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Six years in the Hanoi Hilton
By Amy Shively Hawk, John McCain. 2017
In 1967, US Air Force fighter pilot James Shively was shot down over North Vietnam. After ejecting from his F-105…
Thunderchief aircraft, he landed in a rice paddy and was captured by the North Vietnamese Army. For the next six years, Shively endured brutal treatment at the hands of the enemy in Hanoi prison camps. Back home, his beloved girlfriend Nancy eventually moved on and married another man. Bound in iron stocks at the Hanoi Hilton, unable to get home to his loved ones, Shively contemplated suicide. Yet somehow he found hope--and he became determined to help his fellow POWs survive. 2017.Skating on skis
By Dick Mansfield. 1988
Shoot like a girl: one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front (Lone Star audio)
By Mary Jennings Hegar. 2017
An Air National Guard officer describes her experiences after being shot down on a Medevac mission in Afghanistan, and her…
efforts to convince the U.S. government to allow women to serve openly on the front lines. 2017.Sigh for a Merlin: testing the Spitfire
By Alex Henshaw. 1999
Sequal to 'The flight of the Mew Gull'. Alex Henshaw, after his success in races and record flights in the…
1930's asked for something useful to do in 1939, and fairly soon found himself assisting the chief test pilot at the vast Castle Bromwich factory where Spitfires were built for 6 years, and where he and his fellows flew over 37,000 flights in nearly 13,000 aircraft, often in unspeakable conditions.1999.Short circuit: Inside The World Of Professional Tennis
By Michael Mewshaw. 1983
Shocking account of six months on the men's professional tennis tour, by a tennis-playing author who deeply cares about sport.…
His outlook quickly changes when he encounters fixed matches, prize splitting, dumped matches, drugs, and conflicts of interest. Strong language. 1983.Follows the Canadian fighting forces during the battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days campaign, through…
the eyes of the soldiers who fought and died in the trenches, and based on newly uncovered sources. The Canadian fighting forces never lost a battle during the final 2 years of the war, and although they paid a terrible price, they were indeed, as British Prime Minister David Lloyd George exclaimed, the shock troops of the Empire. Companion to "At the sharp end" (DC32639). Some descriptions of sex and descriptions of violence. 2009.Scribbling the cat: travels with an African soldier
By Alexandra Fuller. 2004
"Scribbling the Cat" chronicles Fuller's journey through Africa's war-torn history with a battle-scarred veteran of the Rhodesian war. What emerges…
is a gripping portrait of men who struggle every day with the sins they cannot forget. 2004.Seven summits
By Dick Bass, Frank Wells, Rick Ridgeway. 1986
Serious: The Autobiography
By James Kaplan, John McEnroe. 2002
This autobiography chronicles the tennis career of John McEnroe. From his first Wimbledon in 1977, when he stunned the tennis…
world by reaching the semi-finals, and shocked it with his on-court behaviour. What followed was a double act of technique and temperament that set the sport alight. The book also covers his life outside tennis from his friendship with Keith Richards and Jack Nicholson, his stormy marriage to Tatum O'Neal, his forays into the worlds of art and rock music, and his arrival as one of the most astute sports commentators around. 2002.Service: a Navy SEAL at war
By Marcus Luttrell, James D Hornfischer. 2012
Following the account of his tour in Afghanistan in “Lone Survivor”, Navy SEAL Luttrell recounts his deployment to Ramadi, Iraq.…
He reflects on the sacrifices servicemen and women make for their family, country, and freedom. Sequel to “Lone Survivor”. c2012.Schooner: Bluenose and Bluenose II (A Seal book)
By Silver Donald Cameron. 1984
Details the history of the schooner Bluenose, the most fabled ship in Canadian history, and its exact replica, Bluenose II,…
which was launched in 1963 and carries on the legend. 1984.Samurai rising: the epic life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
By Pamela S Turner. 2016
When Minamoto Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family - and lost.…
His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai. When the time came for the Minamoto clan to rise up against their enemies, Yoshitsune answered the call. His daring feats and impossible bravery earned him immortality. For junior and senior high readers. 2016.Rogue warrior of the SAS: the Blair Mayne legend
By Martin Dillon, Roy Bradford. 2003
Half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers…
in the history of military special operations. He was the most decorated British soldier of the Second World War, receiving four DSOs, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur, and he pioneered tactics used today by the SAS and other special operations units worldwide. Drawing on personal letters and family papers, declassified SAS files and records, together with the Official SAS Diary compiled in wartime and eyewitness accounts from many who served with him, the picture emerges of a soldier who, although a flawed hero, was unquestionably one of the most distinctive combatants of the campaigns in the Western Desert and Europe. 2003, c1987.Refuge in the black deck: the story of ordinary seaman Nicola Peffers
By Nicola Peffers. 2017
When Ordinary Seaman Nicola Peffers boarded the HMCS Winnipeg in 2009, she was embarking on her first deployment with the…
Canadian Navy. At twenty-six years old, one of the few women on the boat, and of the top students in her training class, Nicola began her career with a sense of optimism and hope towards seeing the world and serving her country. Rather than finding the teamwork and belonging she had hoped for, Nicola endured constant sexualization by the men she worked with. Along with the rigours of an intense military training process, she also faced sexual harassment and mistreatment from her superiors. Socially isolated, Nicola's only refuge, at times, was hiding in the black deck, a dark and cramped area of the ship that no one visits unless they absolutely have to. 2017. Uniform title: Black deckReturn with honor
By Scott O'Grady, Jeff Coplon. 1995
Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady prepared for his Deny Flight mission over Bosnia as usual on June 2, 1995. But…
several hours later, his plane was hit by an antiaircraft missile, and his day became anything but usual. As O'Grady details his survival during the six days it took for him to be rescued, he also provides background information on his life up to and following that mission. 1995.Remembering John McCrae: soldier, doctor, poet
By Linda Granfield. 2009
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..."Every Canadian student, teacher and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem…
is a poet, who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life has been largely unknown. This books is a beautiful tribute to this man. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2009.Récits sportifs: différents visages du dépassement de soi
By Stéphane Garneau. 2016
Stéphane Garneau a hérité de son père, Richard, la fascination pour le dépassement de soi incarné par des sportifs d'exception.…
D'où leur vient ce désir de gravir de hautes montagnes, de traverser la mer en solitaire ou de courir jusqu'à l'épuisement ? À quel moment l'étincelle s'est-elle transformée en véritable passion ? Quel est le secret de leur détermination et le prix de leur acharnement ? Pour répondre à ces questions, Stéphane Garneau s'est entretenu avec douze athlètes et six observateurs (entraîneurs et commentateurs) afin de cerner avec eux ces instants de grâce où l'être humain se transcende et force notre admiration. Ce sont ces fragments de vie qu'il partage avec nous dans ce livre inspiré et inspirant. 2016.Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby: Italy 1944 (Famous Regiments)
By Alex Bowlby. 1989
The battalion in which Bowlby served was renowned throughout the Eighth army, but luck deserted it after the North African…
campaign. Stripped of its hard core of regulars it was sent as heavy infantry to Italy, instead of the specialised role for which it had been trained, and lost its first and second battles. Bowlby describes exactly how men behave when the heat is on, and his account of life in an infantry platoon in Italy 1944. 1989.Quiet heroines: nurses of the Second World War
By Brenda McBryde. 1989
The author, herself a wartime nurse, has produced a full account of nursing during the Second World War. Being 'there'…
when the need arose often meant working under difficult and dangerous conditions. Through the violence and tragedy which stained the war years. The humanity of the doctors and nurses gleams with a reassuring endurance. 1989.Quand les zéros deviennent héros
By Mireille Messier. 2013
Comment transformer un mot en changeant seulement une lettre à la fois, à l'instar du titre où zéros devient héros.…
Un amusant livre-jeu pour ceux qui aiment jongler avec les lettres. Années 1-3. 2013.