An alarming and enlightening first-hand account of what’s really going on behind the borders of the Islamic State.
ISIS, IS, the Islamic State. The name is chilling. The images are horrific. This is a group that beheads...
War and military
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Author:Todenhöfer, JürgenSummary: - Author:Tennyson, Brian DouglasSummary:
When the First World War ended in 1918, its profound impact did not. The war continued to haunt a nation. Nova Scotia at War, 1915-1919 is an in-depth study of Nova Scotia's role that was, at the time, the most traumatic collective...
- Author:Corera, GordonSummary:
Gordon Corera presents the untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat...
- Author:Perron, SandraSummary:
Sandra Perron, Canada's first female infantry officer, describes her experiences serving in the Canadian Forces, including the harassment she suffered during training and her deployments to Bosnia and Croatia.
- Author:Jackson, Jeffrey H.Summary:
A Nazi resistance story like none you've ever heard or read. Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground ;Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for...
- Author:Leach, NormanSummary:
Always remember . . . When the Canadians were called to the front line in the fall of 1917, the battle for Flanders had become a stalemate. Repeated assaults by Allied armies had gained nothing while costing tens of thousands of lives....
- Author:Sontag, SusanSummary:
Watching the evening news offers constant evidence of atrocity--a daily commonplace in our "society of spectacle." But are viewers inured--or incited--to violence by the daily depiction of cruelty and horror? Is the viewer's perception...
- Author:Palmisciano, Nick, Kennedy, TimSummary:
From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself...
- Author:Bergen, BobSummary:
Most Canadians know little, if anything at all, about the role of the Canadian Air Force in the 1999 Kosovo Air War. Yet lives were at put at stake as mission dedication and military skill were pushed to the limit. Some of Canada'...
- Author:McRaven, William H.Summary:
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...
- 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...
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