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Author
Publisher
Pebble
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The U.S. Marine Corps dates back to the American Revolutionary War. Marines are known for being first to arrive at conflicts around the world. Learn about the roles of Marines and their training, and get an inside look at the advanced equipment, aircraft, and weapons the Marines use to complete their tough missions"--
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.
After three Army deployments, Hegseth knows what it takes to be a modern warrior. Here he presents candid, unfiltered conversations with fellow modern warriors....
44) Desert one
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Using new archival sources and unprecedented access, master documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII--in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Fullscreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"World War II affected everyone, and everyone found his or her own way of helping the cause. For American entertainers, choices included enlisting, selling war bonds, visiting the wounded, and entertaining the troops. In this documentary, filmmaker Robert Mugge pays tribute to hundreds of well-known (and not so well-known) performers who assisted the military both at home and abroad"--Container.
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Series
Language
Español
Description
Este libro presenta una memoria histórica del conflicto armado colombiano reconstruida a partir de archivos militares inéditos. El uso de las piezas producidas por las Fuerzas Militares entre 1958 y el 2016, así como de aquellas incautadas a los grupos armados ilegales, permite presentar una versión histórica que aporta nuevas respuestas a viejas cuestiones sobre cuándo y cómo surgió la confrontación armada entre el Estado y los comunistas...
48) Firefall
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c1994.
Physical Desc
354 pages cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The heroic combat search and rescue work of the United States Air Force's pararescue jumpers, or PJs, is something worth knowing about. After all, these courageous PJs are the first in line to find and rescue fallen soldiers and civilians in the most dangerous of war zones-often risking their own lives in the process. In these pages, the basic principles, history, and structure of American combat search and rescue teams is thoroughly covered, with...
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn and Practice Proven multiple-choice strategies for Paragraph Comprehension, Arithmetic Reasoning and Basic Math!
If you are preparing for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Exam, you probably want all the help you can get! ASVAB Test Strategy is your complete guide to answering multiple-choice questions!
You will learn:
• Powerful multiple-choice strategies with practice questions -Learn 15 powerful multiple choice strategies...
Author
Language
English
Description
Complete CFAT study guide, with over 250 practice questions, prepared by our dedicated team of exam experts, with everything you need to pass the CFAT!
Includes eBook version for any tablet or smart phone!
CFAT Review! will help you:
• Learn faster
• Practice with 2 complete practice question sets (over 250 questions)
• Identify your strengths and weaknesses quickly
• Concentrate your study time
• Increase your score with multiple choice...
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn and Practice Proven multiple-choice strategies for Paragraph Comprehension, Arithmetic Reasoning and Basic Math!
If you are preparing for the Armed Forces Qualification Test, you probably want all the help you can get! AFQT Test Strategy is your complete guide to answering multiple-choice questions!
Multiple Choice tips, secrets and strategies to increase your score! Not available anywhere else!
You will learn:
• Powerful multiple-choice...
53) ASVAB Success
Author
Language
English
Description
To enlist in any branch of the armed forces, a prospective recruit must earn a qualifying score on the AFQT portion of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). With in-depth review chapters and hundreds of practice questions, this revised and updated third edition of ASVAB Success uses clear, concise language and proven practice techniques to teach everything a potential enlistee needs to know to solve even the toughest questions on...
Author
Language
Español
Description
"Los diálogos de paz entre el Gobierno Nacional y las farc permiten hablar de los posibles retos y transformaciones que están enfrentando y enfrentarán en el posacuerdo las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia. Este libro tiene por objetivo contribuir a esto a través de un análisis crítico de los documentos académicos y no-académicos sobre las FFMM en torno a la Memoria Histórica Militar, el proceso actual de transformación de las FFMM, la opinión...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Inspired by actual events, this "ripped-from-the-headlines" thriller features Kathy Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) as a Nebraskan police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up, and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
v, 404 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
Crafted from hundreds of original interviews, these are brutally hones stories usually only shared among comrades in arms. In the voices of the men and women who have fought overseas, this is an eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The heroic American contribution to World War I is one of the great stories of the twentieth century, and yet is largely overlooked by history. In Sons of Freedom, historian Geoffrey Wawro presents the dramatic narrative of the courageous American troops who took up arms in a conflict 4,000 miles across the Atlantic, and in doing so ensured the Allies' victory. Historians have long dismissed the American war effort as too little too late: a delayed...
59) Jack Strong
Publisher
Level 33 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Polish
Description
The true story of the most spectacular Polish spy of the Cold War era, who challenged the Soviet empire by cooperating with a CIA agent, putting his own life and the lives of his family in constant danger.
60) Assassin
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A private military operation led by invents futuristic microchip tech that enables the mind of an agent to inhabit the body of another person to carry out covert, deadly missions. But when an agent is killed during a secret mission, his wife takes his place in an attempt to bring the man responsible to Justice.
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