Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, which has sold over one million copies, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander...
War and military
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Author:McRaven, William H.Summary: - Author:Katz, YaakovSummary:
The never-before-told inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare--and its far-reaching implications. On September 6, 2007, shortly after midnight, Israeli fighters advanced on Deir ez-Zour in Syria...
- Author:Abouzeid, RaniaSummary:
An extraordinary true account of the enormous tragedy of the Syrian civil conflict. Since the revolution-turned-civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been...
- Smoky the brave : how a feisty Yorkshire terrier mascot became a comrade-in-arms during World War IIAuthor:Lewis, DamienSummary:
Damien Lewis tells the extraordinary true story of the smallest and arguably bravest dog of World War II. Among many other feats, this tiny trooper with eight battle stars to her name once ran a vital communications cable through a...
- Author:Makos, AdamSummary:
Documents the story of World War II tank platoon and gunner Clarence Smoyer, the gentle soldier behind the immortalized film footage of the iconic duel at the great cathedral in Cologne.
- Author:Kovala, LisaSummary:
As the first Russian bombs drop on Oulu, Finland in early 1940 during the Winter War, Aarne Kovala is a young boy with a great love of the sea. While the war rages, Aarne takes fate into his own hands and joins the Finnish merchant...
- Author:Ibrahim, RaymondSummary:
The West and Islam have clashed since the mid-seventh century. Raymond Ibrahim chronicles these decisive battles, beginning with the first major Islamic attack on Christian land in 636.
- Author:Whitlock, CraigSummary:
The groundbreaking investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about America's longest war, foreshadowing the Taliban's recapture of Afghanistan, by...
- Author:Shulman, AaronSummary:
Journalist Aaron Shulman presents an absorbing and atmospheric historical narrative that takes us deeply into the circumstances surrounding the Spanish Civil War through the lives, loves, and poetry of the Paneros, Spain's most...
- Author:Gladwell, MalcolmSummary:
In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, uses original...
- Author:Lemmon, Gayle TzemachSummary:
The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won. "The Daughters of Kobani is an unforgettable and nearly mythic tale of women's power and courage. The young women profiled in this book fought a...
- Author:David, SaulSummary:
In December of 1943, a group of highly trained US and Canadian soldiers capture a crucial Nazi stronghold perched atop stunningly steep cliffs. The unit, with its vast range of capabilities and mission-specific exercises, became a model...
- Author:Kostash, MyrnaSummary:
Nonfiction author Myrna Kostash merges the past and the present in The Frog Lake Reader, which offers a multi-layered perspective on the tragic events surrounding the Frog Lake Massacre of 1885. By bringing together eyewitness accounts...
- Author:Davies, Adriana A.Summary:
With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, werepresented as laying the foundation for a free...
- Author:Eder, Mari K.Summary:
These are the women of World War II who served in and out of uniform. The heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear about. These women who did extraordinary things didn't expect thanks and shied away from medals...
- Author:Pauwels, Jacques R.Summary:
Historian Jacques Pauwels applies a critical, revisionist lens to the First World War, offering readers a fresh interpretation that challenges mainstream thinking. As Pauwels sees it, war offered benefits to everyone, across class and...
- Author:Smith, A. G., Livesey, RobertSummary:
The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source...
- Author:Miles, Bill, Myers, Walter DeanSummary:
New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and renowned filmmaker Bill Miles deftly tell the true story of the unsung American heroes of the 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I in The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met...
- Author:Candow, James E.Summary:
During the tumultuous and often violent election riots of 1861, members of the Royal Newfoundland Companies opened fire on a crowd of rioters, killing three and wounding several others. In the sobering aftermath, a compromise evolved...
- Author:Fitzgerald, JackSummary:
The Jack Ford Story: The Newfoundlander in Nagasaki is an amazing story of endurance, courage and survival. In 1940, Jack Ford was an employee of the Newfoundland Railway in a remote settlement of Newfoundland. Having volunteered for...
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