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Churchill's band of brothers : WWII's most daring D-Day mission and the hunt to take down Hitler's fugitive war criminals / by Lewis, Damien,author.(CARDINAL)341643;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-399) and index."On the night of June 13th, 1944, a twelve-man SAS unit parachuted into occupied France. The SAS patrol was ultimately betrayed, captured, and tortured by the Gestapo before facing execution in a dark French woodland on Hitler's personal orders. Miraculously, two of the condemned men managed to escape, triggering one of the most secretive Nazi-hunting operations ever, as the SAS vowed to track down every one of the war criminals who had murdered their brothers in arms...all with Churchill's covert backing--

Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Commando troops; Special forces (Military science); Special operations (Military science); Nazi hunters.; World War, 1939-1945; War criminals; Fugitives from justice;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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The lost ones [sound recording] / by Atkins, Ace,author.(CARDINAL)342806; Andrews, MacLeod,narrator.(CARDINAL)344811;

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews.Fresh from ten years as a U.S. Army Ranger, Quinn Colson finds his hands full as the newly elected sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. An old buddy running a local gun shop may be in over his head when stolen army rifles start showing up in the hands of a Mexican drug gang. At the same time, an abused-child case leads Quinn and his tough-as-nails deputy, Lillie Virgil, deep into the heart of a bootleg baby racket and a trail of darkness and death. And when the two cases collide, Quinn and his allies are forced to realize that, though they may be home from the war, they are now in the fight of their lives.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Suspense fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Colson, Quinn; United States. Army; Abused children; Adoption; Drug traffic; Illegal arms transfers; Sheriffs;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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One hundred victories : special ops and the future of American warfare / by Robinson, Linda,1962-(CARDINAL)618437;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301) and index.Hitting targets -- Into the villages -- The Taliban's home -- Paktika -- On the border -- The burdens of command -- On the same team, or not -- SEALs do foreign internal defense, too -- Good enough? -- Highway one -- Will the valley hold? -- The endgame -- The future of special operations and American warfare."Based on unique inside access, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos explains how special operations forces are reshaping the U.S. military In One Hundred Victories, acclaimed military expert Linda Robinson shows how the special operations forces are-after a decade of intensive combat operations-evolving to become the go-to force for operations worldwide. Robinson has spent much of the last two years in Afghanistan studying the evolution of special ops in their largest and longest deployment since Vietnam. She has lived in mud-walled compounds in the mountains and deserts of insurgent-dominated regions, and obtained exclusive, sustained access to special ops missions, troops, and commanders. She shows the gritty reality of the challenges they undertake, and the constant danger in which they operate. In Afghanistan, SOF have not only faced a determined foe, but also had run-ins with the CIA, found themselves unsupported by conventional forces, and been under constant shellfire from Pakistanis across the border. Incorporating on-the-ground reporting and interviews with key players inside the national defense community, Robinson shows how the special operations are becoming the future of U.S. military strategy"--

Subjects: Taliban.; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Special operations (Military science); Counterinsurgency;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7

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Alone at dawn : Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the untold story of the world's deadliest special operations force / by Schilling, Dan,author.(CARDINAL)467024; Longfritz, Lori Chapman,author.(CARDINAL)785119;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-332)."The astonishing true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of 23 comrades-in-arms. In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of Navy SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman regained consciousness alone, with the enemy closing in on three sides. John Chapman's subsequent display of incredible valor -- first saving the lives of his SEAL teammates and then, knowing he was mortally wounded, single-handedly engaging two dozen hardened fighters to save the lives of an incoming rescue squad -- posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman is the first airman in nearly fifty years to be given the distinction reserved for America's greatest heroes. Alone at Dawn is also a behind-the-scenes look at the Air Force Combat Controllers: the world's deadliest and most versatile special operations force, whose members must not only exceed the qualifications of Navy SEAL and Army Delta Force teams but also act with sharp decisiveness and deft precision -- even in the face of life-threatening danger. Drawing from firsthand accounts, classified documents, dramatic video footage, and extensive interviews with leaders and survivors of the operation, Alone at Dawn is the story of an extraordinary man's brave last stand and the brotherhood that forged him."--

Subjects: Biographies.; Chapman, John Allan, 1965-2002.; United States. Air Force; United States. Air Force; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Takur Ghar, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2002.; Special forces (Military science);

Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 27

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Comando Naval de Operaciones Especiales de los Estados Unidos / by Murray, Julie,1969-author.(CARDINAL)661881; Puchol, Maria,translator.(CARDINAL)354194; Reyes-Wrede, Maria,translator.(CARDINAL)409569;

Comando Naval de Operaciones Especiales (Navy SEALs) -- Trabajos -- Armas y equipo -- "Elunico dia facil fue ayer" -- Mas datos.Discusses the U.S. Navy SEALs, describing what they do, what it takes to be a SEAL, and what equipment they use.Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Readers (Publications); Marina de Estados Unidos SEALS; Marina de Estados Unidos; United States. Navy. SEALs; United States. Navy; Estados Unidos. Marina de guerra; Special forces (Military science); Special operations (Military science);

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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