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America's Service Men and Women
All the Daring of the Solider: Women of the Civil War Armies
Elizabeth Leonard
973.7082 LEONARD
Not all women remained in the home in the 1860s. Quite a number served as spies, as paramilitary helpers and as nurses on the front lines. Some even enlisted as male impersonators.
American Indians in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1866-1945
John Langellier
355.0089 LANGELL
In 1866 Congress authorized the enlistment of Indian scouts. Here is history told mainly through photos, from scouts of the Western frontier to Navajo codetalkers and Cherokee B-17 pilots.
American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military, from the Revolution to Desert Storm
Gail Buckley
355.0089 BUCKL
Stories of military heroes from Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell-heroes who lived patriotism, valor and personal courage in their lives and on the battlefield.
Arlington National Cemetery: A Nation's Story Carved in Stone
Lorraine Dieterle
975.5295 DIETERL
A visual history and tour of our nation's symbolic place honoring veterans' service.
Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words
Larry Smith
355.0092 SMITH
A collection of oral histories of actions told by veterans from World War II to Vietnam.
The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II
Donovan Webster
940.5425 WEBSTER
Disease, headhunters and tigers were the least of the worries in the remote jungles of Burma, as GIs and the Air Force fought to turn the Japanese advance across China and India.
Generally Speaking
Claudia J. Kennedy
B-KENNEDY KENNEDY
Lieutenant General Kennedy retired after 32 years of service as the highest ranking female in the Army's history. She tells her struggles and triumphs in a male-dominated profession where she encouraged and witnessed dramatic advances for women who choose a military career.
Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War
Tom Philpott
B-THOMPSON PHILPOT
CASSETTE B-THOMPSON PHILPOT
Thompson became the first American prisoner of the Vietnam War and ultimately the longest-held prisoner of war in American history.
The Greatest War: Americans in Combat, 1941-1945
Gerald Astor
940.5412 ASTOR
Over 100 veterans tell their personal experiences in combat during World War II.
I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story
Rick Bragg
B-LYNCH BRAGG
The full story of a young woman soldier captured in the Iraq War and rescued by U.S. Special Forces.
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
Rick Atkinson
956.7044 ATKINSO
An account by a prize-winning Washington Post correspondent as he accompanies the 101st Airborne Division into Iraq in 2003.
Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor from World War II
940.53 KILROY
This collection celebrates the humor—from the solders' Stars and Stripes magazine to the popular movies—that helped America win the war.
The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the First Marine Division
Francis West
956.7044 WEST
Journalist West accompanied the Marines in a mobile style which kept him close to the action.
The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military
Dana Priest
355.0097 PRIEST
An overview of the organization of today's military and the special operations they are prepared for.
War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from America's Wars
355.0092 WAR LET
CASSETTE 355.0092 WAR LET
A collection of 175 letters representing conflicts from the Civil War to Desert Storm. These eyewitnesses to history tell of their fear, loneliness, love and pride and are a tribute to everyone who has served.
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