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Memoirs/Personal Narratives: Military
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War Is... by Marc Aronson (Editor); Patty Campbell (Editor)
Call Number: 810.8 WAR
ISBN: 9780763642310
Publication Date: 2009-02-10
A collection of essays, memoirs, letters, and fiction that present opposing viewpoints on the nature of war by such contributors as Mark Twain, Bob Dylan, and Ernie Pyle.
Long Shot by Azad
Call Number: 956.91 CUD
ISBN: 9780802129079
Publication Date: 2019-02-12
Tells the story of author Azad Cudi, a journalist from Kurdistan who volunteered as a sniper in the fight against ISIS.
The Warriors of Anbar by Ed Darack; James E. Donnellan (Foreword by)
Call Number: 956.704 DAR
ISBN: 9780306922657
Publication Date: 2019-11-05
A riveting account of how a battalion of Marines faced off against the most brutal of Al Qaeda at its most desperate and vicious moment--and how the Marines decisively crushed the terrorists.
Jarhead by Anthony Swofford
Call Number: 956.704 SWO
ISBN: 9780743244916
Publication Date: 2003-12-16
The author, a U.S. Marine, recounts his disturbing experiences in the 1991 Gulf War, and reflects upon the emotional damage he suffered and the nature of both the American military, and war itself.
Chickenhawk by Robert C. Mason
Call Number: 959.704 MAS
ISBN: 0552124192
Publication Date: 1992-06-01
The author's memoir of his tour of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot beginning in 1965.
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Call Number: B BEAH
ISBN: 9780374105235
Publication Date: 2007-02-13
Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.
Unbecoming by Anuradha Bhagwati
Call Number: B BHAGWATI
ISBN: 9781501162541
Publication Date: 2019-03-26
A raw, unflinching, and inspirational memoir by a former United States Marine Captain describing her journey from dutiful daughter of immigrants to wide-eyed recruit to radical activist dedicated to effecting historic policy reform in the military. After a lifetime of buckling to the demands of her strict Indian parents, Anuradha Bhagwati abandons her grad school career at Harvard University to join the Marines. It's the fiercest, most violent, most masculine branch of the military: the perfect place for her to prove that she's the ultimate Cool Girl, someone who can brawl with the boys in every sense of the word. Or at least that's what she thinks. From the moment training begins, Anuradha's G.I. Jane fantasy is punctured. As a bisexual woman of color in the military, she faces adversity and underestimation at every stage, confronting misogyny, racism, abuse, and astonishing injustice perpetrated by those in power. Pushing herself beyond her limits to prove her ability, she is forced to wrestle with what exactly drove her to pursue such punishment and violence in the first place. Once her service concludes in 2004, instead of retreating and putting it all behind her, she decides to do the exact opposite: take to task the leaders and outmoded conventions that she found so objectionable and even dangerous. Full of strength, courage, and heroic resilience, Unbecoming is about one woman who learned to believe in herself in spite of everything; it is the kind of story that will light a fire beneath you, and that will inspire our next generation of fierce female heroes to always persist.
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
Call Number: B CAPUTO
ISBN: 9780805046953
Publication Date: 1996-11-15
Philip J. Caputo's memories of the sixteen months he served in Vietnam, from 1965-66, and the emotional devastation he suffered from it, written a decade after his return home.
You Are Worth It by Kyle Carpenter; Don Yaeger
Call Number: B CARPENTER
ISBN: 9780062898548
Publication Date: 2019-10-15
From the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor comes an extraordinary inspirational memoir that will change the life of every reader. Moving and unforgettable, You Are Worth It is an astonishing memoir from an extraordinary young leader.
Code Name Pauline by Pearl Witherington Cornioley; Kathryn J. Atwood
Call Number: B CORNIOLEY
ISBN: 9781613744871
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
World War II resistance fighter Pearl Witherington Cornioley describes her experiences as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
I Am a Secret Service Agent by Dan Emmett; Charles Maynard
Call Number: B EMMETT
ISBN: 9781250130303
Publication Date: 2017-06-06
Dan Emmett recounts his years as a Secret Service agent in charge of protecting the president of the United States.
Combat Swimmer by Robert A. Gormly
Call Number: B GORMLY
ISBN: 0451230140
Publication Date: 2010-08-03
Relates the life of Navy SEAL Captain Robert A. Gormly, discussing his career in the Navy, his two tours of duty in Vietnam, and his missions in the Persian Gulf.
The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens
Call Number: B GREITENS
ISBN: 0547750382
Publication Date: 2012-04-10
A memoir in which Eric Greitens discusses how his desire to make a difference led him to the world's trouble spots where he worked to serve and sick, poor, and displaced, explains his decision to join the Navy SEALS to protect the weak, and discusses how the lessons he learned in humanitarianism affected his missions in Kenya, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Alan's War by Emmanuel Guibert (Illustrator)
Call Number: B GUIBERT
ISBN: 1596430966
Publication Date: 2008-10-28
Presents a graphic memoir of Alan Cope, who was drafted into the U.S. military during WWII, recounting his first experiences at Fort Knox, his friendships with other soldiers, and encounters with combat and various Europeans during and after the war.
Fly Like a Girl by Mary Jennings Hegar
Call Number: B HEGAR
ISBN: 9780593117767
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her experiences as a helicopter pilot in the National Guard.
American Sniper by Chris Kyle; Scott McEwen; Jim DeFelice
Call Number: B KYLE
ISBN: 0062238868
Publication Date: 2013-01-29
Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL, recounts his life and military experiences, discusses his record for the most career sniper kills in United States military history and the bounty placed on his head by Iraqi insurgents, provides an eye-witness account of war in Iraq, shares the strains of war on his marriage and family, and honors his fellow soldiers.
The Restless Wave by John McCain; Mark Salter
Call Number: B McCain
ISBN: 9781432848552
Publication Date: 2018-04-04
A candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain--his most personal book in years--covering everything from 2008 up to the present.
No Easy Day by Mark Owen; Kevin Maurer
Call Number: B OWEN
ISBN: 9780525953722
Publication Date: 2012-09-04
A memoir of a former member of Navy SEAL Team 6 about his career in the military, including his firsthand account of the successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden.
Sailors in the Sky by Jack Sauter; Edward Peary Stafford (Foreword by)
Call Number: B SAUTER
ISBN: 0803238312
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
The story of the author's experiences as a navy air crewman aboard an aircraft carrier during the Korean War.
Soft Spots by Clint Van Winkle
Call Number: B VAN WINKLE
ISBN: 9780312378936
Publication Date: 2009-03-03
Former Marine Sergeant Clint Van Winkle describes his experiences of serving as an Amphibious Assault Vehicle section leader in Iraq, as well as his struggles with post-traumatic stress, flashbacks, and nightmares after he returned home.
I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior by Howard E. Wasdin; Stephen Templin
Call Number: B WASDIN
ISBN: 1250016436
Publication Date: 2012-04-24
Howard Wasdin reflects on his life and military career, discussing his difficult childhood, training, goal to become a member of Navy SEAL Team Six, experiences during the Battle of Mogadishu, and more.
Eat the Apple by Matt Young
Call Number: B YOUNG
ISBN: 9781632869500
Publication Date: 2018-02-27
The author shares his experience of being in the United States Marine Corps, discussing how he came to be a Marine, his three deployments to Iraq, and more.
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