by Tommy Franks
MEMOIR - Military - War - GWOT - FRANKS 2004
To America, he was a hero. To his troops, he was a soldier. Now hear his story. The Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command from July 2000 through July 2003, General Tommy Franks, made history by leading American and Coalition forces to victory in Afghanistan and Iraq-the decisive battles that launched the war on terror. In American Soldier, General Franks retraces his journey from a small-town boyhood through a lifetime of heroic military service, and offers the first true insider’s account of the war on terrorism in the weeks following 9/11.
by Alicia Delory
MEMOIR -Military -Family - DELORY 2021
This riveting memoir shares the rarely told account of a military wife living with a combat veteran suffering from PTSD. Narrating with blunt-force honesty and irreverent dark humor, Alicia Delory weaves the tale of her Army husband's heartbreaking return from Afghanistan with scenes from her experience as the daughter of an alcoholic. Through vignettes of both past and present, Delory takes the reader along on her journey as she learns to cope with a husband gripped by trauma and a father tragically succumbing to addiction.
Memoirs of a life in intelligence, special operations, and strategy
by Michael G. Vickers
MEMOIR -Military - - VICKERS 2023
Vickers recounts his remarkable career, from his days as a Green Beret to his vision for victory in Afghanistan to his role in waging America’s war with al-Qa’ida at the highest levels of government. In captivating detail, he depicts his years in the Special Forces, including his training to parachute behind enemy lines with a backpack nuclear weapon in the event of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe—and reveals how those experiences directly influenced his approach to shaping policy. Vickers has played a significant role in most of the military and intelligence operations of the past four decades, and he offers a deeply informed analysis of the greatest challenges facing America today, and in the decades ahead.
The untold story of the American spy who helped win World War II
by Sonia Purnell
BIO -Military -War -WW2 HALL 2020
Based on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall–an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spycraft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman’s fierce persistence helped win the war.
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