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Juiceboxers [electronic resource] : by Hertwig, Benjamin.aut; cloudLibrary;
A powerful debut novel about four young soldiers serving in Afghanistan, and the devastating aftermath of war. "An unvarnished, intimately informed dissection of war's physical and emotional derangements." – Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise and American War Sixteen-year-old Plinko is attending basic training before high school starts up again in the fall. Feeling adrift from his own family, he moves in with an older soldier, where he forges an unlikely group of friends in the military: the very tall Walsh, who moves in shortly after Plinko does; Abdi, whose Somali immigrant parents often welcome the group of young men over for dinner; and the unpredictable and gun-loving Krug, who is brash and exasperating yet magnetic. After 9/11, the military prepares to move into Afghanistan — to go to war. Plinko and his friends have no idea that the trajectory of their lives is about to be irrevocably altered. Drawn from the author's experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan, Juiceboxers tenderly traces the story of a young man's journey from basic training, to the battlefields of Kandahar, to the inner city of Edmonton, braiding together questions of masculinity and militarism, friendship and white supremacy, loss and trauma and hard-won recovery.A powerful debut novel about four young soldiers serving in Afghanistan, and the devastating aftermath of war. "An unvarnished, intimately informed dissection of war's physical and emotional derangements." – Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise and American War Sixteen-year-old Plinko is attending basic training before high school starts up again in the fall. Feeling adrift from his own family, he moves in with an older soldier, where he forges an unlikely group of friends in the military: the very tall Walsh, who moves in shortly after Plinko does; Abdi, whose Somali immigrant parents often welcome the group of young men over for dinner; and the unpredictable and gun-loving Krug, who is brash and exasperating yet magnetic. After 9/11, the military prepares to move into Afghanistan — to go to war. Plinko and his friends have no idea that the trajectory of their lives is about to be irrevocably altered. Drawn from the author's experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan, Juiceboxers tenderly traces the story of a young man's journey from basic training, to the battlefields of Kandahar, to the inner city of Edmonton, braiding together questions of masculinity and militarism, friendship and white supremacy, loss and trauma and hard-won recovery.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; War & Military; Literary;
© 2024., Freehand Books,
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Canada's warplanes : unique aircraft in Canada's aviation museums / by McCaffery, Dan;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93), Internet addresses and index.
Subjects: Airplanes, Military; Aeronautical museums;
© c2000., James Lorimer & Co.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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War in Britain / by Newark, Timothy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Great Britain;
© c2000., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Diamond Eye A Novel [electronic resource] : by Quinn, Kate.aut; cloudLibrary;
Don’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th! New York Times Bestseller The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son—but Hitler’s invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper—a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC—until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila’s past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life. Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Holidays; War & Military; Military; American; Literary; Contemporary Women; Family Life; Biographical;
© 2022., HarperCollins,
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The kill switch [sound recording] / by Rollins, James,1961-; Aiello, Scott.; Blackwood, Grant.;
Read by Scott Aiello.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Audiobooks.; Special operations (Military science);
© p2014., Harper Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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War hawk [sound recording] / by Rollins, James,1961-author.; Aiello, Scott,narrator.; Blackwood, Grant,author.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Scott Aiello."Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma Force spinoff adventure from New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood. Tucker Wayne's past and his present collide when a former army colleague comes to him for help. She's on the run from brutal assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them safe, Tucker must discover who killed a brilliant young idealist a crime that leads back to the most powerful figures in the U.S. government. From the haunted ruins of a plantation in the deep South to the beachheads of a savage civil war in Trinidad, Tucker and Kane must discover the truth behind a mystery that leads back to World War II, to a true event that is even now changing the world. and will redefine what it means to be human. With no one to trust, they will be forced to break the law, expose national secrets, and risk everything to stop a madman determined to control the future of modern warfare for his own diabolical ends. But can Tucker and Kane withstand a force so indomitable that it threatens our very future?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Adventure stories.; Suspense fiction.; Audiobooks.; Special operations (Military science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Circe [electronic resource] : by Miller, Madeline.aut; cloudLibrary;
Subjects: Electronic books.; Classics; War & Military; Literary;
© 2018., Little, Brown and Company,
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The shortest history of war : from hunter-gatherers to nuclear superpowers-- a retelling for our times / by Dyer, Gwynne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A history of war from its earliest origins up to the present age of atom bombs and algorithms"--
Subjects: Military art and science; War;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The medieval warrior : weapons, technology, and fighting techniques, AD 1000-1500 / by Dougherty, Martin J.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.LSC
Subjects: Military art and science; Military weapons;
© c2008., Globe Pequot Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dead man switch / by Quirk, Matthew,author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Assassins; Special forces (Military science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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