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3) The cadet
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Series
Wild Blue U saga volume 1
Pub. Date
2015
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A military epic that chronicles the birth of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a Foundation of Honor. The arduous training of America's future leaders as they prepare to serve, from the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Middle East. The Cadet is an accurate, historical saga of the Academy, populated with sympathetic, larger-than-life characters and immersed in rich period details.
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Fans of Top Gun , The Hunt for Red October , and Forrest Gump will love this epic tale of struggle, tenacity, and heroism. Separated in age by eighteen years, Ron and Steve Lambrecht lived under the same farmhouse roof for only six months—yet both left the Minnesota cornfields of their birth for distinctly different roads of military achievement. Their joint memoir, Boundless Two Warriors from the Heartland, One Mission for the Homeland , offers...
5) Air Force
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Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The United States Air Force has many roles. When we're at war, the sir forces uses aircraft to protect our country, gather information and support the other branches of the military. When we are at peace, they test new technology and research new ideas.
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Pub. Date
2003
Description
Shortly after the first Sputnik launch in 1957, an American scientific team proposed Project Orion, an enormous interplanetary spaceship propelled by exploding hundreds of nuclear bombs. The project commenced during the golden age of support for U.S. scientific research, but the team struggled to find ongoing funding. Civilian NASA found Orion unpalatable because of its inextricable link with nuclear weapons, while the military regarded the team's...
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