This monthly listing allows readers to identify the new arrivals about military history, especially those books providing context for the library's ongoing Veterans History Project. The only "username" required to place a "hold" on one of the highlighted books using the library's online Bibliocommons catalog is your library card number.
Damn Few: Making the Modern Seal Warrior Denver, Rorke
"A gripping memoir from the Navy SEALs' young training commander and "Act of Valor" star. A first-ever officer's account of how the SEALs are creating tomorrow's warriors and redefining today's battlefield."
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 Atkinson, Rick"The magnificent conclusion to Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II. It is the 20th century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. "
In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: The Americans Who Fought the Korean War
Pash, Melinda L.
The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten War
Rubin, Richard
"For the past decade, Rubin sought every last living American veteran of World War I--and uncovered a forgotten great generation, and their war."
Moment of Battle: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Lacey, James
Perilous Fight: America's Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas, 1812-1815
Budiansky, Stephen
"Budiansky relates the rousing story of a scrappy band of seamen and a visionary secretary of the navy who defeated the legendary British Royal Navy that had dominated the seas for more than two centuries."
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
Dalrymple, William
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