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1) The Pacific
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xviii, 489 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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xxi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"For readers of Jarhead and Phil Klay, a Marine Combat Cameraman offers a character-rich, unfiltered look at military life in Afghanistan, from a Millennial perspective of soldiers raised with modern media and graphic video games"--
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"Can a single night define a man's life? From the summer of 1943 to early 1945, John Basilone was one of the most famous and admired people in America. As the first enlisted man to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II, for extraordinary bravery under fire at Guadalcanal, he toured the nation with movie stars, shared podiums with mayors and governors, shook the hands of thousands of citizens, and was even rumored to have made a romantic connection...
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ix, 206 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"Born on the eve of World War II into a family of Mexican immigrants in El Paso, Antonio C. Márquez remains a child of the border, his life partaking of multiple cultures, countries, and classes. Here he recounts his life story, from childhood memories of movies and baseball and friendship with his Chinese Mexican American neighbor, Manuel Wong, to the turbulent events of his manhood. Márquez recalls the impact of immigration and war on his family;...
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xiv, 239 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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At the age of 17, Marco Martinez was a thug--a gun-toting, car-stealing gang member. At the age of 22, he was a hero--the recipient of the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism under fire in the Iraq War. This is the story of his incredible transformation and of his experiences on the front lines of the War on Terror. Writing with passion and candor, Martinez brings us back to his gang days, then takes us through the grueling ordeal of Marine boot...
17) Code talker
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viii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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English
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His name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn't stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the...
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307 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"The memoir of a young man from a long line of enlisted men and women, raised on military bases and shaped from a young age to idolize and glorify war and the people who fight it. After he joins the Marines and serves in Iraq, he must begin to reckon with the troubled and complicated truths of the American war machine"--
As a child, Alexander listened to the fighter jets take off outside his window and was desperate to be airborne. Obsessed with...
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293 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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English
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"Rob Kugler's A Dog Named Beautiful is an uplifting and unforgettable story of a US Marine, his extraordinary dog, and the road trip of a lifetime."--Provided by publisher.
US Marine Rob Kugler not only gave a year of his life in service to his country, but he had also lost a brother in the fighting. Lost in grief, Rob found solace and relief in the one thing that never failed to put a smile on his face: his chocolate lab Bella. When Bella developed...
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xvi, 303 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
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English
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"The gripping, forgotten tale of Ira Hayes--a Native American icon and World War 2 legend who spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero"--
Ira Hayes was a Native American icon and World War II legend who famously helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima -- but spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero. Hayes, along with five other Marines, was captured in Joe Rosenthal's iconic photograph of raising the stars and...
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