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1) Battle ready
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Marine general Tony Zinni was known as the "Warrior Diplomat" during his nearly forty years of service. His credentials as a soldier were impeccable, whether he was leading troops in Vietnam, commanding hair-raising rescue operations in Somalia, or - as Commander in Chief of CENTCOM - directing strikes against Iraq and Al Qaeda. But it was as a peacemaker that he made just as great a mark - conducting dangerous troubleshooting missions all over Africa,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
An assessment of America's role in the Iraq War as viewed from the perspectives of senior military officers argues that the guerrilla insurgency after the fall of Saddam Hussein was avoidable and that officers who spoke against the war did so at the costof their careers.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Follows the US Special Forces into battle and on secret missions in Afghanistan and Iraq as they face situations where honed skill, finely tuned instincts and split-second decision making are the difference between life and death. Looks at the grueling training of Green Berets as they become one of the most formidable and unconventional fighting forces in military history.
11) America at war
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems about America at war from the Revolution to the Iraq war.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Argues that the failure of the United States to create successful peace settlements when ending the major wars of the twentieth century has only led to subsequent conflicts and new wars which attempt to resolve the issues of the previous war.
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