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1) Home front
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Description
"From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xxvi, 349 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.
Description
When Sgt. Mills and the rest of the 1st Battalion flew into Iraq in April, 2004, they were soon fighting for their lives. "Sniper One" is a breathtaking chronicle of endurance, camaraderie, dark humor, and courage in the face of relentless, lethal assault.
4) The Iraq war
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
254 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Description
Provides current information on th Iraq War, discussing causes, costs, problems, and the aftermath.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
240 pages
Description
A former Army translator who also worked as an interrogator for a private contractor in Iraq recounts his experiences, including his part in using "enhanced interrogation" techniques, and the toll it later took on his health.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"NBC News's Middle East Bureau Chief, Richard Engel is the only American television reporter to cover the country continuously before, during, and after the 2003 U.S. invasion. Fluent in Arabic, he has had unrivaled access to U.S. military commanders, Sunni insurgents, Shiite militias, Iraqi families, and even President George W. Bush. He has witnessed nearly every major milestone in the war. In vivid, sometimes painful detail, Engel tracks the successes...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xxxii, 603 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Description
"Informed by access to still-secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military's own internal after-action reports, this is the definitive chronicle of America's invasion and occupation of Iraq--a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States failed to win decisively. From the Pentagon to the White House to the American command centers in the field, the book reveals the inside story of how the war...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
x, 269 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
From a State Department insider, the first account of our blundering efforts to rebuild Iraq. A shocking and rollicking true-life tale of Americans abroad, and a vividly rendered tale of ineptitude and corruption.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
318 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"Charlie 1-26 confronted one of the worst neighborhoods in Baghdad and lost more men than any battalion since Vietnam. This is the remarkable story of a courageous military unit that sacrificed their lives to change Adhamiya from a lawless town where insurgents roamed freely, to a secure neighborhood with open storefronts and a safe populace. Army Times writer Kelly Kennedy was embedded with Charlie Company in 2007, went on patrol with the soldiers...
Author
Series
American poets continuum volume no. 169
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Description
"Hugh Martin's second full-length poetry collection moves within and among history to broaden and complicate our understanding of war. These poems push beyond tidy generalizations and easy moralizing as they explore the complex, often tense relationships between U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians. The speaker journeys through training to deployment and back again, returning home to reflect on the soldiers and civilians--both memories and ghosts--left...
13) American sniper
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
"A shrewd and very...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
441 pages ; 25 cm
Description
For Maggie Rayburn--wife, mother, and secretary at a munitions plant--life is pleasant, predictable, and, she assumes, secure. When she finds proof of a high-level cover-up on her boss's desk, she impulsively takes it, an act that turns her world, and her worldview, upside down. Propelled by a desire to do good--and also by a newfound taste for excitement--Maggie starts to see injustice everywhere. Soon her bottom drawer is filled with what she calls...
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
191 p. ; 19 cm.
Description
A war hero on his third deployment in Iraq, Peter is injured and finds himself both alive and dead on a wondrous spiritual journey where he is given a second chance at life from God Himself. With Christmas approaching, time is running out for Peter to complete the most important mission of his life: convincing himself that he and Mariana, the woman he left behind in Chicago, were meant to share a special message of love with the world.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Formats
Description
Two prestigious military families are shattered when Brian McCarran, a traumatized Iraq veteran and the son of the current Army chief of staff, shoots and kills his former commanding officer under circumstances he claims were self-defense. Capt. Paul Terry, one of the army's most accomplished young lawyers, must defend Brian McCarran, a general's son who recently returned from a harrowing tour in Iraq. In the high-profile court-martial, Terry is...
18) Megan Leavey
Pub. Date
2017
Formats
Description
Based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED explosion injures...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xiv, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Description
An assessment of America's role in the Iraq War as viewed from the perspectives of senior military officers argues that the guerrilla insurgency after the fall of Saddam Hussein was avoidable and that officers who spoke against the war did so at the cost of their careers.
20) The forever war
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
x, 368 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Provides a firsthand account of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, from the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, offering a study of the people involved from all sides of the conflict.
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