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1) Armed forces
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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.
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"Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances 'Frankie' McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the...
4) Eruption
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano.
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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.
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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.
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) The troubled man
Author
Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
367 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
17) 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.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xxi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; in Soviet historical accounts, the war was prompted by the German invasion of June 1941; for the British and the French, the war was not taken seriously until the German forces penetrated French territory in May 1940. But for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939 when the Nazi army invaded Poland by land and by air, where they were soon joined by Stalin's...
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Publisher
Wiley
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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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.
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An inside look at seven of the most harrowing and significant Special Operations missions ever.
Courage beyond reason. Loyalty beyond faith. Perseverance in the face of overwhelming adversity. These are just some of the qualities of the members of the U.S. Special Operation Forces. BEYOND HELL AND BACK details the seven defining Special Ops missions that have made the Special Operation Forces the best fighting unit in the world, including:
*THE...
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