personal narratives, american

A West Point graduate, Rhodes scholar, and Army Ranger describes his extensive military education, the ways in which his service in Afghanistan shaped his views, and his work as a Naval Academy instructor.

Louis Zamperini tells the story of his life after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean on May 27, 1943 and he was captured by the Japanese, discussing the torture he suffered as a prisoner of war for two years, his return home to a family that was told he was killed in action, his problems with drinking and despair, and his recovery with the help of love and faith.

For nearly a decade, Brett Velicovich was at the center of America's new warfare: using unmanned aerial vehicles -- drones -- to take down the world's deadliest terrorists across the globe. One of an elite handful in the entire military with the authority to select targets and issue death orders, he worked in concert with the full human and technological network of American intelligence -- assets, analysts, spies, informants -- and the military's elite operatives, to stalk, capture, and eliminate high value targets in al-Qaeda and ISIS.

Examines the interrogation methods and practices used against Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attack against America and reveals how they were able to elicit key intelligence information, some of the mistakes made, and abuses against prisoners.

The author presents a candid appraisal of his life as a National Guardsman serving in Iraq, and offers a realistic look at the missions and raids in which he participated.

A biography of United States Navy SEAL Brandon Webb, discussing his childhood, family life, and career.

An eyewitness chronicle of the Doolittle Raid on Japan in April 1942 that describes the crew's difficult escape from China afterwards and includes the War Department's official communiqu?, details on the crew one year later, and letters from the period the men were in China.

Collection of photographs taken at the sites of the ten American detention camps to which 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were sent during World War II, accompanied by text that tells the story of the camps from the perspective of former internees.

Contains letters and poems written to families and friends by soldiers expressing their homesickness and the horrors of war.