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Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002, c1998
Language
English
Description
The Stargate is an intergalactic gateway, developed by an ancient civilization, that links other planets in other solar systems to ours. When hostile aliens attempt to invade earth through the Stargate, the U. S. Air Force assembles an elite team to carry-out peacekeeping missions.
3) Battle born
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Patrick McLanahan is sent to train a tactical strike unit designed to seek out and destroy enemy missiles, but he runs out of time when a surprise attack results in the formation of the United Republic of Korea and this newest nuclear power's refusal to destroy captured weapons threatens to set off WWIII.
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Language
English
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Description
With swollen feet and swelling belly, pregnant Ellie bravely joins the nation's tourists in seeing the sights in Washington, D.C. But a fatal incident at the Metro station convinces Ellie that something is rotten in the capital city. Should she do the safe thing and pack her bags? Not likely when too many people are telling lies, hiding secrets, and acting suspiciously. Luckily, Ellie Avery is just the right woman to clean up the most mysterious cases...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
When the newly nuclear capable Iran begins threatening the peace in the Persian Gulf, the President of the United States, faced with a weakened military force, calls upon Future Flight, a secret team of the CIA's Intelligence Support Agency, to try and avert a catastrophe.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Government prosecutor Hank Sutherland resigns his position in disgust after losing a case due to the influence of Jonathan Meredith, but he cannot ignore what he feels to be his duty to help expose Meredith as a dangerous manipulator whose plans for the country could lead to all-out racial war.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The true story of William Pitsenbarger, an Air Force medic who saved more than sixty men in one of the bleakest battles of the Vietnam War. Presented the chance to escape on the last helicopter, Pitsenbarger stayed behind to save and defend his comrade in arms. Twenty years later, Pitsenbarger's fellow soldiers and father seek the help of investigator Scott Huffman and other surviving veterans to finally secure him The Congressional Medal of Honor...
10) The RAF at war
Author
Publisher
Time Life
Pub. Date
c1981
Language
English
Description
Details the contributions of Britain's Royal Air Force during World War II.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From World War I, where we get a rare insight into the fighter operations over the fields of France, to the incredible Battle of Britain aeronautics, when the bravery of RAF fighter pilots saw off the might of the Luftwaffe, this exciting history places the reader in the cockpit during some of the greatest air battles of modern warfare. The horrifying loss of life inflicted on the Soviet Union by Hitler's Blitzkrieg offensive is explored here-more...
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Language
English
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Description
"General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft, and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942,...
Author
Publisher
Savas Beatie
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Want to maximize your time in the military? Want to know what it really takes to be successful while serving your country? Ever just want someone to keep it real on the topics that mean the most to you? A.J. Kehl, a Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) in the U.S. Air Force, does just that and more in My Rich Uncle: An Informal Guide to Maximizing Your Enlistment. Kehl's well-crafted guide is designed with one purpose in mind: To make sure you make the...
16) The death trust
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When the NATO commander in Germany is killed in a glider crash, maverick Special Agent Vin Cooper is sent to investigate, and embarks on a highly sensitive murder investigation that draws him into a web of terrorism and corruption.
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins e-books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"A volatile U.S. ally has fallen prey to the terrorist beast. India is the target of radical Islamic jihadists, and the world watches breathlessly as tensions escalate between the uneasy giant and its longtime nemesis Pakistan--with China waiting in the wings, eager to flex its military might. A nuclear showdown seems inevitable, unless the masterminds at Dreamland can get to the mysterious source of the terror and end it, swiftly and permanently....
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Language
English
Formats
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ike and Horse People, Michael Korda, comes With Wings Like Eagles, the harrowing story of The Battle of Britain, one of the most important battles of World War II. In the words of the Washington Post Book World, "With Wings Like Eagles is a skillful, absorbing, often moving contribution to the popular understanding of one of the few episodes in history ... to deserve the description 'heroic.'"
Author
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A history of the British bomber aircraft and stories from the crew who served with it. The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. In Canberra Boys , Andrew Brookes takes us through its rich history with the help of those who operated this magnificent machine. Contributors include Roly "Bee" Beamont, the English Electric test pilot who first flew the...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The weapon is codenamed "Razor"-the brainchild of the brilliant minds at Dreamland-a mobile chemical laser system with a range of 600 kilometers capable of downing anything that flies. The destruction of an American aircraft over northern Iraq suggests the inexplicable and unthinkable: a vengeful foe now possesses the lethal technology. It is fear that draws a retired warrior back to the battlefield, and sends Dreamland's best pilots to the skies...
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