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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL, recounts his life and military experiences, discusses his record for the most career sniper kills in United States military history and the bounty placed on his head by Iraqi insurgents, provides an eye-witness account of war in Iraq, shares the strains of war on his marriage and family, and honors his fellow soldiers.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
When the author's platoon deployed to Ramadi, Iraq in the spring of 2004, they believed they'd be building schools, training police, and working with the local citizens, but instead found themselves in the midst of all-out combat.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Documents the two-day firefight in Sadr City that began the Iraqi insurgency, during which eight 1st Cavalry Division soldiers were killed and numerous others wounded, an engagement that was vigilantly monitored by their loved ones back home.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the true story of a mutt named Nubs, who was befriended by a marine on duty at the Iraqi border and became so devoted to the marine that he followed him on foot to his next post more than seventy miles away.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xiv, 219p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A National Guardsman who served in Iraq describes how he was called to active duty shortly after his marriage, recounting his unit's experiences during and after the fall of Baghdad, a period marked by terror, camaraderie, and disillusionment.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
viii, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a collaboration between Private First Class Jessica Lynch and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, the young soldier tells of her life in Palestine, West Virginia and recounts the details of her capture, imprisonment, and dramatic rescue during the Iraq War.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xii, 273 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the experiences of kidnapped documentary filmmaker Micah Garen, describing the constant threats of execution from his captors, and how his fiancee worked for his release through a network of journalists and Middle East contacts.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 313 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the author's platoon deployed to Ramadi, Iraq in the spring of 2004, they believed they'd be building schools, training police, and working with the local citizens, but instead found themselves in the midst of all-out combat.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
xi, 289 p. : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the actions and efforts of the 1st Marine Division on their 22-day march into Baghdad, reporting firsthand accounts of strategic plans, failures, and ultimately, victory.