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703) Wartorn 1861-2010
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Beginning with the first documented cases from the Civil War, the film examines occurrences of PTSD through two World Wars and Vietnam, as well as more recent cases involving soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The stories are told through soldiers' revealing letters and journals; photographs and combat footage; first-person interviews with veterans of WWII, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and interviews...
Author
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Unbroken Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived on a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII -- only to be caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Adapted from Laura Hillenbrand's (Seabiscuit: An American Legend) enormously popular book,...
705) Hallmark Channel triple feature : A veteran's Christmas Home for Christmas day Christmas homecoming
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A veteran's Christmas: Grace, a former marine is forced to make an unexpected stop while driving through a small town. Joe, the local judge offers her his guesthouse until the repairs are done. Their feelings grow as they spend time together, but Joe must decide if he should move to Chicago to be a District Court Judge.
Home for Christmas day: When a young woman falls in love with a soldier in active duty, her mother tries her best to steer her daughter...
706) An unexpected match
Author
Series
Between two worlds volume 1
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Rachel Beiler loves her job as the teacher in her Amish community. She's obedient, humble, and compliant and tries to keep the ordnung to the best of her ability. But Rachel has a secret--something that could get her shunned if she's found out. She loves knowledge and yearns for a college education. After serving a dozen years in the Army, Rob Lanier has returned from Afghanistan. But now that he's home again, he's constantly reminded of his family's...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Ethan Saunders, a former spy for George Washington, is recruited by Alexander Hamilton to find his ex-fiancee's missing husband. Meanwhile, Joan Maycott and her veteran husband, amid hardship and deprivation on the western Pennsylvania frontier, find unlikely friendship and a chance for prosperity with a new method of distilling whiskey. The Maycotts' success however attracts the brutal attention of men in Hamilton's orbit, men who threaten to destroy...
709) Mr. Quigley's keys
Author
Publisher
EduMatch
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Adapted from the real-life story of an unsung hero, Mr. Quigley's Keys invites you to walk in the work shoes of a beloved handyman as he quietly jingles through the hallways, listening for ways to serve and connecting by heart. Bask in the admiration and pride that the students feel for their Navy veteran, whose war injury left him deaf, and watch as his every move models the school's keys to connection: love, perseverance, work ethic, empathy, gentleness,...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The big sleep: L.A. private detective Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail peopled by murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich - just to name a few. Marlowe is hired to protect a young woman and in the process, he falls in love with the woman's older sister.
Key Largo: A disillusioned returning World War II veteran has lost the will to fight ... until he arrives at a rundown hotel in Key Largo. There...
712) The sightless city
Author
Publisher
Tiny Fox Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Kidnapping. Enslavement. Murder. Those are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to actions some will take to protect their interests in æther-oil, the coveted substance that fuels the city of Huile. As both veteran and private investigator, Marcel Talwar knows this firsthand, and he likes to think he'd never participate in such things. However, that naïve idea comes to a crashing end when he takes on a new case that quickly shatters his worldview....
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"After a medical discharge from the marines, all Devin Langford wants is peace and solitude on his Montana ranch. Instead, he finds his childhood nemesis, Chloe Kenner, in his rental cabin. The cheerful cookbook writer can't forget how she once pestered him--and crushed on him. Is her sunny smile just what he needs to begin healing?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Thoughts, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
He carries the burden of his mistakes. The wounds on Jason Gonzalez's body are nothing compared to the ones on his heart. The former Marine avoids getting close to anyone new, especially his gorgeous next-door neighbor. Until he hears a scream coming from her house in the middle of the night. Her enemies are too numerous to count. Addison Foster escaped an abusive marriage and has become an advocate for others. When an intruder breaks into her home...
Author
Publisher
Morris Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"The contents of this book are all war stories and printed as told by the veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. My thanks to each one for their help in making this book possible so that future generations can see a touch of past history and the sacrifices made to defend our country and our freedoms. I decided to have this book published after interviewing these brave and heroic veterans that fought for our freedom. They are stories...
Author
Language
English
Description
For more than a year, fourteen-year-old Kristin uses her diary to record her confused thoughts about the physical changes brought on by adolescence and the emotional strain on her family of living with the "ghost" of her beloved older brother who was physi- cally and mentally destroyed while serving in Viet- nam.
