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English
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Gary Sinise shares the never-before-told story of his journey from trouble-making Chicago kid to cofounder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company, world-famous actor, and tireless advocate for America's active duty defenders, veterans, and first responders.
Author
Publisher
Plata Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Robert Kiyosaki's new book 8 Lessons in Leadership draws from his years at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and his service in the United Sates Marine Corps. With compelling stories and examples and a engaging way of comparing and contrasting two very different cultures and value systems, Robert shares the challenges he faced in transitioning to civilian life - where chain of command and team-over-self-once so black and white-were muddy...
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Prisoners of war, GIs, Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, soldiers, and their families share their experiences fighting on the front lines and in the trenches, waiting at home for loved ones, and overcoming their fears.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a collection of compelling, original portraits, the authors celebrate the extraordinary heroism on the battlefield and the equally valuable contributions on the home front of this generation's American veterans.
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Publisher
Dutton
Language
English
Description
The story of K-9 Marine hero Lucca, a decorated and highly skilled military working dog, and the handlers who fought alongside her through two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A Specialized Search Dog, Lucca belonged to an elite group trained to work off-leash at long distances from their handlers. She served alongside both Special Forces and regular infantry, and became so sought-after that platoons frequently requested her by name.
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English
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In his memoir, Marlantes relates his combat experiences in Vietnam and discusses the daily contradictions warriors face in the grind of war, where each battle requires them to take life or spare life. He also underscores the need for returning veterans to be counseled properly.
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Following the success of his New York Times bestseller, Until Tuesday, Iraq War veteran Luis Carlos Montalvan takes to the road with his beloved Golden Retriever service dog, Tuesday, advocating for America's wounded warriors and for each other. Luis's first book sparked a national conversation about service dogs and PTSD. In this spectacular new memoir, he and Tuesday bring their healing mission to the next level, showing how these beautifully trained...
Author
Publisher
Fox News Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 268 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 23 cm
Language
English
Description
From Fox & Friends Weekend cohost Pete Hegseth comes a collection of stories from fifteen of America's greatest heroes--highly decorated Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, marines, Purple Heart recipients, combat pilots, a Medal of Honor recipient, and more--based on Fox Nation's show of the same name.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1967, John (Chick) Donohue was a 26-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran working as a merchant seaman when he was challenged one night in a New York City bar. The men gathered at this hearth had lost family and friends in the ongoing war in Vietnam. Now, they were seeing protesters turn on the troops. One neighborhood patriot proposed an idea many might deem preposterous: One of them should sneak into Vietnam, track down their buddies in combat,...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal. Once described by the Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-six-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has improbably emerged as one of the nation's most visionary politicians. First elected in 2011, Buttigieg left a successful business career to move...
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 445 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of the American war in Vietnam that provides a rich overview of that war and an evocative reminder of the human faces of the generation who served.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The former Army intelligence officer and politician discusses his decade-long battle with depression and PTSD from his service in Afghanistan and how his family supported him through the challenging treatments that helped him to heal.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
Like nearly all the boys he knew, John Musgrave grew up looking forward to the day he could enlist in the Marine Corps and serve his country as his father had done. In this memoir, Musgrave renders his wartime service with intimacy and immediacy: from the rude awakening of boot camp to daily life in the Vietnam jungle to the chest wound that nearly killed him. Musgrave also describes the difficulty of returning home to a society rife with antiwar...