special operations (military science)

"The US military is under cyberattack. Computer failures have crippled every weapons system. Gizmo and Invisible Six must discover who is behind this attack and the culprits' aim. But the mysterious hackers seem one step ahead of I-6 at every turn, and their use of autonomous weapons keeps I-6 from getting close. Can Gizmo and I-6 stop the worst cyberattack in US military history? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO."--.

"When a contagious, deadly virus appears, Doc Dee and Invisible Six must find its source. The mission takes them into the Rift, a lawless section of the Amazon rain forest. But bandits and wild animals are the least of I-6's worries when the true enemy is invisible, widespread, and can't be beat by typical combat. Can Doc Dee and I-6 locate patient zero and stop a pandemic from happening? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO."--.

"When a known terrorist attacks a US passenger jet, the CIA plans to retaliate with a drone strike. But Zumi proposes that they capture Viggo the Vulture alive to gain information on worldwide terrorist networks and weapons smuggling. The mission takes Invisible Six into the criminal underworld's darkest corners. Can Zumi and I-6 outsmart Viggo at his own game?"--.

"Special operative Shade is working out of the US embassy in Tek City, Tekistan, when fighting erupts between rebel and Tek government troops. The Americans are trapped in this rebellion, unless Invisible Six can escort them to safety. But the Tek government wants to take the American civilians as bargaining chips. Can Shade and I-6 help the civilians escape from Chaos City? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO."--.

"Fighter pilots are performing routine landings on a US aircraft carrier when the impossible happens: the massive ship sinks in the South Pacific. Athena and Invisible Six are quickly deployed to the site to learn what happened and who is responsible. But the enemy is clever and soon makes I-6 look like the bad guy. Can Athena and I-6 unmask the enemy before another deadly attack occurs? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO."--.

"As a tropical cyclone churns across the Pacific, a cargo plane carrying nuclear weapons vanishes in the storm. Bicep and Invisible Six must recover the missiles before they fall into the wrong hands. Their mission takes them to a remote US military outpost in the Pacific. But the base soon comes under attack. Can Bicep and I-6 hold off an invasion long enough for backup to arrive? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO."--.

" ... chronicles the rocky seventy-five year existence of the Special Operations Forces (SOF), from the first Army Rangers during World War II to today's much-lauded Seal Team Six."--Provided by publisher.

"The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won. In 2014, northeastern Syria might have been the last place you would expect to find a revolution centered on women's rights. And yet that year, an all-female militia faced off against ISIS in a little town few had ever heard of. The Islamic State by then had swept across vast swaths of the country, taking town after town and spreading terror as the civil war burned all around it. From that unlikely showdown in the town of Kobani emerged a fighting force that would wage war against ISIS across northern Syriaas partner of the United States. In the process, these women would spread their own political vision, determined to make women's equality a reality by fighting--house by house, street by street, town by town--the men who bought and sold women . . . tells the story of the women of the Kurdish militia that improbably became part of the world's best hope for stopping ISIS in Syria"--Adapted from publisher description.

The night stalkers are some of the most elite members of the U.S. Army. Their dangerous missions frequently take them behind enemy lines.

"A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. [This book] is the story of Ric's legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism"--Adapted from publisher description.