"'Women can be heroes, too.' When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances Frankie McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins...

This classic Frederick Wiseman documentary follows a company of draftees and enlisted men through the nine weeks of the basic training cycle. The varieties of training techniques used by the army in converting civilians to soldiers are illustrated in scenes of drills, M-16 and bayonet use, a gas chamber, mines, night crawls, an infiltration course and the many forms of ideological training familiar to millions of men and women who have served in the...

Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly read journalists. Her vivid prose, her unmistakable voice, her ability to connect emotionally with her subjects and readers, her hard-won and hard-nosed skills as a reporter–these had already established her as a household name. But with her many reports from...

Canada's first woman trained for combat, a decorated officer in the "Van Doos" the legendary Royal 22nd Regiment, comes up against a system of institutional sexism. Throughout her training, Sandra Perron was repeatedly identified as top of her class, but was also subject to "pranks" that included stripping her uniform of insignia (which is a not-so-subtle way of informing her that her platoon did not have her back). The lessons she learned, however,...

A powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann. Here, in the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform, fighting in combat, losing friends and coming home is really like.

Captain Robert Semrau's military trial made international headlines--a Canadian soldier serving in Afghanistan arrested for allegedly killing a grievously wounded Taliban soldier in the field. The trial and its outcome are a matter of public record. What you are about to read about the tour of duty that inspired this book is not.

What you are about to read is an emotionally draining and mind-snapping firsthand account of war on the ground in

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Two couples torn apart—one by war between countries, one by war within.

In this moving sequel to Even Now, Emily Anderson, now twenty, is attending college on a soccer scholarship when she meets the man who changes everything for her: Army reservist Justin Baker. Their tender relationship, founded on a mutual faith in God and nurtured by their trust and love for each other, proves to be a shining inspiration to everyone

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Admission to a U.S. military flight training program is highly competitive, and Peterson's Master the Military Flight Aptitude Tests offers exactly what a candidate needs to ace the military flight aptitude tests. In addition to in-depth subject reviews-covering everything from Instrument Comprehension and Cyclic Orientation to Scale Reading and Complex Movements-this eBook also boasts expert test-taking tips and strategies and essential information...

This fully revised and updated edition provides military candidates with the edge they need to pass the main four ASVAB subtests, commonly known as the ASVAB Core. This book supplies all the necessary tools to beat the most crucial part of the ASVAB, including: • Three ASVAB Core exams, with complete answer explanations • Targeted preparation for Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, and Arithmetic Reasoning Subtests •...

Achieve Success So You Can Enlist! Studying for the ASVAB is a major mission. Your score on the four core subtests that comprise the ASVAB's AFQT (Armed Forces Qualifying Test) determines whether or not you can join, and this book concentrates solely on the skills you need to master to secure a spot in the military-reading, vocabulary, and math. It carries you every step of the way, from diagnosing your strengths and weaknesses to giving you plenty...