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2) Home front
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This documentary film features the aerial assault on Baghdad seeks to change the face of military strategy and firepower. The film covers behind the scenes and discovers what went into the planning and execution of the most massive precision bombing attach in history. This attack eventually knocks out Saddam Hussein's regime.
5) Ever after
Author
Series
Lost love volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twenty-year-old Emily meets Justin, a young Army reservist, and their deep love built on the foundation of faith blossoms into plans for marriage, while Emily's parents must learn to set aside their opposing views on the war in Iraq.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable audiobook that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prize-winning New York Times correspondent, we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continued with the attacks of 9/11, and moved on to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Filkins’s...
Filkins’s...
Author
Series
Virgin River volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
For a favorite son returned from war and an outsider looking for a home, Virgin River offers both a chance to make peace with the men they once were and to find the dreams they thought they had lost.
9) Sparta
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"[After four years in Iraq, Conrad Farrell returns to Katonah, New York], and he's beginning to learn that something has changed in his landscape. Something has gone wrong, though things should be fine: he hasn't been shot or wounded; he's never had psychological troubles. But as he attempts to reconnect with his family and his girlfriend and to find his footing in the civilian world, he learns how hard it is to return to the people and places he...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive "Victory Tour" at Texas Stadium, football mecca of the Dallas Cowboys, their fans, promoters, and cheerleaders.
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.
12) The messenger
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama stood in Arlington National Cemetery to deliver his Memorial Day address. He extolled the heroism and sacrifice of the two men buried side by side in the graves before him: Travis Manion, a fallen US Marine, and Brendan Looney, a fallen US Navy SEAL. Although they were killed three years apart, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, these two former roommates and best friends were...
14) Making faces
Author
Publisher
[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Ambrose Young was beautiful. He was tall and muscular, with hair that touched his shoulders and eyes that burned right through you. The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and Fern Taylor would know. She'd been reading them since she was thirteen. But maybe because he was so beautiful he was never someone Fern thought she could have...until he wasn't beautiful anymore. Making Faces is the story of a small town where five young...
Author
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Michael Herr’s Dispatches and works by such masters of the memoir as Mary Karr and Tobias Wolff, a powerful account of war and homecoming.
Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them as the commander of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq. Days and nights he and his team—his brothers—would venture forth in heavily armed convoys from their Forward Operating...
Brian Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them as the commander of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq. Days and nights he and his team—his brothers—would venture forth in heavily armed convoys from their Forward Operating...
17) The yellow birds
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Against the explosive backdrop of the Iraq War, young soldiers Brandon Bartle and Daniel Murphy forge a deep bond of friendship. When tragedy strikes the platoon, one soldier must return home to face the hard truth behind the incident, and help a grieving mother find peace.
18) Megan Leavey
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Gabe is a real dog who works with the United States military. He has an important job: He uses his sense of smell to find weapons before they hurt anyone. Gabe saves lives! Read his story to find out more about Gabe and what makes him a hero dog."--
Author
Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"This book tells of one Air National Guard airlift wing as related by its members. The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard consisted of a squadron of 12 C-130 cargo planes, their crews, and all the supporting sections. Their stories include C-130 aircrews, mechanics, flight nurses, even two motor pool truck drivers"--Provided by publisher.
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