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An Apache pilot’s raw, real story of war and brotherhood. For 23 years, Brad has flown into firestorms and brought back more than just combat stories. It is a deep journey through faith, family, and the cost of a warrior’s life. Full Blooded Apache is Brad’s story of resilience, sacrifice, and the unbreakable will and determination to protect, lead, and come home whole — even though the war didn’t end when the blades stopped spinning.

Trigger Warning is a story of success, triumph, trauma and overcoming. This is the story of a former Special Operations Engineer as he worked relentlessly to rekindle his life after the war. Having worked alongside Australia’s Special Forces, he discusses in great detail, the exploits that he...

Corporal Andy Reid was an ordinary soldier, serving in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. But his life changed for ever on Tuesday 13 October 2009, when he was blown up by a Taliban improved explosive device (IED). Evacuated to the UK, it was touch-and-go whether he would survive. He had lost both legs and his right arm, while the index finger of his left hand was almost completely removed. Yet survive he did and less than a month after being blown up, he was reunited with his patrol back in Warminster.

In a remote outpost of Now Zad, in Helmand Province, Pen Farthing’s tour of duty will change his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons... Appalled by the horrors of a local dog fight, he intervenes to free the victims. One of these dogs finds his way into the Marine compound—and into Pen’s heart. Soon other strays are being drawn to the sanctuary provided by Pen’s makeshift pound. But as his time in Helmand draws to an end, Pen cannot leave the dogs of Now Zad to their own fates. He begins hatching plans to help them escape to a better life.

As a regional direct response Quick Reaction Force in the northern Sangin river valley of Helmand Province, the Marines are immediately put to the test, narrowly avoiding one calamity after the next. This untold story personalizes the broader themes of America's war in Afghanistan through the brutal experiences of a small Marine unit who volunteered to fight it.

Jocko Willink et Leif Babin ont été déployés sur le champ de bataille le plus violent et le plus dangereux d'Irak. En tant que responsables de l'unité Cogneur de l'équipe SEAL Trois, leur mission était impossible : reprendre la ville de Ramadi, bastion d'Al-Qaïda réputé "perdu". Après avoir quitté les équipes SEALs, ils ont créé une société, Echelon Front, pour enseigner ces mêmes principes dans le monde civil.