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Series
Conclave of shadows volume 1
Language
English
Description
Evil has come to a distant land high among the snow-capped mountains of Midkemia, as an exterminating army wearing the colors of the Duke of Olasko razes village after village, slaughtering men, women, and children without mercy. And when the carnage is done, only one survivor remains: a young boy named Kieli. A youth no longer, there is now but one road for him to travel: the path of vengeance. And he will not be alone. Under the tutelage of the...
7) Memorial day
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Kyle, having heard stories from his grandfather about World War II, serves in the Iraq War and sees similarities between his experiences and those of his grandpa.
10) Jarhead
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Follows Marine enlistee Swoff through basic training and active duty in the Middle East during the Gulf War.
11) The last samurai
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the midst of a bloody battle in the Iraq War, two soldiers, bound together since basic training, do everything to protect each other from both outside enemies and the internal struggles that come from constant danger.
16) The Name-Bearer
Author
Series
Flowers of prophecy volume Book 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
For her entire life, the Name-Bearer's sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy from the Flowers of Prophecy. But when the child is finally born and the Name-Bearer is sent to the Flowers, they refuse to name him. Instead they deliver a prophecy; another child was born who is more worthy of the Naming, and if they are found and brought before them it will usher in a reign of peace. Having failed in her duties the...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
An alien race, undefeatable by any existing military unit, has launched a relentless attack on Earth, and Major William Cage finds himself dropped into a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage is thrown into a time loop, forced to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again and again. Training alongside warrior Rita Vrataski, his skills slowly evolve, and each battle moves them one step closer to defeating the enemy....
18) Papa's backpack
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text portray a bear cub who understands that because Papa is a soldier, he sometimes must go, but imagines what it would be like to stay near by riding in Papa's backpack.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
War has come to Discworld ... again.
And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers around the small, arrogantly fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on its unrelenting aggressiveness. A year ago, Polly Perks's brother marched off to battle, and Polly's willing to resort to drastic measures to find him. So she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, and -- aided by a well-placed pair of socks -- sets out
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