Where Men Win Glory

An investigative look at the life of NFL star Pat Tillman and the firefight that killed him in Afghanistan after he'd left his football career to join the Army in the wake of the September 11th attacks.

Where Men Win Glory
by Jon Krakauer
Find it in the library at call number GV939 .T49K73 2009

A Question of Command

A broad history of counterinsurgencies from our own Civil War through to contemporary Iraq and Afghanistan. This text differentiates itself from others by arguing that the focus in addressing counterinsurgencies should be leadership, not the traditional areas of 'hearts and minds' efforts.

A Question of Command
by Mark Moyar
Find it in the Library at call number U241 .M69 2009

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan

A collection of essays exploring the complex cultural, political and religious forces behind the Taliban's emergence and persistence.

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
edited by Robert D. Crews and Amin Tarzi
Find it in the Library at call number DS371.3 .T354 2009

The Land of Green Plums

Nobel Laureate Hurta Muller's novel about life in Ceausescu's Romania known for its striking portrayal of the terror/ennui paradox.

The Land of Green Plums
by Hurta Muller
Find it in the Library at call number PT2673 .U29234 H4713 1998

Blue Gold

Missed last week's showing of Blue Gold? Borrow this award-winning documentary that predicts water will soon be fought over much like oil is today.

Blue Gold: World Water Wars
by Sam Bozzo
Find it in the Library at call number HD1691 .B58 2010

Human Cargo

A critically acclaimed look at refugees and the reasons why people are forced to leave their communities often to face dismal living conditions.

Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees
by Caroline Moorehead
Find it in the Library at call number HV640 .M66 2006

Tears of the Desert

A memoir from a Sudanese woman who lived through years of war and devastation in Darfur.

Tears of the Desert
by Halima Bashir and Damien Lewis
Find it in the Library at call number DT159.6 .D27B37 2008

The Pianist

Adrion Brody stars in this highly acclaimed true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman as he survives the Holocaust with the help of a Nazi officer.

The Pianist
by Roman Polanski
Find it in the Library at call number PN1995.9 .D7 P5726 2002

Fat Man & Little Boy

The fascinating true story (albeit dramatized) of the Manhattan Project, the secret WWII effort to build the world's first atomic bomb. The all-star cast includes Paul Newman, John Cusack and the late Natasha Richardson.

Fat Man & Little Boy
Directed by Roland Joffe
Find it in the Library's video collection at call number PN1995.9 .D7F35 1989

Soldier's Heart

An English professor at West Point explores the relevancy of literature for her students in a time of war.


Soldier's heart : reading literature through peace and war at West Point 1st ed.
by Elizabeth Samet
Find it in the Library at call number PS49 .U65 S36 2007

The Book Thief

A novel about a young girl in Nazi Germany who gets hooked on stealing books after snatching a few from book burnings.

The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Find it in the Library at call number PR9619.3 .Z872 B66 2006

September 11

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Our collection contains such diverse materials on the subject as: Middletown, America, the story of the New Jersey town that lost more people in the attacks than anywhere apart from New York City; September 11, a collection of eleven 11 minute long films made by eleven directors; and the 9/11 Commision's Final Report, which is the government's official findings on the attacks.

Many more 9/11 related items are in the HV6432.7 section of call numbers.

Middletown, America
by Gail Sheehy
Find it in the Library at call number HV6432 .S52 2003

September 11
directed by eleven directors
Find it in our Video Collection at call number HV6432.7 .E44 2002

The 9/11 Commission Report
9/11 Commision
Find it in the Library at call number HV6432.7 .N39 2004

Grant

Strategists and military buffs will enjoy this book as much as political science lovers.

Grant
by Jean Edward Smith
E672 .S627 2002