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Tucker Wayne ; 1
Language
English
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Recruited by Sigma Force to extract a Russian pharmaceutical magnate, who holds the biological key to a new weapons system, from Siberia, former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his military working dog Kane must solve an ancient mystery before the modern world suffers a fate worse than death.
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English
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The extraordinary new novel in the New York Times bestselling author's acclaimed series about the real Deep South -- a joy ride into the heart of darkness (The Washington Post). She was just seventeen, a high school dropout named Milly Jones, found walking down the middle of the highway, engulfed in flames. Even in a tough Mississippi county like Tibbehah, it shatters the community, and it is up to Sheriff Quinn Colson, back on the job after a year...
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English
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Explaining the unique psychology behind the SEALs' legendary training program, a high-level SEAL officer reveals the modern techniques that transform a chosen few into lethal warriors and details how the SEALs' creative operations became front-and-center in America's War on Terror.
4) The fallen
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Series
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English
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"Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson had to admit he admired the bank robbers. A new bank was hit almost every week, and the robbers rushed in and out with such skill and precision it reminded him of raids he'd led back in Afghanistan and Iraq when he was an army ranger. In fact, it reminded him so much of the techniques in the Ranger Handbook that he couldn't help wondering if the outlaws were former Rangers themselves. And that was definitely going...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Written with the cooperation of the Naval Special Warfare community, here is the definitive history of the U.S. Navy SEALs, a chronicle that reveals the inside story behind the greatest combat operations of our nation's most celebrated warriors. The authors draw on exclusive interviews with more than 100 special operators (including multiple Medal of Honor recipients), as well as thousands of pages of declassified documents, to create a vivid portrait...
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Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ECPA BESTSELLER, GOLD AWARD—Over 500,000 copies sold! Fearless takes you deep into SEAL Team SIX, straight to the heart of one of its most legendary operators.
When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready: In a letter to his children, not meant to
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Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Lieutenant James Shelley commands a high-tech squad of soldiers in a rural district within the African Sahel. They hunt insurgents each night on a harrowing patrol, guided by three simple goals: protect civilians, kill the enemy, and stay alive. In a for-profit war manufactured by the defense industry there can be no cause worth dying for. To keep his soldiers safe, Shelley uses every high-tech asset available to him, but his best weapon is a flawless...
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Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Documents the author's choice to leave his privileged life in Beverly Hills to become a member of Israel's most elite security force, for which he became an expert in urban counterterror warfare and participated in more than two hundred life-or-death missions.
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English
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With a postscript describing SEAL efforts in Afghanistan, The Warrior Elite takes you into the toughest, longest, and most relentless military
training in the world.
What does it take to become a Navy SEAL? What makes talented, intelligent young men volunteer for physical punishment, cold water, and days without sleep? In The Warrior Elite, former Navy SEAL Dick Couch documents the process that transforms young men into warriors. SEAL training...
training in the world.
What does it take to become a Navy SEAL? What makes talented, intelligent young men volunteer for physical punishment, cold water, and days without sleep? In The Warrior Elite, former Navy SEAL Dick Couch documents the process that transforms young men into warriors. SEAL training...
Author
Series
McBrides ; 1
Language
English
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Brody and Rain were an item until Roxy stepped in and stole Brody away. Soon after, he left for the Army. Eight years later, he has returned to town, hoping to mend the rift between him and Rain only to find that Rain is raising his two daughters, both hers and Roxy's. Can he step in and be a father and husband to this instant family or will Roxy be able to lure him way once again?
12) The forsaken
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Series
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English
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"The extraordinary new novel in New York Times-bestselling author Ace Atkins' acclaimed series about the real Deep South-"a joy ride into the heart of darkness" (The Washington Post). Thirty-six years ago, a nameless black man wandered into Jericho, Mississippi, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a pair of paratrooper boots. Less than two days later, he was accused of rape and murder, hunted down by a self-appointed posse, and lynched. Now...
13) Army Rangers
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the Army Rangers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
In this action-packed memoir that inspired the hit television series The Unit, Eric Haney offers his inside account of the Delta Force, the US Army's most elite counterterrorism unit. As a founding member of Delta Force, Haney has been through it all: airplane hijackings, urban warfare in Beirut, rescue missions in Iran and Sudan, and guerrilla wars in Central America. Here Haney relives every heart-pumping moment.
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English
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A year after becoming sheriff, Quinn Colson is faced with the release of an infamous murderer from prision. Jamey Dixon comes back to Jericho preaching redemption, and some believe him; but for the victim's family, the only thought is revenge. Another group who doesn't believe him--the men in prison from Dixon's last job, an armored car robbery. They're sure he's gone back to grab the hidden money, so they do the only thing they can: break out and...
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Publisher
Presidio
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
A fascinating history of the most secretive and unsung branch of the US military's Special Forces, from World War II through Desert Storm Very little is known about USAF Special Operations-yet their exploits have been as daring and their achievements as remarkable as anything accomplished by their brother warriors. Since World War II, these ultra-secretive "air commandos" have routinely performed the near-impossible, undertaking missions that typically...
18) Army Rangers
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Army Rangers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
19) Commando
Language
English
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Because his daughter is kidnapped, the retired leader of a special commando strike force must take on one more job, with the aid of a feisty stewardess.
20) The redeemers
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English
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The 5th "novel in [the author's] series about the real Deep South. He is only in his early thirties, but now Quinn Colson is jobless-- voted out of office as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, thanks to the machinations of county kingpin Johnny Stagg. He has offers, in bigger and better places, but before he goes, he's got one more job to do--bring down Stagg's criminal operations for good. At least that's the plan."--