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Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Lt. Brian McCarran has returned traumatized from Iraq. He depends on his lifelong friendship with Kate Gallagher, who is married to his commanding officer, Capt. Joe D'Abruzzo. When Brian shoots and kills D'Abruzzo, Capt. Paul Terry must defend him in a high profile court martial.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad, contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In "Thank You for Your Service", award-winning journalist David Finkel follows the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they return home from the front-lines of Baghdad and struggle to reintegrate - both into their familhy lives and into American society at large. He is with them in their most intimate, painful, and hopeful moments as they try to recover, and in doing so, he creates an indelible, essential portrait of what life after war is like...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"On April 6, 2003, twenty-six Green Berets, including those of Sergeant 1st Class Frank Antenori's Special forces A-team (call sign Roughneck Nine-One), led a violent battle against a vastly superior force at the remote crossroads near the village of Debecka, Iraq. In an already legendary conflict that will influence US Army doctrine for years to come, the Green Berets stopped an enemy unit that included battle tanks and more than 150 well-trained,...
31) The Hurt locker
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a new Army sergeant takes control of a trained bomb disposal squad, his subordinates must deal with the sergeant's reckless attitude and risky actions while they struggle to survive the last days of their tour in Iraq.
32) No end in sight
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An insider's look at the decisions that led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the handling of the occupation. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officals, as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"No one knows where the Tufa came from, or how they ended up in the mountains of East Tennessee. When the first Europeans came to the Smoky Mountains, the Tufa were already there. Dark-haired and enigmatic, they live quietly in the hills and valleys of Cloud County, their origins lost to history. But there are clues in their music, hidden in the songs they have passed down for generations. ... Private Bronwyn Hyatt, a true daughter of the Tufa, has...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
The authors share their never-before-told story of romance, resilience, and survival following Bob's traumatic brain injury after an improvised explosive device went off near the tank that he was riding in while covering a story in Iraq.
38) Dear Blue Sky
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shortly after Cass's big brother is deployed to fight in Iraq, Cass becomes pen pals with an Iraqi girl who opens up her eyes to the effects of war.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
Introduces members of the United States Navy who commited acts of heroism since September 11, 2001, including medics in Iraq, a photographer in Afghanistan, and two SEALs who won the Medal of Honor, and describes their accomplishments.
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