers to become better leaders, better followers, and better people in both their professional and personal lives. Now, Jocko and Leif dive deeper into finding balance between the opposing forces that pull every leader in different directions. Mastering the Dichotomy of Leadership requires understanding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018