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1) Home front
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English
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"From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
830L
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English
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A member of Navy SEAL Team 3 describes his life as a father and husband, and as the serviceman with the most confirmed sniper kills in the U.S. military's history, in a memorial edition filled with remembrances from family and friends.
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Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Minutes after winning a $1.6 million wrongful-death verdict, attorney David Sloane accepts the one case that threatens to blemish his unbeaten record in the courtroom. A woman wants Sloane to sue the U.S. government and military in the mysterious death of her husband, a national guardsman killed in Iraq. While a decades-old military doctrine might make her case impossible to win, Sloane, a former soldier, is compelled to seek justice for the widow...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
In the midst of a bloody battle in the Iraq War, two soldiers, bound together since basic training, do everything to protect each other from both outside enemies and the internal struggles that come from constant danger.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Dispatched to investigate the suicide of one of DCs most influential defense officials, an ardent, early supporter of the war in Iraq, Army lawyer Sean Drummond and his female partner find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war between Washington's most influential power brokers and his own personal allegiance to the soldiers dying overseas. What he uncovers are the secrets that led to the war, secrets that once exposed would destroy public support...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
NBC News's Middle East Bureau Chief, Richard Engel is the only American television reporter to cover the country continuously before, during, and after the 2003 U.S. invasion. Fluent in Arabic, he has had unrivaled access to U.S. military commanders, Sunni insurgents, Shiite militias, Iraqi families, and even President George W. Bush. He has witnessed nearly every major milestone in the war. In vivid, sometimes painful detail, Engel tracks the successes...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Takes a comprehensive look at Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the military buildup and the shock and awe campaign to the fire-fight in Basra and the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue. With spectacular footage never before seen in the U.S. and emotional first-hand accounts of soldiers, reporters and National Geographic's award-winning production team, 21 Days to Baghdad will provide an exclusive, insider's look at war strategy and the pivotal moments...
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Draws on interviews with General Tommy Franks, Condoleeza Rice, and other officials and military personnel to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the decision-making process that determined the nature of American involvement in Iraq.
18) Billy Summers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 25
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English
Description
"When Billy Summers was twelve years old, he shot and killed his mother's boyfriend after he kicked Billy's sister to death. At 17, he enlisted in the army. At 18, he was a sniper in Iraq and involved in the deadly battle to recapture Fallujah. For nearly twenty years, he's worked as a paid assassin. He's a good guy in a bad job, and he wants out. He takes on a very complicated, very lucrative job that he hopes will be his last. He's got a perfect...
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English
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An on-the-ground commander describes his brigade's first year in Iraq after the U.S. forces seized Baghdad in the spring of 2003, and explains what went right and wrong as the U.S. military confronted an insurgency, in a firsthand analysis of success and failure in Iraq.