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Thirteen-year-old Kaleb has always looked up to his older stepbrother, Luke, in snowboarding and everything else, so when Luke is wounded in Afghanistan Kaleb is devastated--and to honor his brother he is set on competing on the difficult slopestyle course.

A memoir of a U.S. soldier who survived a bloody battle in Afghanistan and went on to fulfill a promise to his best friend to play college football after he returned home.

Maria Goodavage takes readers into the life of Lucca K458, a decorated and highly skilled military working dog. An extraordinary bond develops between Lucca and Marine Corps dog handlers Chris Willingham and Juan Rodriguez, in what would become a legendary 400-mission career. A Specialized Search Dog, Lucca belongs to an elite group trained to work off-leash at long distances from her handler. She served alongside both Special Forces and regular infantry, and became so sought-after that platoons frequently requested her by name. The book describes in gritty detail Lucca's adventures on and off the battlefields, including tense, lifesaving explosives finds and firefights, as well as the bravery of fellow handlers and dogs they served with. Ultimately we see how the bond between Lucca and her handlers overcame the endless brutalities of war and the traumas this violence ignites. Here is a portrait of modern warfare with a heartwarming and inspiring conclusion that will touch dog lovers and the toughest military readers.

Byron Aldridge's charmed life as the heir apparent to a Pennsylvania timber empire is shattered when he is sent to France to fight in World War I, and when he returns home, he must find a way to cope with his disturbing memories and his family's expectations.

Three generations of men from Watega County, Illinois, find themslves haunted by the memories of the battles they fought and struggle to come to terms with the impact war has had on themselves and their family.

Provides an exploration into the mind and soul of an African-American soldier, looking at his experiences in Vietnam surrounded by death and violence, and of his efforts to find a place in white society upon his return.

When a young girl disappears near a community in the Adirondacks, the people of the town of Carthage must face the fact that an Iraq War veteran is the prime suspect.

When Halid, a young Muslim war hero, returns home from the Bosnia War, he wants nothing more than to reconnect with the friends of his youth, but he soon realizes that the war, and the government, has torn his former life away from him.

Covering the era from 1941 to 1945, examines the events, both on the homefront and overseas, surrounding the American involvement in World War II including American heroism and weaponry.