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1) Battle ready
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
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Description
In his first three Commanders books, Tom Clancy teamed with Generals Fred Franks, Jr., Chuck Horner, and Carl Stiner to provide masterful blends of history, biography, you-are-there narrative, insight into the practice of leadership, and plain, old-fashioned storytelling. Battle Ready is all of that-and it is also something more. Marine General Tony Zinni was known as the "Warrior Diplomat" during his nearly forty years of service. As a soldier,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the United States Marine Corps, discussing the role of the distinguished branch of the Armed Forces in the present and future world, looking at recruiting and training, and studying the tools and technology utilized by the men and women of the corps.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 41
Language
English
Formats
Description
An unconventional war requires unconventional men-the Special Forces. Green Berets - Navy SEALS - Rangers - Air Force Special Operations - PsyOps - Civil Affairs - and other special-mission units. The first two Commanders books, Every Man a Tiger and Into the Storm, provided masterly blends of history, biography, you-are-there narrative, insight into the practice of leadership, and plain old-fashioned storytelling. Shadow Warriors is all of that and...
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
A bomb explodes in South Korea killing many. The main suspect is the North Koreans. The Op-Center team investigates with many obstacles to overcome in order to prevent war between North and South Korea.
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
The author presents detailed analyses of the Air Force's premier fighter planes, exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, an insider's look at the people behind the planes and weapons, and combat strategies and training techniques used by the U.S. Air Force.
Author
Series
Op-Center volume 10
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
When a radio-active half-dead Singapore pirate is rescued from the Celebes Sea, Australian officials call the Op-Center team, who find a most unlikely terrorist.
Author
Series
Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 7
Language
English
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Description
One terrible act plunges the world into an instant nuclear crisis, and, with the American president accused of incompetence, Jack Ryan calls on FBI head Dan Murray to help him avert disaster.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 43
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of how the U.S. Air Force, a service damaged by the Vietnam experience, reinvented itself through vision, determination, and hard work, and of how war itself has changed fundamentally in the last decade of this century, not only in the new dominance of air power but in all its aspects.