Jim DeFelice
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
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 history of the United States military while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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In "American Gun", the deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL. Chris Kyle uses these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun.
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English
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Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, recalls his role as a World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day. It is the story not only of what happened in the desperate hours on Omaha Beach, but of the bravery and courage that preceded them throughout the Second World War -- from the sands of Africa, through the treacherous mountain passes of Sicily and beyond, to...
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Language
English
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This extraordinary story of the Iraqi translator "Johnny Walker," who risked his life working with the Navy SEALs to save countless American lives, reveals how his job made him and his family targets, forcing them to flee to California where he continues to work with the military, training new SEALs.
This is the story of how an ordinary Iraqi became a hero to America's elite warriors. Night after night, while his homeland was being destroyed around...
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English
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"When Boston is hit by a coordinated string of terrorist attacks, robotics innovator Louis Massina leads a team of tech geniuses to deploy every bot, drone, and cyberweapon at their disposal to save the city and bring the plot's mastermind to justice." --
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Series
First team series volume 1
Language
English
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Description
The author of the classic techno-thrillers Red Phoenix and Day of Wrath, Larry Bond has won praise for the gritty authenticity of his military-political adventures as well as for his matchless talent at generating edge-of-your-seat suspense. Now Bond debutes an exciting new series that rockets straight from the cutting edge of America's war on terror ...
Officially designated the Joint Services Special Demands Project, "The Team" is a unique unit...
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Series
Dale Brown's Dreamland volume 9
Language
English
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In the Nevada desert, the high-tech future of warfare is being conceived and constructed at a top-secret military facility. America's best defense, they keep the nightmare at bay with astonishing technology.
But now the terror is aimed directly at the heart of Dreamland.
The Dreamland team has used stealth, raw nerve, and technology to defuse nightmares all across the globe. But now the darkness is racing toward America at blinding speed. With more...
10) Blood of war
Author
Series
Red dragon rising volume 4
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
While U.S. Army Major Zeus Murphy leads a covert Vietnamese counterattack against China , SEAL Lieutenant Ric Kerfer is sent by the president to destroy a Vietnamese doomsday weapon capable of destroying Southeast Asia.
Author
Series
Rogue Warrior series volume 11
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
13) Blood lies
Author
Series
Rogue Warrior series volume 17
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
364 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
14) Fires of war
Author
Series
First team series volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
15) American Sniper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
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Description
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
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Series
Deep black volume 4
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
NSA operative Charlie Dean must infiltrate the highest stratum of Peruvian political power and derail a renegade general from acing an election. But things get complicated when Dean and company discover the renegade general's second plot: a nuclear weapon he claims is in the hands of Marxist guerillas.
17) American sniper
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life and experiences of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, from his four tours in Iraq to his family life once he returned home.
18) American sniper
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life and experiences of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, from his four tours in Iraq to his family life once he returned home.
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
444 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A volume of new tales in the style of the original television series, written to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary, includes contributions by such leading genre authors as Whitley Streiber, Timothy Zahn, and Peter S. Beagle.