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The fifth act : America's end in Afghanistan / by Ackerman, Elliot,author.;
"A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war's echoing legacy. Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and, later, as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August of 2021 and the Afghan regime began its death spiral, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. Afghan nationals who had, for years, worked closely with the American military and intelligence communities now faced brutal reprisal and sought frantically to flee the country with their families. The official US government evacuation process was a bureaucratic failure that led to a humanitarian catastrophe. With his former colleagues, and friends, protecting the airport in Kabul, Ackerman was drawn into an impromptu effort alongside a group of journalists, and other veterans, to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the safe evacuation of hundreds. These were desperate measures taken during a desperate end to America's longest war, but the success they achieved afforded a degree of redemption. And, for Ackerman, a chance to reconcile his past with his present. The Fifth Act is an astonishing human document that brings the weight of twenty years of war to bear on a single week at its bitter end. Using the dramatic rescue efforts in Kabul as his lattice, Ackerman weaves in a personal history of the war's long progress, beginning with the initial invasion in the months after 9/11. It is a play in five acts, the fifth act being the story's tragic denouement, a prelude to Afghanistan's dark future. Any reader who wants to understand what went wrong with the war's trajectory will find a trenchant accounting here. And yet The Fifth Act is not an exercise in finger-pointing: it brings readers into close contact with a remarkable group of characters, American and Afghan, who fought the war with courage and dedication, in good faith and at great personal cost. Understanding combatants' experiences and sacrifices while reckoning with the complex bottom line of the post-9/11 wars is not an easy balance; it demands reservoirs of wisdom and the gifts of an extraordinary storyteller. It asks for an author willing to grapple with certain hard-earned truths. In Elliot Ackerman, this story has found that author. The Fifth Act is a first draft of history that feels like a timeless classic"--
Subjects: Ackerman, Elliot.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency.; United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 8th. Battalion, 1st.; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Disengagement (Military science); Paramilitary forces;
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Hank Sciaroni. by B, Robert,film director.; Sciaroni, Doris,actor.; Sciaroni, Hank,actor.; El Dorado Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Doris Sciaroni, Hank SciaroniOriginally produced by El Dorado Films in 2014.Richard "Hank" Sciaroni served as a Lieutenant Flight Navigator in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Hank was trapped behind enemy lines and attributes his survival to the strength and training of his men and the help of the Italian Resistance. Hank has made it his life's goal to help others in the wake of the help he received that ensured his survival.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Military history..; Documentary films.; History.; World War, 1939-1945.; Veterans.;
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Hank Sciaroni. by B, Robert,film director.; Sciaroni, Doris,actor.; Sciaroni, Hank,actor.; El Dorado Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Doris Sciaroni, Hank SciaroniOriginally produced by El Dorado Films in 2014.Richard "Hank" Sciaroni served as a Lieutenant Flight Navigator in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Hank was trapped behind enemy lines and attributes his survival to the strength and training of his men and the help of the Italian Resistance. Hank has made it his life's goal to help others in the wake of the help he received that ensured his survival.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Military history..; Documentary films.; History.; World War, 1939-1945.; Veterans.;
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Here One Moment A Novel [electronic resource] : by Moriarty, Liane.aut; cloudLibrary;
If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? Aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed.   Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future—age 103!—and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all.   How do they know this? There were ostensibly more interesting people on the flight (the bride and groom, the jittery, possibly famous woman, the giant Hemsworth-esque guy who looks like an off-duty superhero, the frazzled, gorgeous flight attendant) but none would become as famous as “The Death Lady.”   Not a single passenger or crew member will later recall noticing her board the plane. She wasn’t exceptionally old or young, rude or polite. She wasn’t drunk or nervous or pregnant. Her appearance and demeanor were unremarkable. But what she did on that flight was truly remarkable.   A few months later, one passenger dies exactly as she predicted. Then two more passengers die, again, as she said they would. Soon no one is thinking this is simply an entertaining story at a cocktail party.   If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny?   Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world. A modern-day Jane Austen who humorously skewers social mores while spinning a web of mystery, Moriarty asks profound questions in her newest I-can’t-wait-to-find-out-what-happens novel.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Psychological; Family Life; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., Doubleday Canada,
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Grave reservations : a novel / by Priest, Cherie,author.;
"Meet Leda Foley: devoted friend, struggling travel agent, sometime psychic. When Leda, proprietor of Foley's Flights of Fancy, books Seattle PD detective Grady Merritt on a flight back from Orlando, she does not expect it to change her life. When Grady watches the plane he was set to travel on catch fire while he remains safely in the airport, he seeks out Leda, and despite her rather scattershot premonitions, he enlists her help in investigating a cold case he just can't crack. But Leda has her own reasons for helping: her fiancé Tod was murdered under mysterious circumstances several years ago. Her psychic abilities weren't good then, but now she's been honing them at her favorite bar's open-mic nights, where she draws a crowd klairvoyant karaoke--singing whatever song comes to mind after holding other patrons' personal effects. With a rag-tag group of bar patrons and friends, Leda and Grady set out to catch a killer--and find that the two cases that haunt them may have more in common than they think"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Murder; Psychics; Travel agents;
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Without a trace / by Hannah, Mari,author.;
A plane en route to JFK has disappeared. Who downed flight BA0113? And why does a successful Northumbria SIO go against everything she's worked so hard to achieve? DCI Kate Daniels is back and wrestling with a deeply personal investigation, one she has no authority to involve herself in, a case that has far reaching consequences on both sides of the Atlantic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Daniels, Kate (Fictitious character from Hannah); Women detectives; Police; Aircraft accidents;
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Worst case scenario [text (large print)] : a novel / by Newman, T. J.(Novelist),author.;
"When an airplane crashes into a nuclear reactor, it's not just a plane crash: it's an extinction-level event. The newest thriller from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author and former flight attendant T.J. Newman is the story of one woman's resilience in the face of a disaster of epic proportions, one with consequences not just for the fated passengers, but for the world"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Aircraft accidents; Disasters; Families; Nuclear reactor accidents; Nuclear reactors; Survival;
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The making of Billy Bishop the First World War exploits of Billy Bishop, VC / by Greenhous, Brereton,1929-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- "The Greatest Game in the World"; Chapter 2 -- A Pilot at the Front; Chapter 3 -- Tricks of the Trade; Chapter 4 -- Flight of Fancy; Chapter 5 -- Flying High; Chapter 6 -- A Statistical Interlude; Chapter 7 -- "I Have Never Been So Furious in My Life"; Epilogue; Appendix -- Bishop's Citations for British Decorations; Endnotes; Publisher's Afterword; Index.It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfield in an early morning raid at the height of the Great War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, and a place in Canadian history. And yet, the attack never happened. In this explosive new biography, Brereton Greehous exposes the myth of Billy Bishop. While his bravery never comes into question (Bishop was as courageous as any of the men who risked their lives in those early warplanes) his credibility as a storyteller does. From exagger.
Subjects: Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps; World War, 1914-1918; Fighter pilots; Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Grande-Bretagne. Royal Flying Corps; Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918; Pilotes de chasse; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HISTORY;
© 2002., Dundurn Press,
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NCIS, Naval Criminal Investigative Service. [videorecording] / by Bello, Maria,1967-actor.; Carroll, Rocky,actor.; Dietzen, Brian,actor.; Harmon, Mark,1951-actor.; McCallum, David,1933-actor.; Murray, Sean,1977-actor.; Perrette, Pauley,1969-actor.; Reasonover, Diona,1992-actor.; Valderrama, Wilmer,1980-actor.; Weatherly, Michael,1968-actor.; Wickersham, Emily,1984-actor.; CBS DVD (Firm),publisher.; CBS Studios Inc.,broadcaster.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Mark Harmon, David Mccallum, Sean Murray, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, Wilmer Valderrama, Maria Bello, Diona Reasonover.The momentous season that changed NCIS forever. In Season 19, legendary Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) unexpectedly retires and is replaced by former FBI agent Alden Parker (Gary Cole). Parker is instantly put to the test as the team takes on a series of life-and-death cases. A bioterror attack exposes Jimmy (Brian Dietzen) and Kasie (Diona Reasonover) to a deadly toxin. McGee's (Sean Murray) mother-in-law is targeted by a killer. Vance's (Rocky Carroll) daughter is kidnapped by a cartel. Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) confronts danger and an old love from his undercover past. New agent Jessica Knight (Katrina Law) risks her life to investigate a true crime podcast. To top it off, fan favorite Dr. Ducky Mallard (David McCallum) makes a surprise return.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; United States. Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Crime laboratories; Crime scene searches; Criminal behavior; Criminal investigation; Forensic scientists; Murder; Undercover operations;
For private home use only.
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Here one moment [text (large print)] : a novel / by Moriarty, Liane,author.;
In this new novel from Liane Moriarty, the passengers of a short, domestic flight experience something extraordinary: they learn how and when they are going to die. And for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all. If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Death; Fate and fatalism; Prophecy;
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