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Van Shaw novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Former Army Ranger and thief Van Shaw is thrust into danger as lethal and unpredictable as the war he left behind in this emotionally powerful and gritty follow up to the acclaimed Past Crimes. When an old crony of Van Shaw's late grandfather calls in a favor, the recently-discharged Ranger embarks on a dangerous journey to the Olympic Mountains, in search of a missing girl tied to Van's own criminal past. What he finds instead is a brutal murder...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"The extraordinary new novel in the New York Times-bestselling author's acclaimed series about the real Deep South--"a joy ride into the heart of darkness" (The Washington Post). She was just seventeen, a high school dropout named Milly Jones, found walking down the middle of the highway, engulfed in flames. Even in a tough Mississippi county like Tibbehah, it shatters the community, and it is up to Sheriff Quinn Colson, back on the job after a year...
Author
Language
English
Description
In The Finishing School, former Navy SEAL Dick Couch, author of the acclaimed Warrior Elite, follows SEALs on the ground and in the water as they undergo SEAL Tactical Training.
In America’s new war, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces, including the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war on terror, SEAL units—small...
In America’s new war, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces, including the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war on terror, SEAL units—small...
4) The trials
Author
Series
Red trilogy (Linda Nagata) volume 2
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Lieutenant James Shelley and his squad of US Army soldiers were on a quest for justice when they carried out the unauthorized mission known as First Light. They returned home to America to face a court-martial, determined to expose the corruption in the chain of command that compelled their actions. But in a country still reeling from the nuclear terrorism of Coma Day, the courtroom is just one battlefield of many." --
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Series
Tucker Wayne novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Former army ranger Tucker Wayne and his military working dog Kane are recruited by Sigma Force to extract a Russian pharmaceutical magnate out of Siberia, a man who holds the biological key to a new weapon system, a danger engineered out of the ancient past to terrorize the modern world. From the frozen steppes of Russia to the sun-blasted savannas of Africa, Tucker and Kane must piece together a mystery going back to the origin of life on Earth.
Author
Series
Red trilogy (Linda Nagata) volume 1
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Lieutenant James Shelley commands a high-tech squad of soldiers in a rural district within the African Sahel. They hunt insurgents each night on a harrowing patrol, guided by three simple goals: protect civilians, kill the enemy, and stay alive. In a for-profit war manufactured by the defense industry there can be no cause worth dying for. To keep his soldiers safe, Shelley uses every high-tech asset available to him, but his best weapon is a flawless...
7) Going dark
Author
Series
Red trilogy (Linda Nagata) volume 3
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"In the final book of The Red Trilogy, [former army lieutenant James] Shelley must choose who -- or what -- to trust, while struggling to contain an escalating conflict that threatens to plunge the world into chaos and destroy those he loves." -- P.4 of cover.
Author
Series
Men of valor novels (Irene Hannon) volume 3
Language
English
Description
"After a disastrous Middle East mission ends his six-year Army Ranger career, Finn McGregor needs some downtime...But peace isn't on the agenda once he crosses paths with publishing executive Dana Lewis...Someone seems bent on disrupting her stay in the lakeside cabin she inherited from her grandfather. As Finn and Dana work together to discover who is behind the disquieting pranks, the incidents begin to take on a menacing tone..." (Book jacket)....
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Explaining the unique psychology behind the SEALs' legendary training program, a high-level SEAL officer reveals the modern techniques that transform a chosen few into lethal warriors and details how the SEALs' creative operations became front-and-centerin America's War on Terror.
10) The fallen
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Series
Quinn Colson novels volume 7
Language
English
Description
"Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson had to admit he admired the bank robbers. A new bank was hit almost every week, and the robbers rushed in and out with such skill and precision it reminded him of raids he'd led back in Afghanistan and Iraq when he was an army ranger. In fact, it reminded him so much of the techniques in the Ranger Handbook that he couldn't help wondering if the outlaws were former Rangers themselves. And that was definitely going...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A Navy SEAL commander explores the practical and philosophical questions of heroic service that have emerged about America's past decade at war, from the qualities of heroes and the reasons we fight to how war impacts families and whether or not soldiers can be held accountable for wartime actions.
12) The redeemers
Author
Series
Quinn Colson novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
"... He is only in his early thirties, but now Quinn Colson is jobless--voted out of office as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, thanks to the machinations of county kingpin Johnny Stagg. He has offers, in bigger and better places, but before he goes, he's got one more job to do--bring down Stagg's criminal operations for good. At least that's the plan. But in the middle of the long, hot summer, a trio of criminals stage a bold, wall-smashing...
13) Army Rangers
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Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A chronological account of the American military special forces unit known as the Army Rangers, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies"--
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Series
Publisher
Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Jack West, Jr. won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil. Now these dark forces are coming after Jack-- in ruthless fashion. With the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend. It's an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted-- by the greatest hunters in history. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Series
Quinn Colson novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jericho, Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson has serious trouble on his hands, in the form of recently pardoned murderer Casey Dixon, who has returned to make amends for his terrible crime. Or maybe that is just a pretense, and Dixon is actually there to dig up the hidden loot from an armored car robbery he committed years ago. That is certainly what his former gang assumes, as they break out of Parchman prison to confront Dixon before he can take the...
17) SEAL Team Six
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A chronological account of the American military special forces unit known as SEAL Team Six, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies"--
18) Trigger warning
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Former Army Ranger Jake Rivers enrolled in Kelton College for an education, but his lack of political correctness makes him a target. When a violent gang of marauders invade the main hall, taking students as hostages for big ransom money, Jake enlists his fellow classmates to fight back"--
19) Fearless: the undaunted courage and ultimate sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team Six operator Adam Brown
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Blehm presents a deeply personal glimpse inside the SEAL Team SIX brotherhood that shows how these elite operators live out the rest of their lives, away from danger, as husbands, fathers, and friends.
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