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1) Deep freeze
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Revival (Michael C. Grumley) volume 1
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2024.
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"The accident came quickly. With no warning. In the dead of night, a precipitous plunge into a freezing river trapped everyone inside the bus. It was then that Army veteran John Reiff's life came to an end. Extinguished in the sudden rush of frigid water. There was no expectation of survival. None. Let alone waking up beneath blinding hospital lights. Struggling to move, or see, or even breathe. But the doctors assure him that everything is normal....
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Army combat veteran Ty Stone has now joined the ranks of DKI, a veteran-operated organization waging war on human trafficking. He splits his time between training in Arizona and his home in Virginia. He's doing better at the training than the winding down, struggling with his relentless PTSD symptoms if he has too much time on his hands. Ty is eager to help when a local law enforcement contact involves him in the investigation of a drug-treatment...
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Is he the man you knew-or a stranger? Is he bitter? hopeful? disillusioned? What sort of husband, father, son, will he make? Will you let demagogues exploit and subvert him as they have done elsewhere? How can we help him find the road back?
Will he sell apples and pawn his medals, or will we assure him a job? What of the disabled-how can we restore him to usefulness? Will we make the grim mistake of spending too much-too late-and for the wrong people?...
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"Former army communications specialist Maddie Jerrard may not remember the details of the deadly mission on the Texas-Mexico border, but she knows one thing. She's not responsible for the massive ambush that left only her and investigative journalist Chris Mason alive. Yet with suspicion--and danger--targeting Maddie and Chris, and a killer on their trail, partnering up is the only solution. But as Maddie and Chris get closer to uncovering the truth,...
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Veterans of the United States armed forces are entitled to a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Dr. Paul R Lawrence, former Under Secretary for Benefits in the Department of Veterans Affairs, provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and accessible guide to all the benefits and services available to veterans of the US armed services and how to make the most of these benefits and services.
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Working for his mother, the sheriff of an idyllic Midwestern resort town, Eli North, when the body of a teenage boy is found in the lake, is drawn into an investigation related to America's opioid epidemic that becomes much more than just a hunt for a killer.
"Eli North is not okay. His drinking is getting worse by the day, his emotional wounds after a deployment to Afghanistan are as raw as ever, his marriage and career are over, and the only job...
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Get the Summary of Richard Freiherr von Rosen & Robert Forczyk's Panzer Ace in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Panzer Ace" recounts the military career of Richard Freiherr von Rosen, a German tank commander during World War II. The book begins with the tense pre-war atmosphere in Oberbärenburg, Germany, and follows von Rosen's journey from his initial eagerness to join the military to his experiences on the Eastern...
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Get the Summary of Johnny Joey Jones's Unbroken Bonds of Battle in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Unbroken Bonds of Battle" by Johnny Joey Jones is a memoir that explores the profound connections formed through military service, particularly within the Marine Corps and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community. Jones's journey begins with his decision to lead the Second EOD Company, a role he embraced out...
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"A new life. A new love. But will secrets tear them apart? Struggling with a tragic loss, widow Nina Johnson seeks a fresh start in a Southern small town. Then she meets handsome veteran Bret Sinclair and his sweet daughters. Bret's no stranger to loss, and his companionship is the solace Nina's been searching for. Until a dark secret from Bret's past is exposed, threatening to break these Mississippi Hearts."--publisher.
12) Salt kiss
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Lyonesse trilogy volume 1
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"Tristan Thomas is lost. After leaving the army, the young former soldier is in limbo. Until, that is, he's hired by Mark Trevena, the owner of Lyonesse--DC's ultra-secret club--to be Mark's new bodyguard. He's drawn into Mark's dark, seductive world of power and desire, and slowly drawn to Mark himself, even though Mark is everything Tristan knows he shouldn't want: cruel and wicked and shamelessly amoral. But protecting Mark isn't Tristan's only...
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Former soldier Vito D'Angelo has come home with a foster son--and a secret that could devastate his comrade's lovely widow. Lacey McPherson is Vito's childhood friend and the last person he wants to hurt. But as their friendship turns to more, the truth grows harder to reveal. Lacey's trying to renovate her guesthouse and build a peaceful single life. Yet letting ruggedly handsome Vito and young Charlie stay on her property awakens a longing for the...
14) Carry me home
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The love of family. The heartbreak of war. The triumph of coming home.
1940. Rural Wisconsin. Sixteen-year-old Earl “Earwig” Gunderman is not like other boys his age. Fiercely protected by his older brother, Earwig sees his town and the world around him through the prism of his own unique understanding. He sees his mother’s sadness and his father’s growing solitude. He sees his brother, Jimmy, falling in love with...
1940. Rural Wisconsin. Sixteen-year-old Earl “Earwig” Gunderman is not like other boys his age. Fiercely protected by his older brother, Earwig sees his town and the world around him through the prism of his own unique understanding. He sees his mother’s sadness and his father’s growing solitude. He sees his brother, Jimmy, falling in love with...
15) Lakeside hero
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Former marine Alec Caldwell is happy to return home alive. The scars he carries-inside and out-are a burden he plans to face alone. All he wants is a quiet life devoted to helping wounded veterans. That is, until he meets pastry chef Marla Hamilton-who's just too sweet to resist. But the single mother is fighting her own battles. The last man in Marla's life hurt her and put her daughter in danger, leaving the child frightened of strangers. Alec seems...
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Arriving in Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur for their part in the liberation of France, the 90-something Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans, use this opportunity to settle scores, avenge lost friends and pull off one last, daring heist before their illustrious careers are over.
17) The final secret
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Harlequin intrigue volume 1910
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Her past will haunt them both.Bodyguard Gennie Fox's security assignment goes wrong when a guest is murdered, and her boss - ex-Navy SEAL Noah Sheridan - gets caught in the crossfire. Noah trusts Gennie to get to the truth, but is Gennie's past is causing trouble... or is something more sinister at work?
18) Payback
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Nia Sharpe never expected to get caught in the crosshairs of a drug war. But with the return of her criminal brother, her life is suddenly on the line. Thankfully, her handsome boss, Aiden McBride, is there when she needs him most. Nia knows Aiden is still reeling from his past, so when the war vet steps in to keep her safe, Nia is touched by his heroic actions. Now staying ahead of the bad guys is their best chance of surviving. But watching...
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The anti-Vietnam War movement in the United States is perhaps best remembered for its young, counterculture student protesters. However, the Vietnam War was the first conflict in American history in which a substantial number of military personnel actively protested the war while it was in progress.
In The Turning, Andrew Hunt reclaims the history of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), an organization that transformed the antiwar movement...
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[2023]
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Before Sam and Dean Winchester, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, THE WINCHESTERS is the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester met Mary Campbell and put it all on the line to save their love and the entire world. When John returns home from fighting in Vietnam, a mysterious encounter sparks a new mission to trace his father's past. In his journey, he crosses paths with 19-year-old...
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