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Omaha Picks: Military Biographies

Military biographies or memoirs from World War I to Iraq.

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  • Call Me Chef, Dammit!

    a Veteran's Journey From the Rural South to the White House

    Rush, Andre,
    Book[Nashville, TN] : Harper Horizon, [2022] — B Rush 2022
  • Honor Bound

    An American Story of Dreams and Service

    McGrath, Amy, 1975-
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. — B McGrath 2021
  • BookNew York : Berkley Caliber, 2011. — B Nez 2011
  • The Last Deployment

    How a Gay, Hammer-swinging Twentysomething Survived a Year in Iraq

    Lemer, Bronson
    BookMadison, Wis. : The University of Wisconsin Press, c2011. — B Lemer 2011
  • Black Ops

    the Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

    Prado, Ric,
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, [2022] — B Prado 2022
  • A Bright and Blinding Sun

    a World War II Story of Survival, Love, and Redemption

    Brotherton, Marcus,
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022. — B Brotherton 2022
  • The Commanders

    the Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel

    Clark, Lloyd, 1967-
    BookNew York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2022] — 940.53 Clark 2022
  • Connected Soldiers

    Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War

    Spencer, John, 1975-
    Book[Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2022] — B Spencer 2022
  • Damn Lucky

    One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History

    Maurer, Kevin,
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, 2022. — B Luckadoo Maurer 2022
  • Lost in the Cold War

    the Story of Jack Downey, America's Longest-held POW

    Downey, John T., 1930-2014,
    BookNew York : Columbia University Press, [2022] — B Downey 2022
  • Uncertain Ground

    Citizenship in An Age of Endless, Invisible War

    Klay, Phil,
    BookNew York : Penguin Press, 2022. — B Klay 2022
  • Three Wise Men

    a Navy SEAL, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole Survivor

    Wise, Beau, 1984-
    BookNew York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2021. — B Wise Wise 2021
  • Wings of Gold

    the Story of the First Women Naval Aviators

    Weintraub, Beverly, 1961-
    BookGuilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2021] — 359.9 Weintrau 2021
  • Dare to Fly

    Simple Lessons in Never Giving Up

    McSally, Martha, 1966-
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — B McSally 2020
  • Formation

    a Woman's Memoir of Stepping Out of Line

    Dostie, Ryan Leigh,
    BookNew York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019. — B Dostie 2019
  • The Longer We Were There

    a Memoir of a Part-time Soldier

    Moore, Steven, 1986-
    BookAthens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2019] — B Moore 2019
  • No Surrender

    a Father, a Son, and An Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today

    Edmonds, Chris (Christopher Waring), 1957-
    Book[San Francisco] : HarperOne, [2019] — B Edmonds Edmonds 2019
  • Transformed

    a Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey From the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds

    Adeleke, Remi, 1982-
    BookNashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, [2019] — B Adeleke 2019
  • Soldier of Change

    From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement

    Snyder-Hill, Stephen,
    Book[Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2014] — 355.0092 S675