Zullo, Allan.
Summary: Ten stories of American heroes who have risked their lives for their country while fighting in the Afghan War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 958.1045 ZULRuliffson, Jess
Summary: "Candid, compassionate graphic interviews with returning war vets from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. Cartoonist Jess Ruliffson spent five years traveling across the country interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, from kitchen tables in Georgia and libraries in New York City to dive bars in Mississippi and back porches in Vermont. What she finds is that the real...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2022
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Summary: "Retired U.S. Army staff sergeant Travis Mills, one of only five soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to survive a quadruple amputation, shares the story of his remarkable recovery"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 MILLS, TRAVIS MILLagoze, Miles
Summary: "For readers of Jarhead and Phil Klay, a Marine Combat Cameraman offers a character-rich, unfiltered look at military life in Afghanistan, from a Millennial perspective of soldiers raised with modern media and graphic video games"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAGOZE, MILES LAGSummary: Follows many of the soldiers featured in "Restrepo" after they've left combat in order to examine how war works, what it feels like, and what it does to the young men who fight it.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KORSledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant)
Summary: As a society, America needs from time to time to question the conduct of its foreign relations. WITH THE OLD BREED, by Eugene B. Sledge, provides the ultimate "reality check" by serving as a graphic reminder of the horrors America has periodically required its young men to endure for the higher cause of defending freedom. The battles of Peleliu (1944) and Okinawa (1945) were particularly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 1996
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Summary: "Approaches the topic of the Civil War from the perspective of those fighting in it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 COOFarwell, Matt
Summary: "The explosive narrative of the life, captivity, and trial of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who was abducted by the Taliban and whose story has served as a symbol for America's foundering war in Afghanistan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BERGDAHL, BOWE FARSummary: Guy Ritchie's The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. 2023
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Summary: Ana & Andrew think they have seen every fun place in their hometown of Washington, DC. They are surprised when Papa takes the family to a spot they haven't visited There, they honor an ancestor who fought for freedom. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAMoss, Marissa
Summary: Eager to fight for the North during the Civil War, Sarah Emma Edmonds joins a Michigan infantry regiment. She excels as a soldier, and she even takes on the grueling task of nursing the wounded. Because of her heroism, she is asked to become a spy, cross enemy lines, and infiltrate a Confederate camp. For her first mission, Sarah must once again disguise herself and rely on the kindness of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 EDMGlass, Charles
Summary: "A brilliant and poignant history of the friendship between two great war poets, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, alongside a narrative investigation of the origins of PTSD and the literary response to World War I. From the moment war broke out across Europe in 1914, the world entered a new, unparalleled era of modern warfare. Soldiers faced relentless machine gun shelling, incredible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.3 GLACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.3 GLACooke, Tim
Summary: "Approaches the topic of World War I the perspective of soldiers fighting in it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.4 COOPatterson, James
Summary: Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 355.0092 PATLapati, JoAnna
Summary: "Through scratchboard art and quotes from the subject's letters, this picture book biography follows the life of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, who served in the Union army disguised as a man. Back matter materials include an author's note, two glossaries, recommended reading, a timeline of events, and additional historical information"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: A fictional account of the Buffalo Soldiers in World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2003
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Summary: "Book about the three days in Vietnam"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.704 DICFerguson, Chris
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. Ferguson 2001
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.5 FERLauer, Amanda
Summary: "The Civil War rages around her, yet Brigid McGinnis has her life planned out. That was, until she stumbles across an unconscious Confederate soldier on her father's property. A blow to the head stole Dominic Warner's memory. The beautiful fraulein who nurses him back to health steals something even more important--his heart. For political and societal reasons, Brigid and Dominic must go their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Full Quiver Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAUSummary: Where eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should trust nothing -- including their own search-and-rescue orders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ESSBoesch, Paul
Summary: The Battle of Huertgen Forest was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Second World War. Fought between American and German forces between 19th September to 16th December it was the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. During those three months six American Infantry Divisions — the 1st, 4th, 8th, 9th, 28th and 83rd — and part of the 5th Armored Division fought against the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gulf Publishing Company 1962
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.542 BOECasamer, Douglas M.
Summary: The Michigan 22nd Infantry regiment was instrumental in making the outcome of the Civil War a Union victory. Included is a study of the 1,610 men who fought in this regiment. Fought in and around the following battles; Chickamauga; Lookout Mountain; Chattanooga; Lost Mountain; Kennesaw Mountain; Chattahoochee River; Peach Tree Creek; Jonesboro; Atlanta. Formed at Pontiac, Michigan and mustered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Casamer Publishing 2006
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R GEN 973.7474 CASChambers, Catherine
Summary: Not all warriors fight their battles the same way. Learn all about stealthy soldiers, from Japanese ninjas to Apache warriors. Find out how they used their wits and their secrecy to conquer their enemies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hungry Tomato 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 356 CHALee, Chang-rae
Summary: Korean born June Han has forged a life thousands of miles from her birthplace: she has built a business in New York, survived a husband, borne a child. But her past holds more secrets than she has ever been able to tell, and thirty years after her escape from war-ravaged Korea, the time has come for her to confront them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2011