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1) 9 circles
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Description
1 unnumbered leaf of plates, 80 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Private Daniel Reeves recently returned from Iraq. The repercussions from his service become a descent through the nine circles of Dante's "Inferno."
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Against the explosive backdrop of the Iraq War, young soldiers Brandon Bartle and Daniel Murphy forge a deep bond of friendship. When tragedy strikes the platoon, one soldier must return home to face the hard truth behind the incident, and help a grieving mother find peace.
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shortly after receiving the news that they will soon be reunited with their families back in the United States, a unit serving in Iraq is deployed on one last humanitarian mission. Their objective is to deliver medical supplies to a remote Iraqi village. Upon arriving in the village, the unit is viciously ambushed and many lives are lost. Now, as the four surviving members of the battalion return home and attempt to readjust to civilian life, the...
5) Green zone
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (1 hr., 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Janis Mckenzie, is a blond, beautiful and intelligent. She should have no trouble making friends. But she does, A series of traumatic events in her life have made her reluctant to let people get close. A near death experience, while in the Army during the Gulf War, and losing the love of her life, have left invisible scars. But the deepest scar came from her twin brother Jamey. At age 16, she saw him butcher knife their parents to death.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stanley Phillips is a sad, disconnected man unable to tell his young daughters that their mother, a soldier, has died in Iraq. Instead, he takes the girls on a road trip, where their innocent charm helps him rediscover a healing joy he thought he'd lost forever.
8) Stop-loss
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Description
94 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"It is 2007, and Iraq is roiling under the American occupation. Fractured by warring political factions, threatened by Islamic fundamentalism, preyed on by American industrialists, it is a place where the cry of a dying child often goes unheard. Against this backdrop, the Americans prepare to host the Conference for Democracy and the Salvation of Iraq, a glittering assembly of powerful Iraqis and Americans. One day, at the checkpoint in front of the...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad, contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
11) The lucky ones
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Colee, TK and Cheever are three soldiers who return home from the Iraq War after suffering injuries. They learn that life has moved on without them. The three end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S. Colee is on a mission to bring her boyfriend's guitar back to his family. TK is seeking the confidence to face his wife after a shrapnel injury threatens his sexual function. Cheever is a middle-aged man who is planning to hit the casinos in...
14) W
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of the 43rd president of the United States. Transitioning from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. How he used Christianity to turn his life around, met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq.
15) Taking Chance
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The remarkable true story of one soldier's death in battle, another soldier's journey of discovery and a nation's reverence and gratitude toward its war dead. After hearing of the heroic death of a young Marine in Iraq, veteran officer Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl volunteers to escort the remains of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps back to his hometown in Wyoming. As Strobl crosses America's heartland, he will find himself on an unexpectedly emotional journey...
16) Redacted
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Centered around a small group of American soldiers stationed at a checkpoint in Iraq. Alternates points of view between these soldiers, the media and the local Iraqi people illuminating how each group is deeply affected by the current conflict and their encounters with each other.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
Soon after the start of hostilities in Iraq, Rome-based, love-struck poet and lecturer Attilio heads to Baghdad when he learns from his friend, an Iraqi poet, that the woman he loves has been critically injured in a bomb explosion. Attilio does everything in his power to save her, risking his own life amidst the chaos of war.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
First Sgt. Charles Monroe King keeps a journal for his newborn son while stationed overseas. His wife, the senior editor for the New York Times, relates the story of their relationship to their son as he grows up.
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