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A classical collection of recitations by the master narrator Zia Mohyeddin. Volume 16 includes essays and poetry by Agha Haider Mirza, Munshi Faizuddin,N. M. Rashid, Intezaar Hussain, Imtiaz Ali Taj, Ibn-E-Insha and Colonel Mohammad Khan.

When Cheryl Dietrich joined the US Air Force, she began a transformation from overweight introvert and military neophyte into one of the key personnel redesigning the structure of the Air Force within the Pentagon. In this stirring and revelatory memoir, Cheryl - one of only a hundred female officers of colonel rank or higher - explains what it takes to stay the course, overcome male domination issues, break the glass ceiling more than once, and deal with the political issues facing the Pentagon.

A coming of age tale for the lost, forgotten and those cast aside for not being normal. 15-year-old Matt Potter is like any youth stuck in the foster-care system. He's pissed off at the world and carries a chip on his shoulder. Tired of years of abuse and neglect, Matt takes his destiny into his hands and heads west. Matt soon learns that the Los Angeles punk scene isn't a punk rock utopia. He is thrown head first into the violent world of youth gangs, punk rock music, and teenage love.

Col. "Bo" Bottomly is assigned as task force commander of the Dragon One Combat Task Force. Their assignment is to combat-test the A-37. But when several F-4 planes are shot down by a North Vietnamese barge battery over the Mekong River, Col. "Bo" and his wingman, Zach Butler, are needed to take out the "gattler" before it can cause any more damage. The men have the "gattler" in their sites, but the North Vietnamese have the drop on them as well, shooting down their plane and leaving them for dead.

This audiobook details the youthful adventures of Colonel Heath "Bo" Bottomly. 1. MY LAST BUFFALO - Growing up in Chinook, Montana, Heath "Bo" Bottomly befriends a Nez Perce boy, Little Bear. Together, Heath, Little Bear, and Little Bear's grandfather, Black Feather, travel to the site of the Battle of the Bear Paw, the Nez Perce's Last Stand, against the U.S. Cavalry, in October, 1877.

The proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons is one of the most pressing security threats of the 21st century. From Sudanese refugees hunted by gun-toting militias to air passengers targeted by shoulder-fired missiles, no one is safe from this deadly scourge. Providing a gripping overview of these cheap and easily obtainable weapons, the threat they pose in the wrong hands, and strategies for reining them in, this guide is required listening for anyone wishing to fully understand one of today’s key threats.

Tell is the riveting story of Major Margaret Witt’s dedicated and decorated military career as a frontline flight nurse, and of her love and devotion to her partner - now wife - Laurie Johnson. Tell captures the tension and drama of the politically charged legal battle that led to the congressional repeal of the controversial law and helped pave the way for a suite of landmark political and legal victories for gay rights.

There has never been a more important time - in corporate America and in the American military - for leaders, at all levels, to understand how to invest in people. This book teaches you to do just that. Written by a 27-year army colonel, veteran, and leader of more than 5,000 troops in the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, It's Personal, Not Personnel offers true stories and practical frameworks you can apply to the people in your organization and on your team.

Southern Afghanistan, 2005. NATO forces are battling the Taliban across Kandahar Province. In a terrifying twist, the rebels unearth a tactical nuclear bomb lost in the final days of the Soviet occupation. The years buried in the sand have damaged it, so the Taliban seeks the help of al Qaeda to secure replacement parts through its contacts in Saudi Arabia, the Opium Cartel, and the Russian Mafia. Doing so, however, inadvertently alerts the Americans, the Russians, and the Israelis.

“Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” —Sean Hannity, #1 New York Times bestselling author F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds...

"Not only have UFOs of many types crash landed on the Earth, but they've been coming here since the dawn of time. Communication has been established," says one military insider. While UFO sightings occur more frequently every year, with more and more credible witnesses across the globe, it’s still hard to grasp that alien spacecraft and their occupants are nothing new to planet Earth and that the military and government factions still attempts to portray that we are alone in the universe.

Moment of Truth is a short-form podcast from the weekly radio show Courageous Christianity with Richard Mendelow. Each week, in just a few minutes, you’ll hear a direct, Biblical challenge to help you live courageously in today’s world. It’s clear. It’s scriptural. It’s real faith for the real world.You’ll find insights rooted in Scripture, Christian leadership, courageous faith, and biblical manhood. Whether you’re a husband, father, veteran, or follower of Jesus navigating the cultural confusion of our time, this podcast will help you sharpen your focus and take action.Learn ...

The last battle of World War II was not for military victory but for the technology of the Third Reich. In American Raiders, Wolfgang Samuel assembles from official Air Force records and survivors' interviews the largely untold stories of the disarmament of the Luftwaffe and of Operation Lusty—the hunt for Nazi technologies.

Colonel David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 - May 4, 2005) was a United States Army officer and journalist, who was highly decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth is known for his role in the formation and command of Tiger Force, a military unit from the 101st Airborne Division that used guerrilla warfare tactics against Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Hackworth was described by General Creighton Abrams, who commanded all US military operations from 1968 to 1972 in Vietnam, as "the best battalion commander I ever saw in the United States Army."

The American way of war is enabled by the concept of massing all available firepower—when done correctly it makes US forces hard to beat. However improvised explosive devices have increasingly enabled a new kind of asymmetric warfare, one that conventional forces continue to struggle to counter. This book offers a "counter-IED playbook," one based upon the author's experiences of over ninety months of combat operations, working the problem sets of Fires, Effects, IEDs, Close Target Reconnaissance, Tracking-Tagging-Locating (TTL), and Information Operations.

War Is Not Just for Heroes rescues the incredible true stories of United States Marine Corps. Written by one marine, Claude R. "Red" Canup, a combat correspondent in the Pacific during World War II, these dispatches and private letters provide insight into the grind of war and ordinary men and women who carried out their duty. Thoughtfully edited and contextualized by a preface and prologue by his daughter, Linda M. Canup Keaton-Lima, War Is Not Just for Heroes combines documentary and biography to provide the human dimensions of those in combat and those who reported out.

The late Van Slayden trained on the PT-3 kite-like biplane in 1937, but he learned fighter pilot operations flying "by the seat of his pants," walking away from five crashes. Shortly after the invasion of Normandy, he landed on Utah Beach to help establish a US Army Air Forces' (AAF's) presence in Europe. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt, a fighter-bomber, in combat over Northern France and commanded the 36th Fighter Group—the "Fightin' 36th"—at Batogne, St. Vith, the Bridgehead at Remagen, Operations Grenade, Clarion, Varsity and other missions.

Tha Colonel’s Crunk CHH Christian Rap Series is a bi-weekly episodic show featuring CHH music, news, guest artist, and album reviews from the Christian hip-hop industry. Tha Colonel’s Crunk Podcast is dedicated to bringing the widest variety of Christian Rap, Christian Hip Hop, and CHH content from around the world.

Retrouvez dans cette compilation les titres suivants : La rentrée des faiseurs de rêves Drôle de rentrée pour Lisa West Achile à l'école des chevaliers Avec 2,9 millions de lecteurs, J'aime lire est le magazine jeunesse le plus lu en France ! Ses courts romans écrits et imaginés spécialement pour les enfants de 7 à 10 ans nourrissent leur imaginaire tout en les faisant entrer dans le monde enchanté de la littérature de jeunesse. Découvrez ou redécouvrez ces histoires contées et enrichies sous forme audio.

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