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Maria Goodavage takes readers into the life of Lucca K458, a decorated and highly skilled military working dog. An extraordinary bond develops between Lucca and Marine Corps dog handlers Chris Willingham and Juan Rodriguez, in what would become a legendary 400-mission career. A Specialized Search Dog, Lucca belongs to an elite group trained to work off-leash at long distances from her handler. She served alongside both Special Forces and regular infantry, and became so sought-after that platoons frequently requested her by name. The book describes in gritty detail Lucca's adventures on and off the battlefields, including tense, lifesaving explosives finds and firefights, as well as the bravery of fellow handlers and dogs they served with. Ultimately we see how the bond between Lucca and her handlers overcame the endless brutalities of war and the traumas this violence ignites. Here is a portrait of modern warfare with a heartwarming and inspiring conclusion that will touch dog lovers and the toughest military readers.

A first-person account of the top-secret mission inside Afghanistan that took place in the days following the September 11 terrorist attack and set the stage for the defeat of the Taliban and the war on terror.

Provides eyewitness accounts from participants in the First Gulf War, 1990-91, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-10, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, 2001-10, drawn from a cross section of nationalities and services.

The account of three women deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and how their military service affected their friendships, their personal lives, and their families.

Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama stood in Arlington National Cemetery to deliver his Memorial Day address. He extolled the heroism and sacrifice of the two men buried side by side in the graves before him: Travis Manion, a fallen US Marine, and Brendan Looney, a fallen US Navy SEAL. Although they were killed three years apart, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, these two former roommates and best friends were now buried together--"brothers forever." Award-winning journalist Tom Sileo and Travis's father, Colonel Tom Manion, USMCR (Ret.), tell the intimate and personal story of how these Naval Academy roommates defined a generation's sacrifice in Afghanistan and Iraq.

After a career as a Navy SEAL, Mike Ritland went on to train working K9's for some of the most elite units in the U.S. Special Operations community.

"Describes the people and events of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--Provided by publisher.

Provides background information on the war in Afghanistan that began after the September 11 terror attacks in 2001.

American Navy SEAL and team leader Marcus Luttrell tells his story of the loss of his teammates in July 2005 along the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border to al-Qaida insurgents.