Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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2015., Adult, William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: BIOG 306.883 KYL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle shares their private journey, a moving and universal chronicle of love and family, service and patriotism, grief and sacrifice, faith and purpose.
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By Beck, Glenn2011., Adult, Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts Call No: BIOG 973.4 1 092 Edition: 1st Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Combining biography and the writings of George Washington with his own insights, comments, and sidebars, Glenn Beck explores the first president of the United States and describes how Washington's beliefs and values are especially important to remember in modern times.
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2004., Adult, Back Bay Books Call No: BIOG 940.54 05 09528 Edition: 1st Back Bay paperback ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Examines the disappearance of eight American airmen shot down and taken prisoner on the remote island of Chichi Jima in World War II and the secrecy that surrounded the events for decades, and discusses the violence inflicted by both sides in the Pacific War.
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By Chernow, Ron2017., Adults, Penguin Press Call No: BIOG 973.8 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Pulitzer Prize-winner and biographer of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John D. Rockefeller, Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and inept businessman, fond of drinking to excess; or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War; or as a credulous and hapless president whose tenure came to symbolize the worst excesses of the Gilded Age. These stereotypes don't come close to capturing adequately his spirit and the sheer magnitude of his monumental accomplishments. A biographer at the height of his powers, Chernow has produced a portrait of Grant that is a masterpiece, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency. Before the Civil War, Grant was flailing. His business ventures had been dismal, and despite distinguished service in the Mexican War, he ended up resigning from the army in disgrace amid recurring accusations of drunkenness. But in the Civil War, Grant began to realize his remarkable potential, soaring through the ranks of the Union army, prevailing at the Battle of Shiloh and in the Vicksburg campaign and ultimately defeating the legendary Confederate general Robert E. Lee after a series of unbelievably bloody battles in Virginia. Along the way Grant endeared himself to President Lincoln and became his most trusted general and the strategic genius of the war effort. His military fame translated into a two-term presidency, but one plagued by corruption scandals involving his closest staff. All the while Grant himself remained more or less above reproach. But, more importantly, he never failed to seek freedom and justice for black Americans, working to crush the Ku Klux Klan and earning the admiration of Frederick Douglass, who called him 'the vigilant, firm, impartial, and wise protector of my race." After his presidency, he was again brought low by a trusted colleague, this time a dashing young swindler on Wall Street, but he resuscitated his image by working with Mark Twain to publish his memoirs, which are recognized as a masterpiece of the genre. With his famous lucidity, breadth, and meticulousness, Chernow finds the threads that bind these disparate stories together, shedding new light on the man whom Walt Whitman described as "nothing heroic... and yet the greatest hero." His probing portrait of Grant's lifelong struggle with alcoholism transforms our understanding of the man at the deepest level. This is America's greatest biographer, bringing movingly to life one of our finest but most underappreciated presidents. The definitive biography, Grant is a grand synthesis of painstaking research and literary brilliance that makes sense of all sides of Grant's life, explaining how this simple Midwesterner could at once be so ordinary and so extraordinary"--
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2015., Ages 10-15, Henry Holt and Company Call No: J BIO 943.086092 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva Braun, and his beloved dog, Blondi. It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending the Third Reich and one of the darkest chapters of history. Hitler's Last Days is a gripping account of the death of one of the most reviled villains of the 20th century--a man whose regime of murder and terror haunts the world even today. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing Patton, this book will have young readers--and grown-ups too--hooked on history"--
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By Price, Ruth[2018]., Adults, [Publisher not identified] Call No: BIOG 920 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In No Stray Bullets, Gunnery Sergeant Price’s mother Ruth tells the story of a church-going, homeschooled boy who went from the fields and barns of Michigan to fierce battles in the cities of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan. Along the way, he developed world-class physical, mental, and operational skills without ever losing the faith and values that were the source of his strength. When he came home, his whole hometown honored his heroism. Dan Price’s courage and accomplishments were not products of mere chance, and neither was his death. Ruth Price celebrates her son’s life, because in God’s wisdom and providence, there are no stray bullets. - Amazon.com.
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By Biank, Tanya2013., New American Library Call No: BIOG 355.0092 52 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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©℗2021., Adults, 103500., Hachette Audio Call No: AUD 355.0092 PAT Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world’s #1 bestselling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who’ve fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform, fighting in combat, losing friends and coming home is really like." --book jacket.
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2021., Adults, Little, Brown and Company Call No: BIOG 355.0092 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
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[2002]., Adult, Washington Square Press Call No: HIST 355 .0092 273 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A variety of letters written by American servicemen which include accounts of combat, complaints about conditions, philosophical musings, love letters, and final thoughts.