Michael Franzak, former enlisted and retired lieutenant colonel, chronicles his year-long deployment as an AV-8B Marine Corps Harrier pilot and executive officer of "The Flying Nightmares" while in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.
the eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10
Luttrell, Marcus
2009
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.
Provides, in graphic form, information about the state of the world since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, covering the War on Terror, significant events and individuals, and other related topics.
A collection of essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to the Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic militia, discussing who they are, how they are funded, how the United States should respond to the group, and the relationship between the Taliban and other nations.
David Rohde and his wife Kristen Mulvihill describe their experiences during the seven months David, a "New York Times" reporter, was held captive by the Taliban in Pakistan along with two Afghan colleagues, while Kristen tried to work through Western channels to secure his release.
Lieutenant Commander Donovan has a chance to prove to himself and his elite SEAL team that he has what it takes to lead when their helicopter is shot down and some of his men captured by terrorists in the mountains of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Jameela must depend upon memories of her beloved mother Mor to sustain her when her stepmother abandons her in a busy market in Afghanistan and she ends up in an orphanage run by the same army that killed many of her family members.
A young Afghan girl, Najmah, befriends an American woman, Nusrat in Peshawar, Pakistan, after Najmah flees her native Afghanistan during the 2001 war; and together they begin a long journey to locate their missing loved ones after the war ends.
