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Maurer, Kevin

Summary: "The incredible true story of John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. When Second Lieutenant John "Lucky" Luckadoo-a wide-eyed 21-year-old assigned to the Eighth Air Force's 100th Bomb Group-arrived in England, "Axis Sally," an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during World War II, welcomed his squadron by...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUCKADOO, JOHN MAU

Maurer, Kevin

Summary: "In late December 1941, General Douglas MacArthur, caught off guard by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, is forced to retreat to Corregidor, a jagged, rocky island fortress at the mouth of Manilla Bay. Months later, under orders from the president, the general is whisked away in the dark of night, leaving his troops to their fate. It is a bitter pill for a fiercely proud warrior who has...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Caliber, Penguin Random House 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 MAU

Weiss, Mitch.

Summary: Based on government documents and eyewitness testimony, describes the U.S. Special Forces mission that led to the capture and execution of violent revolutionary leader Che Guevera.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Caliber 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 980.035 WEI

Owen, Mark

Summary: An account of the most personally meaningful missions from Owen's thirteen years as a SEAL, including the moments in which he learned the most about himself and his teammates, in both success and failure.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 359.009 Owen 2014

Owen, Mark

Summary: Recounts definitive moments from the author's career as a Navy SEAL, discussing the missions that had the greatest personal meaning for him and explaining the lessons and values he hopes to pass on to the next generation.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359 OWE

Owen, Mark.

Summary: For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 958.1047 OWENS, MARK OWE

Elnoury, Tamer

Summary: It's no secret that federal agencies are waging a broad, global war against terror. But for the first time in this memoir, an active, Muslim American federal agent reveals his experience infiltrating and bringing down a terror cell in North America. A longtime undercover agent, Tamer Elnoury joined an elite counterterrorism unit after September 11. Its express purpose is to gain the trust of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELNOURY, TAMER ELN

Owen, Mark.

Summary: Examines the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden, details the selection and training process for one of the most elite units in the military, and describes previously unreported missions that illustrate the life and work of a SEAL and the evolution of the team after the events of September 11.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2012

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 958.1047 OWE

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1047 OWEN, MARK OWE

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