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2) Drone warrior: an elite soldier's inside account of the hunt for America's most dangerous enemies
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dramatic account that includes testimonies by Afghanistan citizens whose lives were changed by the war.
5) Never quit: from Alaskan wilderness rescues to Afghanistan : firefights as an elite special ops PJ
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
"An Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator and decorated war hero details his amazing life, "--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
T"he riveting story of how a young boy's upbringing with outlaw culture and charismatic role models forged him into an elite Marine and a decorated Pararescueman. "Absence of self is my sword" comprises the final line in "The Warrior's Creed," a 14th century poem written by an unknown Japanese Samurai, and this is the code Master Sergeant Roger Sparks embodied as a Recon Marine turned Alaskan Pararescueman. A living legend in the military, Sparks...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"The astonishing true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of 23 comrades-in-arms. In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The young adult adaptation of the epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero. "That Others May Live" is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska's 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are...
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter approached a landing zone in Afghanistan 40 miles southwest of Kabul. The helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was on a mission to reinforce American and coalition special operations troops. It would never return. Insurgents fired at the Chinook, severed one of its rear rotor blades, and brought it crashing to the ground. All 38 onboard perished instantly in the single greatest moment of sacrifice...
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