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Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton
Physical Desc
450 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Former Delta Force Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller where Pike Logan's search for a Mossad agent and ally puts him on a collision course with a ruthless military coup in Africa--and tests his loyalties to the Taskforce. It was to be a simple mission. Nothing more than assessing whether a merchant in the fabled Israeli Diamond Exchange was involved in a scheme that could potentially embarrass...
Author
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
Author
Series
Brad McLanahan volume 4
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"America's first line of defense--Brad McLanahan and the heroes of the Iron Wolf Squadron--must counter a dangerous Russian strike from within the homeland in this cutting-edge tale from the New York Times master of the high-tech military thriller, Dale Brown. On a remote island estate, a billionaire investor sells his air freight company to a mysterious new owner. The purchaser is none other than the President of Russia, Gennadiy Gryzlov. The Russians...
Author
Series
A Sigma Force novel volume 9
Language
English
Description
Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force set out to uncover the truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery going back to the birth of Christianity, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Taskforce team learns of a plot against an American envoy who is overseeing a treaty between Israel and Palestine, operator Pike Logan and his partner, Jennifer Cahill, follow an elusive trail through the Middle East that reveals a destructive secret.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Little readers will learn the essentials of the United States Army (how the Army keeps us safe, various jobs, weapons and machinery, and more) through easy-to-read, simple text. Readers will love the exciting full-bleed photographs, bolded glossary terms, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Little readers will learn the essentials of the United States Air Force (how the Air Force keeps us safe, various jobs, weapons and machinery, and more) through easy-to-read, simple text. Readers will love the exciting full-bleed photographs, bolded glossary terms, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
Series
Publisher
World Book Inc
Pub. Date
2020-
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
""Describes the development and potential impacts of robot soldiers, laser weapons, mechanical exoskeletons, stealth technology, missile defense, and space warfare."--Provided by publisher"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 576 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"In New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor's latest heart-stopping thriller, Pike Logan returns with his most dangerous and personal threat yet: a Taskforce Operator gone rogue. For years, the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce has worked in the shadows, anticipating and preventing attacks around the globe. Created to deal with a terrorist threat that shuns the civilized rule of law, it abandoned the same, operating outside...
Author
Publisher
Fox News Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 268 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 23 cm
Language
English
Description
From Fox & Friends Weekend cohost Pete Hegseth comes a collection of stories from fifteen of America's greatest heroes--highly decorated Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, marines, Purple Heart recipients, combat pilots, a Medal of Honor recipient, and more--based on Fox Nation's show of the same name.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes the science behind the armor, weapons, training, and tactics used by ninjas in their missions and in combat"--
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
502 pages : illustrations (maps) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking work that retells modern history through the rise and spread of written constitutions-some enlightened, many oppressive-to every corner of the globe. Filling a crucial void in our understanding of world history, Linda Colley reconfiguresthe rise of the modern world over three centuries through the advent of written constitutions. Her absorbing work challenges accepted narratives, focusing on rulers like Catherine the Great, who wrote...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the exploits of ten of the most ruthlessly determined soldiers, rebels, conquerors, and military leaders from throughout history.