• House to House: An Epic Memoir of War


    • ASIN: B000W5MI12
    • ASIN: B000W5MI12
    • Manufacturer: Free Press

  • Thank You for My Service

    The unapologetic, laugh-your-ass-off military memoir both vets and civilians have been waiting for, from a five-tour Army Ranger turned YouTube phenomenon and zealous advocate for veterans  Members of the military’s special operations branches share a closely guarded secret: They love their jobs. They relish the opportunity to fight. They are thankful for it, even, and hopeful that maybe, possibly, they’ll also get to kill a bunch of bad guys while they’re at it. You don’t necessarily need to thank them for their service—the pleasure is all theirs. In this hilarious and personal mem... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1524796492
    • ASIN: 1524796492
    • ISBN: 1524796492
    • Manufacturer: Bantam

  • Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

    In this instant New York Times bestseller, the celebrated author of Make Your Bed shares amazing adventure stories from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.Sea Stories begins in 1960 at the American Officers' Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell s... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1538729741
    • ASIN: 1538729741
    • ISBN: 1538729741
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

  • Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library)

    A New York Times Notable Book A Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year” A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 037571457X
    • ASIN: 037571457X
    • ISBN: 037571457X
    • Brand: Pantheon
    • Manufacturer: Pantheon

  • The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

    WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZEIn this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story.   Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon.   On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village, executing men who refused ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1524760447
    • ASIN: 1524760447
    • ISBN: 1524760447
    • Manufacturer: Tim Duggan Books

  • Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An ode to excellence. An inspiring read for every American." —Robert M. GatesAn extraordinary journey behind the scenes of Arlington National Cemetery, Senator Tom Cotton’s Sacred Duty offers an intimate and inspiring portrait of “The Old Guard,” the revered U.S. Army unit whose mission is to honor our country’s fallen heroes on the most hallowed ground in America. Cotton was a platoon leader with the storied 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment—The Old Guard—between combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the height of the Iraq Surge, he carried the flag-draped ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07CWT9JN2
    • ASIN: B07CWT9JN2
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow

  • Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

    A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan.Inspiration for a major motion picture by Mark Wahlberg. On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole sur... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0316067601
    • ASIN: 0316067601
    • ISBN: 0316067601
    • Brand: Back Bay Books
    • Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

  • The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

    This instant New York Times bestseller—“a jaw-dropping, fast-paced account” (New York Post) recounts SEAL Team Operator Robert O’Neill’s incredible four-hundred-mission career, including the attempts to rescue “Lone Survivor” Marcus Luttrell and abducted-by-Somali-pirates Captain Richard Phillips, and which culminated in the death of the world’s most wanted terrorist—Osama bin Laden.In The Operator, Robert O’Neill describes his idyllic childhood in Butte, Montana; his impulsive decision to join the SEALs; the arduous evaluation and training process; and the even tougher gau... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1501145045
    • ASIN: 1501145045
    • ISBN: 1501145045
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

  • The Complete Persepolis

    Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir.Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0375714839
    • ASIN: 0375714839
    • ISBN: 9780375714832
    • Brand: Pantheon Books
    • Manufacturer: Pantheon

  • American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

    The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture.From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was t... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0062238868
    • ASIN: 0062238868
    • ISBN: 9780062238863
    • Brand: Harper
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins

  • Echo in Ramadi: The Firsthand Story of US Marines in Iraq's Deadliest City

    Ranked in the "Top 10 Military Books of 2018" by Military Times.  "In war, destruction is everywhere. It eats everything around you. Sometimes it eats at you." —Major Scott Huesing, Echo Company Commander From the winter of 2006 through the spring of 2007, two-hundred-fifty Marines from Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment fought daily in the dangerous, dense city streets of Ramadi, Iraq during the Multi-National Forces Surge ordered by President George W. Bush. The Marines' mission: to kill or capture anti-Iraqi forces. Their experience: like being in Hell. Now Major... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1621577341
    • ASIN: 1621577341
    • ISBN: 1621577341
    • Manufacturer: Regnery History

  • An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice

    This inspiring memoir by the Muslim American Gold Star father and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family’s pursuit of the American dream. NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST MEMOIRS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST   “Moving . . . a story about family and faith, told with a poet’s sensibility . . . Khizr Khan’s book can teach all of us what real American patriotism looks like.” —The New York Times Book Review In fewer than three hundred words, Khizr Khan electrified viewers around the world when he took the stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. And when he offere... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0399592490
    • ASIN: 0399592490
    • ISBN: 0399592490
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Random House

  • Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA riveting story of American fighting men, Outlaw Platoon is Lieutenant Sean Parnell's stunning personal account of the legendary U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan. Acclaimed for its vivid, poignant, and honest recreation of sixteen brutal months of nearly continuous battle in the deadly Hindu Kush, Outlaw Platoon is a Band of Brothers or We Were Soldiers Once and Young for the early 21st century--an action-packed, highly emotional true story of enormous sacrifice and bravery.A magnificent account of heroes,... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0062066404
    • ASIN: 0062066404
    • ISBN: 0062066404
    • Brand: William Morrow Company
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

  • No Place to Hide: A Brain Surgeon's Long Journey Home from the Iraq War

    A War Zone of the SoulDr. W. Lee Warren’s life as a neurosurgeon in a trauma center began to unravel long before he shipped off to serve the Air Force in Iraq in 2004. When he traded a comfortable if demanding practice in San Antonio, Texas, for a ride on a C-130 into the combat zone, he was already reeling from months of personal struggle.At the 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Warren realized his experience with trauma was just beginning. In his 120 days in a tent hospital, he was trained in a different specialty—surviving over a hundred mortar attacks and tryi... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00DL10HEO
    • ASIN: B00DL10HEO
    • Manufacturer: Zondervan

  • Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq

    From frozen mountaintops to dusty city streets and everything in between, Run to the Sound of the Guns is a compelling and deeply personal account of a husband and father who nearly lost his life 'leading the way' in America's secretive global wars.Nicholas Moore served as part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism. He served for over a decade with the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. In Iraq, Nicholas participated in the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, hunted Iraq's Most Wanted and experienced brutal... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07HY6RFZP
    • ASIN: B07HY6RFZP
    • Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing

  • The Failures of the Presidents : From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq

    The Failures of the Presidents is a fascinating look at the historic and contemporary decisions made by United States presidents that altered the course of history for the

    • UPC: 310275161

  • The Savior Generals : How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq

    Stirring portraits of five military commanders (Themistocles of ancient Athens, the Byzantine general Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus) warriors whose dynamic leadership changed the course of war and history, filled with

    • UPC: 30170121

  • A Table in the Presence : The Inspiring Account of How a U.S. Marine Battalion Experiences God's Grace Amid the Chaos of the War in Iraq

    The chaplain with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment shares the dramatic firsthand account of how these men experienced God's presence amidst the chaos of the war in

    • UPC: 4015123
    • Rating: 5.0

  • Band of Sisters : American Women at War in Iraq

    This award-winning work presents a dozen groundbreaking and often heart-wrenching stories of American women in combat in Iraq, such as the U.S.'s first female pilot to be shot down and survive, a young turret gunner

    • UPC: 10094072
    • Rating: 3.5

  • Why We Lost : A General’s Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

    A high-ranking general’s gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went

    • UPC: 46228370
    • Rating: 2.333

  • The Iraq War : The Military Offensive, from Victory in 21 Days to the Insurgent Aftermath

    The author of the acclaimed "The Face of Battle" and "Intelligence in War" brings his extraordinary expertise to bear on perhaps the most controversial war of our time. "The Iraq War" is authoritative, timely and

    • UPC: 25943471
    • Rating: 2.0

  • Ambush Alley : The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War

    9780891418818

    • UPC: 26347935
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Mirror Test : America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan

    A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Military Times Best Book of the Year J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department. Upon returning home,

    • UPC: 54980267
    • Rating: 4.0

  • War of Necessity, War of Choice : A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars

    Compares the reasons behind the two Middle East wars during the Bush administrations, drawing on senior-level interviews to argue that the first war was warranted while the second was not, and examines U.S. policy today

    • UPC: 11975286
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Savior Generals : How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq

    Stirring portraits of five military commanders (Themistocles of ancient Athens, the Byzantine general Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus) warriors whose dynamic leadership changed the course of war and history, filled with

    • UPC: 21851374

  • Stories from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, from two combat veterans

    Losing Friends In Combat | Memoirs Of WWII #12

    SSG David Bellavia - John Wayne in Fallujah