Control Under Fire
Lieutenant Commander Donovan has a chance to prove to himself and his elite SEAL team that he has what it takes to lead when their helicopter is shot down and some of his men captured by terrorists in the mountains of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: soldiers, leadership, terrorists, afghan war, 2001- [X], kandah?r (afghanistan), afghanistan, united states [X], kandaha?r (afghanistan)
The Unforgiving Minute
A West Point graduate, Rhodes scholar, and Army Ranger describes his extensive military education, the ways in which his service in Afghanistan shaped his views, and his work as a Naval Academy instructor.
921
year: 2010
copies: 3
call number/section: 921
lexile:
subjects: mullaney, craig m, soldiers, afghan war, 2001- [X], united states [X], united states military academy, teachers, war on terrorism, 2001-2009, afghanistan
Semper Fido
Gus Dempsey is a newly trained dog handler in the United States Marine Corps, and when he is deployed to Afghanistan he is paired with Loki, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador with a mischievous streak.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: afghan war, 2001- [X], detector dogs, labrador retriever, afghanistan, united states [X], dogs, historical fiction, adventure fiction, war stories, labrador retrievers, pets, animals
The Red Circle
Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are chronicled from his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations, to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: webb, brandon, snipers, afghan war, 2001- [X], war on terrorism, 2001-2009, california, southern, united states [X]
Battle Ready
A memoir from a SEAL and medic in which he explores his 25-year career in dangerous combat missions and the post-traumatic stress disorder that developed at home.
920
year: 2013
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: donald, mark l, afghan war, 2001- [X], hispanic american soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder, memoir, united states [X]
Greetings From Afghanistan, Send More Ammo
Captain Benjamin Tupper spent a year in Afghanistan in an Embedded Training Team, tasked with training, leading in combat, and mentoring the Afghan Army to victory against the brutal Taliban.
958.1
year: 2011
copies: 1
call number/section: 958.1
lexile:
subjects: tupper, benjamin, afghan war, 2001- [X], counterinsurgency, insurgency, soldiers, afghanistan, united states [X], taliban, afghanistan
The Hunt For Bin Laden
Presents the events that lead to the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, discussing why it was important to find him, how he had originally escaped the United States military, and more.
363.32
year: 2014
copies: 4
call number/section: 363.32
lexile: 1100
subjects: bin laden, osama, afghan war, 2001- [X], terrorism, war on terrorism, 2001-2009, united states [X], qaida (organization)
Soldier Girls
Follows the lives of three women over the course of twelve years, exploring their service in the military, experiences in overseas combat, challenges with maintaining connections with their families, and difficulties with resuming life as civilians.
920
year:
copies: 9
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: women soldiers, afghan war, 2001- [X], iraq war, 2003-2011, united states [X], indiana, women veterans, single mothers, women
Rise
A powerfully delivered narrative of a young soldier, his unlikely dream, and how he found his way out of darkness, Rise is inspiring, quintessentially American, and will resonate with anyone who has ever fought for what they what they wanted.
920
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: rodriguez, daniel, kamdesh, battle of, afghanistan, 2009, afghan war, 2001- [X], iraq war, 2003-2011, soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder, football players, memoir, united states [X], clemson tigers (football team)
The Making Of A Navy Seal
When Nick Nardini enlists in the Marine Corps' new paratrooper combat unit at the start of World War II, he has to talk his best friend, Zachary Klecko, into joining him in what he sees as an adventure--but from boot camp on it is clear that Zach is much more serious about the war than Nick is, at least until they are assigned to one of the POW recovery teams on the Japanese mainland.
359.9
year: 2017
copies: 36
call number/section: 359.9
lexile: 1020
subjects: webb, brandon, war on terrorism, 2001-2009, afghan war, 2001- [X], california, southern, united states [X], southern california, biographies
Dagger 22
"Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky's bestselling account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was just the beginning for these now battle-hardened special operations warriors.
920
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: golembesky, michael, afghan war, 2001- [X], special operations (military science), taliban, apush, memoir, united states [X], murgab river region (afghanistan and turkmenistan), bdghs (afghanistan)
Never Quit
Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero.
920
year: 2018
copies: 6
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: alaska, united states [X], afghan war, 2001- [X], memoir, settle, jimmy, personal narratives, autobiographies
Shoot Like A Girl
On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings ?MJ? Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan.
920
year:
copies: 12
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: hegar, mary jennings, afghan war, 2001- [X], helicopter pilots, sex discrimination against women, sexual harassment in the military, united states, united states [X]
The Operator
920
year:
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: o'neill, robert, bin laden, osama, united states [X], special operations (military science), war on terrorism, 2001-2009, afghan war, 2001- [X], butte (mont.)
The Final Mission Of Extortion 17
"Ed Darack investigates the downing of Extortion 17, the deadliest helicopter crash in the history of U.
958.1
year: 2017
copies: 2
call number/section: 958.1
lexile: