military life

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.

In graphic novel format, this book tells the story of how the American troops survived during the brutal winter at Valley Forge.

Explains how the Revolutionary War began, describes George Washington's leadership of the Continental Army, and discusses the war's end.

The author shares his experience of being in the United States Marine Corps, discussing how he came to be a Marine, his three deployments to Iraq, and more.

"Provides a...he said/she said perspective on coping with war in modern-day America with a brutally honest account of how a dedicated Marine and his equally committed spouse faced unfathomable challenges and achieved triumph"--Back cover.

Explains what life was like for an ordinary solider on the battlefield and for his family at home, including camp life, camp activities, and food, and describes what life was like for African Americans, women, and prisoners of war.

"Tells the story of Abe, a young Marine recruit who experiences the ugly, pedestrian, and often meaningless side of military service in rural Iraq. He enlists in hopes of finding that missing something in his life but comes to find out that it's not quite what he expected. Abe gets more than he bargained for when his journey takes him to the Middle East in war-torn Iraq"--Amazon.com.

When Cheryl Dietrich joined the U.S. Air Force, she began a transformation from overweight introvert and military neophyte into one of the key personnel redesigning the structure of the Air Force within the Pentagon. She is one of only one hundred female officers holding the rank of colonel or higher. Her memoir paints a picture of what it's like to be a squadron commander, to lead a NATO division and conduct mobility and wartime exercises in a gas mask and chemical gear, as well as to deploy with NATO to war-torn Croatia.