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Out of the depths

an unforgettable WWII story of survival, courage, and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis
A WWII hero's courageous, inspiring true story of survival against all odds after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.

U.S. Marines

2014
"An introduction to what the US Marine Corps is, what recruits do, and jobs soldiers could learn. Includes descriptions of missions to do recon in Afghanistan and to save Americans trapped in unrest in the Middle East"--Provided by publisher.

Flags of our fathers

2001
Retraces the lives of John Bradley and the six other men who raised the flag after the battle at Iwo Jima during World War II.

All American

two young men, the 2001 Army-Navy game and the war they fought in Iraq
2013
In December of 2001, West Point cadet Chad Jenkins and Naval Academy midshipman Brian Stann faced off in the Army-Navy game and would not meet for another decade as they went to war, led soldiers, and witnessed and participated in events they never imagined possible.

Caravan of thieves

2012
Rollie Waters, an undercover marine who was raised by a con artist father, is called to track down the main suspect, Rollie's father, when a lot of U.S. government money goes missing, but the only way to find the truth in the midst of the lies is to find it first in Rollie's childhood memories.

Fortunate son

the autobiography of Lewis B. Puller, Jr
2000
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Lewis B. Puller, Jr.'s memoir is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. Raised in the shadow of his father, Marine General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, a hero of five wars, young Lewis went to Southeast Asia at the height of the Vietnam War and served with distinction as an officer in his father's beloved Corps. But when he tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round, triggering an explosion that would cost him his legs, his career as a soldier ended, and the battle to reclaim his life began.

Battle cry

2005
Tells the story of Danny, Tex, Levin, Gomez, and other members of one squad of Marines under the command of Major Huxley, who started out as a sorry assembly of farm boys and featherweights but turned into a great fighting team during World War II.

In the shadow of freedom

a heroic journey to liberation, manhood, and America
2010
A biography of Tchicaya Missamou, discussing his life as an eleven-year-old child soldier in the Congo, his family being brutalized and being hunted by his own militia, and his escape to Europe and then to America where he became a U.S. Marine.

Lullabies for lieutenants

memoir of a Marine forward observer in Vietnam, 1965-1966
2010
Explores the experiences of a young naval officer in Vietnam.

Okinawa

A Marine Company's True Story
2000
An extraordinary memoir by a Marine rifleman of the last great amphibious campaign against Japan in World War II.

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