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  • The Secret Service

    Theodore Rowland-Entwistle

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, )
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  • Personal Fighting Gear

    Stephanie Fitzgerald

    Library Binding (Heinemann, April 24, 2004)
    Open this book to learn about the many different types of equipment that service men and women in the armed forces use to complete their missions. In ‘Personal Fighting Gear,’ you will find out what army, navy, marines, air force, and Coast Guard personnel carry when they face the enemy and need to survive a long way from home. In this book, you will learn how soldiers use camouflage in different climates, such as the arctic, the jungle, or the desert, view what a Green Beret sees through night-vision goggles, and learn what a fighter pilot wears so he doesn’t pass out during high-speed, high-altitude flights.
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  • Women of the U.S. Air Force: Aiming High

    Heather E. Schwartz

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Dec. 1, 2010)
    Women in the Air Force aim high. They travel overseas to protect civilians in dangerous places. They pilot planes and even visit outer space. Learn more about what women in the U.S. Air Force are doing for their country.
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  • Marine Corps

    Simon Rose

    Paperback (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    The U.S. Marine Corps has served in every armed conflict in which the United States has been involved. Marines engage in military operations, peacekeeping missions, and provide humanitarian aid. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.
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  • United States Marine Corps

    Bruno Lurch

    Library Binding (Heinemann, April 24, 2004)
    Open this book to learn about the United States Marine Corps and the role it plays in combat situations. Learn what physical tests men and women must pass before they become marines. United States Marine Corps will explain the Corps’ role in fighting for this country since the Revolutionary War. In this book, you will see what types of jobs are available in the Marine Corps, learn how African Americans and women have gained equal status in the marines, and find out about Marine Corps legends and traditions, from stories to the Marine Corps dress uniform.
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  • The U.s. Marine Corps

    Michael Benson

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2005)
    None
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  • The U.S. Navy

    Thomas Streissguth

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Explores the history of the U.S. Navy and how it completes its mission of protecting the United States, including the training of sailors and officers, the equipment used, and some famous Navy members.
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  • Air Force

    Simon Rose

    Paperback (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    The Air Force is the aviation and aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces. The U.S. AIr Force is the largest air force in the world. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.
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  • The U.S. Army

    Michael Benson

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Presents the history of the U.S. Army and facts about its soldiers and officers, the high-tech weapons used in its operations, and what a typical day in the U.S. Army is like.
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  • Army Rangers

    Simon Rose

    Library Binding (Av2 by Weigl, July 30, 2013)
    The Army Rangers are part of the U.S. Army, the largest of the five branches of the U.S. military. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.
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  • U.S. Army Fighting Vehicles

    Richard Bartlett

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Aug. 28, 2003)
    Open this book to learn about tanks, trucks, the Wolf, the Fox, and other army fighting vehicles. See the Army’s airplanes and helicopters. Find out what new vehicles are being developed. In this book, you will learn how ordinary vehicles can become fighting machines when missile launchers are attached, see how technology allows tanks to hit a target miles away, and find out about the SmarTruck of the future.
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  • United States Air Force

    Ellen Hopkins

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 28, 2003)
    Open this book to learn about the United States Air Force. Learn how technology was introduced to the military in the early 1900s. Find out how people train to become pilots. Discover the world of stealth jets and unmanned aerial vehicles. In this book, you will learn about the first time a plane refueled in midair, see how the Air Force works in times of peace and war, and follow cadets as they train to be pilots.
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