The confidence men : how two prisoners of war engineered the most remarkable escape in history by Margalit FoxRecounting of the friendship formed between British officers and World War I prisoners of war Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, as they worked together to con their captors in order to effect an escape. Discusses the ways they used psychological deception to enact their plan. |
Fire in My Eyes : An American Warrior's Journey from Being Blinded on the Battlefield to Gold Medal Victory by Brad SnyderMemoir of a former Navy SEAL blinded during his deployment in Afghanistan. Snyder discusses his combat experience, his recovery after losing his sight on the battlefield in 2011, and the competitive swimming that led him to win a gold medal at the London Paralympic Games in 2012. |
Shoot Like a Girl by Mary Jennings HegarAn account of the author's military career. Discusses her role as a pilot in the US Air Force, flying combat search-and-rescue missions and earning her more than one award. Also recounts her fight to eliminate the military's Ground Combat Exclusion Policy |