Query: Books about military personnel excluding Books about Jews and Judaism
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Sniper (novel)
Unconditional Honor
American Sniper (book)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (novel)
Slaughterhouse-Five
King Rat (Clavell novel)
Without Remorse
Hart's War (novel)
One Shot (novel)
Portraits of Courage
Son of the Morning Star
War Trash
Evidence from documents: The Sniper (novel): '''''The Sniper''''' is a 1974 thriller novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It was DeMille's first published novel. ''The Sniper'' introduces character NYPD Sergeant, Joe Ryker. Like the other books in the Joe Ryker series, it was re-published in 1989 with the author as "Jack Cannon."
Unconditional Honor: '''''Unconditional Honor: Wounded Warriors and Their Dogs''''' is a 2015 true account of injured military personnel, active and retired, and how service dogs help them acclimate into daily life once they are back on American soil.
American Sniper (book): '''''American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History''''' is a work of autobiographical creative nonfiction by United States Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (novel): Dorrigo Evans has found fame and public recognition as a war veteran in old age, but inwardly he is plagued by his own shortcomings and considers his numerous accolades to be a “failure of perception on the part of others”.
Slaughterhouse-Five: '''''Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death''''' is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years, with Billy occasionally traveling through time. The text centers on Billy's capture by the German Army and his survival of the Allied firebombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war, an experience which Vonnegut himself lived through as an American serviceman. The work has been called an example of "unmatched moral clarity" and "one of the most enduring antiwar novels of all time".
King Rat (Clavell novel): '''King Rat''''' is a 1962 novel by James Clavell and the author's literary debut. Set during World War II, the novel describes the struggle for survival of American, Australian, British, Dutch and New Zealander prisoners of war in a Japanese camp in Singapore.
Without Remorse: '''''Without Remorse''''' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 11, 1993. Set during the Vietnam War, it serves as an origin story of John Clark, one of the recurring characters in the ''Ryanverse''. ''Without Remorse'' introduces Clark as former Navy SEAL John Kelly and explains how he changed his name. G.P. Putnam's Sons paid $14 million for the North American rights, a record for a single book. The book debuted at number one on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.
Hart's War (novel): '''''Hart's War''''' is a novel by John Katzenbach, first published in 1999. It is about POWs in World War II. The movie of the same name, starring Bruce Willis, was released in 2002. The film also starred Colin Farrell playing Lieutenant Thomas Hart.
One Shot (novel): Evidence from the scene, of a shell case and a quarter bearing the same fingerprints, points clearly to James Barr, a former Army infantry sniper.
Portraits of Courage: ''Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors''''' is a book published in 2017 that includes a collection of oil paintings and stories about military veterans by former U.S. President George W. Bush.
Son of the Morning Star: '''''Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Big Horn''''' is a nonfiction account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876, by novelist Evan S. Connell, published in 1984 by North Point Press. The book features extensive portraits of the battle's participants, including General George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Major Marcus Reno, Captain Frederick Benteen, Crazy Horse, and others.
War Trash: Yu Yuan was originally a cadet at Huangpu Military Academy, an important part of the Kuomintang military system.