Saturday, October 13, 2012

MILITARY BOOKS


1.S.E.A.L. Team Omega: Flames of Betrayal [Paperback]

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 2009


BETRAYAL: When a raid on a ship suspected of carrying uranium goes bad, S.E.A.L. Team Omega and its leader Commander Ethan Tremayne are left for dead. Written off by Navy Intelligence, it's now up to Commander Cassidy Marshall and her associates to find the abandoned platoon before it's too late. Going against all rules, she leads her men on an onboard assault that unwittingly starts an unexpected chain of events. After Cassidy is kidnapped by Black Ops agents, working for someone high in Navy Intelligence, Ethan Tremayne must not only get Cassidy back alive, but keep her safe until they uncover their hidden foe and what lies behind his vendetta. Jump aboard for the first action-filled thriller in the S.E.A.L. Team Omega series, as author Sierra Rose takes readers from a carrier in the Atlantic to the black pits of counter espionage in Flames of Betrayal. May contain scenes of violence or sex. New Edited and changed edition!

S.E.A.L. Team Omega: Flames of Betrayal by Sierra Rose


2.American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History [Deckle Edge] [Hardcover]

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2012


He is the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers . . .
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.
A native Texan who learned to shoot on childhood hunting trips with his father, Kyle was a champion saddle-bronc rider prior to joining the Navy. After 9/11, he was thrust onto the front lines of the War on Terror, and soon found his calling as a world-class sniper who performed best under fire. He recorded a personal-record 2,100-yard kill shot outside Baghdad; in Fallujah, Kyle braved heavy fire to rescue a group of Marines trapped on a street; in Ramadi, he stared down insurgents with his pistol in close combat. Kyle talks honestly about the pain of war—of twice being shot and experiencing the tragic deaths of two close friends.
American Sniper also honors Kyles fellow warriors, who raised hell on and off the battlefield. And in moving first-person accounts throughout, Kyles wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their marriage and children, as well as on Chris.
Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell.



American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle

3.The Greatest War Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy [Hardcover]
 

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005


Search the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire. The World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could be played. The scientist who invented a pigeon-guided missile in 1943. And don't forget the elderly pig whose death triggered an international crisis between the United States and Great Britain.
This is the kind of history you'll find in The Greatest War Stories Never Told. One hundred fascinating stories drawn from two thousand years of military history, accompanied by a wealth of photographs, maps, drawings, and documents that help bring each story to life. Little-known tales told with a one-two punch of history and humor that will make you shake your head in disbelief -- but they're all true!
Did You Know That:
  • One military unit served on both sides during the Civil War
  • The War of Jenkins's Ear was actually fought over a sea captain's ear
  • Daniel Boone was once tried for treason
  • A siege on Poland in 1519 gave birth to the marriage of bread and butter
Discover how war can be a catalyst for change; an engine for innovation; and an arena for valor, deceit, intrigue, ambition, revenge, audacity, folly, and even silliness. Want to know how the mafia helped the United States win World War II, when the word bazooka was coined, or how Silly Putty was invented? Read on!



The Greatest War Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer

4.Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders [Paperback]
 

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 2012


Praise for LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS -- for military technothriller readers who enjoy a fictional female character in a traditionally male role:

"This book is certainly full of action, a page turner, most entertaining and a quick read."--Joan A. Adamak

"While much of the story line about the lead character, Lt. Cdr. Sanders, stretches reality a little, it's fun reading. One of my favorite authors, James Patterson, stretches reality as well. As an X-Air Craft Carrier based veteran, I found the story fast moving and entertaining."--Brad Nelson

"Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders is a great read. She embodies the traits of Ziva of NCIS fame. A strong woman operating in a man's world. I can't wait for another book extolling the exploits of Mollie Sanders."--William G. Knapp

For those who love submarine novels and thrillers:

Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders is a U.S. Navy officer who has striven to be the best even if it earns her enemies. A graduate of the Naval Academy, she's on the Navy's pistol team, she fenced saber in college, and she does t'ai chi for relaxation.

She's also an electronic weapons officer and is tasked with coming up with new weapons designs at STORC -- Special Tactics and Operations Research Center.

Something in her past that she chooses not to reveal may explain why she is so driven.

When she gets assigned to an aircraft carrier as a fighter pilot's backseater, a missile attack on her plane leads to a mission to try to save the port of Los Angeles from a suspected terrorist attack.

She must channel her overwhelming competitive drive in order to work as a team with other Navy personnel and the Coast Guards to find a needle in a haystack. From there a twist in the mission takes her to Alaska, where the anti-missile defense site may have been compromised.

Next she bulldozes her way into being the first female assigned to a sub smaller than a boomer. She wants to be the one to test the new defensive weapons system she designed as the sub undertakes a reconnaissance mission to the hotly contested South China Sea.

She is unaware that her past is about to catch up to her present in a bizarre situation she could never have foreseen.



Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders by Phyllis Zimbler Miller

5.Learn to Draw Tanks, Aircraft & Armored Vehicles: Step-by-step instructions for 23 military machines [Paperback]

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2011 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Learn to Draw


Learning to draw doesn’t get more exciting than this! Young artists will revel in the variety of explosive drawing subjects featured in Learn to Draw Tanks, Aircraft & Armored Vehicles, from AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk choppers to a guided missile submarine, F-16 fighter jet, B-52 bomber, and more. Each drawing lesson starts with a basic shape, such as a rectangle or oval, and then progresses step by step to a realistic rendering of the featured subject, including a color final. Engaging text tells a little bit about each subject, while fun facts about these impressive military machines educate children as they draw for an enjoyable, well-rounded artistic experience.

Learn to Draw Tanks, Aircraft & Armored Vehicles: Step-by-step instructions for 23 military machines by Tom LaPadula



6.Separated By Duty, United In Love (revised): Guide to Long Distance Relationships for Military Couples (Updated) [Paperback]

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2010




Addressing head-on the challenges of long-distance relationships with frank, practical advice and anecdotes, Separated by Duty, United in Love is perfect for military couples. It includes the answers and resources they need to meet the greatest challenge any relationship can face. With understanding born from over 20 years' experience as a military wife, author Shellie Vandevoorde tackles the tough issues from dealing with the struggle of being a single parent to infidelity, real or imagined. As divorce rates rise in the armed forces (the divorce rate among officers in the US Army tripled from 2001 to 2004) Separated by Duty, United in Love provides a practical hands-on guide that can help couples in every branch of the service.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Separated By Duty, United In Love (revised): Guide to Long Distance Relationships for Military Couples (Updated) by Shellie Vandevoorde

7.The EDGE Of Trust: Team EDGE [Paperback]

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2012


USA Today says "Adventure, betrayal, revenge and redemption — you'll find it all in The EDGE Of TRUST."
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“Suzanne Brockmann fans will love KT Bryan.” ~ Joyce Lamb, Bestselling Author of TRUE SHOT
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The stakes are incredible. Failure is unimaginable. The malice unthinkable.
Living a nightmare… When EDGE operative Dillon Caldwell follows a direct order to bring down the Sanchez Brothers drug cartel, he never imagines that his wife, Sara, would be next on the cartel’s hit list. Dillon thought nothing could match the pain of losing his wife, but when Sara mysteriously turns up twelve months later, beaten yet alive, he realizes he was wrong. She has secrets she’s unwilling to share, secrets that could cost them their lives.
Hunted by a relentless killer... Rafael Sanchez has turned a vendetta into a war with no rules. He has taken retribution to an extreme and wants to shatter more than just Dillon’s life. He wants to destroy every reason Dillon has left for living.
One way in, and no way out... Trapped in a hostile jungle, Dillon and Sara have nowhere to turn, nowhere to hide, and they find themselves shifting from the shadows of vengeance into the sunlight of justice. In order to survive, they can trust no one, will betray anyone, and are determined to win at whatever the cost. Even if it means going over the edge.
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From Tracy at One Good Book Deserves Another--KT Bryan doesn't just kick off her Team EDGE series with this powerhouse of a story, she fills it with rocket fuel and launches it straight into the stratosphere. Powerful writing, a hell of a plot, and two flawed characters thrust into one incredibly perilous situation after another are the backbone of this awesome debut. As in all things, the devil is in the detail, and Bryan proved herself adept and snagging that devil by the throat, slamming it down on the page, and introducing her characters to hell. Gut-churning emotion, sweat-soaking suspense, and so much action I felt like I needed a nap after, THE EDGE OF TRUST snatched me up and commanded my attention through every single white-knuckled page.
This definitely isn't a book for the faint of heart. Not only was the emotional gamut fairly harsh and unrelenting, but Bryan doesn't shy away from scenes of physical brutality either. I am a reader who appreciates Bryan's ability to create the sort of story she's written here. Well written and complex, taut and emotional, action-packed and exhausting, this series debut is the whole package. It's one of the best romantic suspense novels of this type that I've read and one of my favorite reads of the year. In short, wow. Awesome read.



The EDGE Of Trust: Team EDGE by KT Bryan

8.H Is for Honor: A Millitary Family Alphabet (Alphabet Books) [Hardcover]

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2011 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Alphabet Books


Written by the son of a career officer, this book explores the branches of the Armed Services and speaks from the heart about the honor, privileges and sacrifices of military families everywhere. Children will discover why drill sergeants have to be so tough, what it means to be patriotic and why we need Special Forces such as the Navy SEALS, the Green Berets and the Army Rangers. "H is for Honor" also explains why the annual Army/Navy football game is more that just a game, how much letters from home mean to soldiers, how often military families have to move and what life on base is like. With an underlying message of courage and commitment that every child can relate to, the book will be espcially meaningful to those whose parents, siblings or other relatives serve in the Armed Forces.

H Is for Honor: A Millitary Family Alphabet (Alphabet Books) by Devin Scillian


9.The Dictionary of Military Terms [Paperback]

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 2009


This is the comprehensive, standardized dictionary of military and associated terminology compiled and used by the Department of Defense. Divided into sections, The Dictionary of Military Terms contains all definitions approved for DoD and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) use, as well as a complete listing of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms.

The Dictionary of Military Terms by U S Department of Defense

10.The Kids' Guide to Military Vehicles (Edge Books) [Library Binding]

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The Kids' Guide to Military Vehicles (Edge Books) by Lisa M. Bolt Simons

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