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Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Description
"From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, Women Warrior reclaims lost stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor, debunking the pervasive claim that women do not, and should not, fight"--
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Author
Publisher
MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"In a future America ravaged by natural disaster, pandemic, and political unrest, a fundamentalist faction emerges. As the Novae Terrae gain power, enticing civilians with bread and circuses, a civil war breaks out between its members and the US government. Mazzy Goodwin, a young soldier, only wants to find her little sister, Ava Lynn. One day, she wakes in a bomb crater to find wings emerged from her back. Has she died? Been gifted wings by God?...
Pub. Date
2022
Formats
Description
The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a ferocity unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, it follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and prepares them for battle against an enemy determined to obliterate their way of life.
Author
Publisher
HarperVia
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study...
Author
Series
Honor Harrington novels. Main series volume 12
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
600 p. ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Description
The Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harrington's entire life, but Honor has a plan that may finally bring an end to the Havenite Wars and give even the Solarian League pause. But there are forces in play that Honor knows nothing about--and that could crush the very life out of the Star Kingdom.
9) Mulan
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020, ©2020.
Physical Desc
22 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
Join Mulan and her friends Mushu, Cri-Kee, and more as they set out to save Mulan's father and the Chinese empire from an enemy invasion.
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
755 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
Rear Admiral Michelle Henke was commanding one of the ships in a force led by Honor Harrington in an all-out space battle when she and her surviving crew were taken prisoner. Through an agreement with the Havenites and her government, she was given a command far away from the war's battle lines. What she didn't realize was that she would find herself on a collision course with the interstellar syndicate of criminals known as Manpower.
11) Camp X-ray
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a small-town girl joins the military and is stationed as a guard at Guantanamo Bay, she forms an unlikely friendship with a detainee who has been there for eight years.
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xxiii, 327 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
Profiles twelve women soldiers who have served in the Iraq War, describing their experiences in the war, discussing the pressures of the job, and touching on the difficulties of being a woman in the military.
Publisher
VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A simple country girl named Lazara is caught up in the Mexican Revolution when her new husband, Juan, is forced to join the federal army on the eve of their honeymoon. Refusing to be separated from Juan, she chooses to follow him, traveling with the troops. Adoration and money only bring partial contentment for her. Another part of her longs for a life of sanctity and purity that only a life with God can bring.
14) You sexy thing
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Farscape meets The Great British Bake Off in this fantastic space opera You Sexy Thing from former SFWA President, Cat Rambo. Just when they thought they were out... TwiceFar station is at the edge of the known universe, and that's just how Niko Larson,former Admiral in the Grand Military of the Hive Mind, likes it. Retired and finally free of the continual war of conquest, Niko and the remnants of her former unit are content to spend the rest of...
Author
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Description
The Courage to Dream tells the story of Assata, a young Wakandan who hopes to become one of the Dora Milaje, the warriors who protect Wakanda. But because of Assata's disability, she lets go of her dream. Assata's light shows through all the same, introducing her to surprising friends: the princess Shuri, the warrior Okoye, and the powerful M'Baku. But only Assata can give herself what she's missing: the courage to dream.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"When Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling is asked to review the posthumous candidacy of the first woman to receive a Medal of Honor, he finds himself plunged into an apparent cover-up surrounding the actions that led to her death. As he struggles to uncover the truth, he also finds himself forced to confront his own tormenting demons."--Container.
Author
Description
In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. He immediately found himself unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information. At the time, nearly all well-trained American telephone operators...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is raped and murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at Fort MacCallum.
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