iraq war, 2003-2011

"Examining the story of how Private Lynch was rescued in Iraq"--.

This volume traces the entire conflict from Saddam Hussein's rise to power, decades before the war started, to the war's lingering effects today.

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.

"Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the ensuing war, which has become the longest ever fought by America's armed forces. While serving in Afghanistan, US Navy SEAL veteran and CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda suicide bombing that devastated the US intelligence community. Less than three years later, US Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded after volunteering for a dangerous assignment during a firefight with the Taliban. Ben was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, while Jeremy received the Intelligence Star--one of the rarest awards bestowed by the U.S. government--and also a star on the CIA's Memorial Wall. United States Marine Corps combat veteran Beau Wise is the only known American service member to be pulled from the battlefield after losing two brothers in Afghanistan. Told in Beau's voice, [this book] is an American family's historic true story of service and sacrifice"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the recruitment strategies of the United States Armed Forces and provides resources for developing war resistance and counter-recruitment movements.

Deanna Germain recounts the experiences she had while serving as a nursing supervisor treating Iraqi prisoners in need of medical attention at Abu Ghraib.

"Mat Best may be the only man alive known for both crazy-intense military ops and crazy-funny YouTube videos. . . .he uses the gallows humor and ribald sensibility that earned him over a million Facebook followers to tell his personal story of military service and the bumpy transition to civilian life and successful entrepreneurship"--Provided by publisher.

These are the combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force, recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah and Mosul to directing multi-national special operations forces in a dauntingly complex fight against a formidable foe. The journey culminates in the story's centerpiece: the fight against ISIS, in which the author is able to use the lessons of his harsh apprenticeship to lead the SOF task force under his command to hasten the Caliphate's eventual demise. Milburn has an unusual background for a US Marine, and this is no ordinary war memoir. Very few personal accounts of war cover such a wide breadth of experience, or with so discerning a perspective. As Bing West comments: "His exceptional skill is telling each story of battle and then knitting them into a coherent whole. By the end of the book, the reader understands what happened on the ground in the wars against terrorists over the past twenty years." Milburn tells his extraordinary story with self-effacing candor, describing openly his personal struggles with the isolation of command, post-combat trauma and family tragedy. And with the skill and insight of a natural story teller, he makes the reader experience what it's like to lead those who fight America's wars.

Jake Wood, former Marine sniper, returns home to find his fellow veterans battling depression and suicide. He takes his military training and forms Team Rubicon, a group of volunteers that tackle disaster relief.

Presents the true stories of American heroes who risked their lives serving their country in Iraq.