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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
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Description
"On the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I: a hardcover edition of the classic tale of a young German soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches, widely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time. When twenty-year-old Paul Baumer and his classmates enlist in the German army during World War I, they are full of youthful enthusiasm. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught to believe in shatters under...
3) Cadence
Publisher
Republic Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A rebellious army private finds himself in the stockade, with a bunch of room-mates that probably won't accept him into their club--he is white and they are black. Gradually, he earns their respect and they are united in a struggle against the tough, bigoted stockade commander.
7) The women
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Language
English
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"'Women can be heroes, too.' When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances Frankie McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins...
Author
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Language
English
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Description
Immortal, now in an updated paperback edition, is the only single-volume English-language survey of Iran's military history. CIA analyst Steven R. Ward shows that Iran's soldiers, from the famed "Immortals" of ancient Persia to today's Revolutionary Guard, have demonstrated through the centuries that they should not be underestimated. This history also provides background on the nationalist, tribal, and religious heritages of the country to help readers...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women whove fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform,...
11) Humvees
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a children's book for early readers that describes how soldiers use Humvees, how the trucks got their name, and how they are made.
14) Ever after
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Twenty-year-old Emily meets Justin, a young Army reservist, and their deep love built on the foundation of faith blossoms into plans for marriage, while Emily's parents must learn to set aside their opposing views on the war in Iraq.
17) From civilians to soldiers and from soldiers to civilians: mobilization and demobilization in Sudan
Author
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English