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1) Armed forces
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
Reviews the history of the United States armed forces as a whole, as well as of individual branches, and examines the qualifications, training, and activities of twenty-first century Special Forces soldiers.
Author
Publisher
Fox News Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
x, 258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a life-changing injury while deployed in Afghanistan, he faced a daunting recovery. But coming home would have been much harder without the support of his brothers and sisters in arms. In Unbroken Bonds of Battle, Joey tells the stories of those very warriors, who for years have supported and inspired him on the battlefield...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
p2004, c1960
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During World War II, the Army recruits Navy officer Rip Crandall to command a battered old schooner for a top secret mission. Masquerading as a Japanese fishing boat, this nautical nightmare must smuggle a spy through the mine-infested waters of the South Pacific.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"When the job is too dangerous for soldiers, the military often uses robots. Learn more about these amazing machines, including how they are controlled, what they look like, and the types of missions they face."--www.Amazon.com.
Publisher
Hens Tooth/Westchester Films Inc
Pub. Date
2014, 1979
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (118 min.) : sd.,col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In an experimental government center for troubled Vietnam veterans, the inmates run the asylum. One works on an adaptation of Shakespeare ... for dogs. Another fancies himself a caped superhero. Still others masquerade as frogmen, nurses, nuns, pirates, doctors. Yet Colonel Hudson Kane, the psychiatrist in charge, eyes all with a stoic reserve. Maybe too stoic: there's a mystery here. And its final resolution is like a thunderclap.
Author
Publisher
Keyhole Publishing Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xix, 321 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
"A.D. After Disclosure is all about what might happen after an announcement is made that UFOs are real. ... [It] is the first work of non-fiction to tackle the questions about the new winners and losers in government, science, religion, media, culture, law, education, and politics "--Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Fox News Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xv, 268 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
The "Fox & Friends Weekend" cohost presents inspiring stories from fifteen highly decorated members of America's military, drawing on candid conversations to discuss what inspired them to serve, the realities of war, and the difficulty of transitioning back home.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It tells the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely-untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. Why would Indian men and women put their lives on the line for the very government that took their homelands? The film relates the stories of Native American warriors from their own points of view, stories of service and pain, of courage and fear.
Publisher
Barrons Educational Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
ix, 550 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
This updated, comprehensive guide offers techniques and strategies for achieving a high score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), including six full-length practice tests, review chapters with additional questions and test-taking tips and strategies.
13) Sputnik
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment , Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A doctor whose controversial practice has threatened her license is recruited by the military to treat a cosmonaut. Returning from space after a mysterious accident, the man has brought with him a nocturnal passenger which thrives on destruction; Tatyana wants to stop it from killing while the military wants to keep it as a secret weapon.
Publisher
Peterson's
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
"Peterson's Master the Officer Candidate Tests provides candidates with the preparation they need to achieve success on the required qualifying exams. Includes expert strategies and review along with 3 practice tests, including the AFOQT, ASVAB, and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ASTB."--2013 ed.
16) Sputnik
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (114 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A doctor whose controversial practice has threatened her license is recruited by the military to treat a cosmonaut. Returning from space after a mysterious accident, the man has brought with him a nocturnal passenger which thrives on destruction; Tatyana wants to stop it from killing while the military wants to keep it as a secret weapon.
18) The troubled man
Author
Series
Formats
Description
When Kurt Wallander is called into the case of the disappearance of a retired naval officer, coincidentally his daughter's future father-in-law, he becomes embroiled in a story of Cold War espionage.
Series
Publisher
Wiley
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Formats
Description
A proven guide for taking the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery provides readers with the preparation they need to ace all ten sections of the test and offers a comprehensive review of science, arithmetic, coding speed, reason, vocabulary, and other test subjects.
20) Tunes of glory
Series
Criterion collection volume 225
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When one rival colonel is sent to replace another, bitterness and resentment escalate to a shocking climax.
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