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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell Publisher Comments Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market 
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War by Sebastian Junger Staff Pick When the author of The Perfect Storm writes, "War is insanely exciting," you have to assume he knows what he's talking about. Sure enough, Junger's new book offers a thrilling account of the sustained adrenaline rush that is modern warfare, coupled with... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan by Sean Parnell Publisher Comments In combat, men measure up. Or don't. There are no second chances. In this vivid account of the U.S. Army's legendary 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan, Captain Sean Parnell shares an action-packed and highly emotional... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell Publisher Comments Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer Publisher Comments This edition has been updated to reflect new developments and includes new material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army and became an icon of post-9/11... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education by Craig M Mullaney Publisher Comments "One of the most thoughtful and honest accounts ever written by a young Army officer confronting all the tests of life." -Bob Woodward In this surprise bestseller, West Point grad, Rhodes scholar, Airborne Ranger, and U. S. Army Captain Craig Mullaney... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Funding the Enemy: How Us Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban by Douglas A Wissing PW Review "Examining the nuts and bolts of the Afghanistan war, investigative journalist Wissing (Pioneer in Tibet: The Life and Perils of Dr. Albert Shelton)Â reviews the conflict in terms of a 'toxic system' of links between diplomats, private military... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Afghanistan: a Military History From Alexander the Great To the War Against the Taliban ((Rev)09 Edition) by Stephen Tanner Publisher Comments For over 2,500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads for armies and has witnessed history-shaping clashes between civilizations: Greek, Arab, Mongol, and Tartar, and, in more recent times, British, Russian, and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton Publisher Comments From the New York Times bestselling author of In Harms Way comes a true-life story of American soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunning military victory. Horse Soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell Publisher Comments Four U.S. Navy SEALs fought to the death against 150 armed Taliban in the Afghan mountains. Now, two years later, the lone SEAL survivor pens this spellbinding, first-hand account, a heartbreaking, yet inspiring story of heroism, courage, and sacrifice... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer Staff Pick Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild knows he was born to write about quirky, iconoclastic characters who travel their own road, ultimately leading to a tragic demise. Where Men Win Glory is every bit as captivating and even more timely than... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Afghan Way of War: How and Why They Fight by Robert Johnson Publisher Comments Focusing on key episodes in Afghanistan's long history of conflict with foreign forces from the early nineteenth century to the present, this book sheds new light on the Afghan "Way of War." Robert Johnson shows that, contrary to the stereotypes of... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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No Way Out: A Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan by Mitch Weiss Publisher Comments It seemed like an impossible mission right from the start. A Special Forces team planned to land in an enemy-held valley, scale a steep mountain in Afghanistan to surprise and capture a terrorist leader. But before they found the target, the target... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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War by Sebastian Junger Publisher Comments In War, Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm) turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat--the fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. His on... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan by Malcolm Macpherson Publisher Comments Afghanistan, March 2002. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a U.S. soldier is stranded, alone, surrounded by fanatical al Qaeda fighters. For the mans fellow Navy SEALs, and for waiting teams of Army Rangers, there was only one rule... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan by Gregory Feifer Publisher Comments The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twenty-first century. In The Great Gamble, Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. In gripping detail, he vividly... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer Publisher Comments This edition has been updated to reflect new developments and includes new material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Pat Tillman walked away from amultimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army and became an icon of post-9/11... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man by Dalton Fury Publisher Comments The mission was to kill the most wanted man in the world—an operation of such magnitude that it couldnt be handled by just any military or intelligence force. The best America had to offer was needed. As such, the task was handed to roughly... (read more) Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan by Gregory Feifer Publisher Comments The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twenty-first century. In The Great Gamble, Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. During the last years of the Cold... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wrong War (11 Edition) by Francis J. West Publisher Comments America cannot afford to lose the war in Afghanistan, and yet Americans cannot win it. In this definitive account of the conflict, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Bing West provides a practical way out. Drawing on his expertise as both... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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