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Best, Mat Chivers, C. J. (Christopher John) Murphy, Jack Redman, Jason Velicovich, BrettMurphy, Jack
Summary: "A heart-pounding military memoir from a former Army Ranger sniper and Special Operations weapon sergeant-turned-journalist about the incredible highs and devastating lows of his career."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURRedman, Jason
Summary: "A Navy SEAL's highly-charged account of his combat missions in Iraq and his miraculous recovery from wounds that might have killed him--if it were not for his grit and the devotion of his wife and family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REDMAN, JASON REDVelicovich, Brett
Summary: "For nearly a decade Brett Velicovich was at the center of America's new warfare: using unmanned aerial vehicles--drones--to take down the world's deadliest terrorists across the globe. One of an elite handful in the entire military with the authority to select targets and issue death orders, he worked in concert with the full human and technological network of American intelligence--assets,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VELICOVICH, BRETT VELChivers, C. J. (Christopher John)
Summary: "Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking side by side with combatants for more than a dozen years. He describes the experience of war today as it is endured by those most at risk--the camaraderie and profound sense of purpose, alongside courage, frustration, and moral...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 CHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7 CHIBest, Mat
Summary: "Mat Best may be the only man alive known for both crazy-intense military ops and crazy-funny YouTube videos. In Freedom On!, he uses the gallows humor and ribald sensibility that earned him over a million Facebook followers to tell his personal story of military service and the bumpy transition to civilian life and successful entrepreneurship. Beginning as a teenager in a military family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2019