By Erich Maria Remarque
With Brenda Cherry, Reference Librarian, Ralph Guiteau, Readers' Services Librarian

Tuesday, July 8, 2014. 7:30 PM.

The testament of Paul Baumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I, illuminates the savagery and futility of war.

By Herman Wouk
Recommended By Pam Martin, Assistant Library Director

Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic.

By Joseph Heller
With Sonia Grgas, Health Reference Librarian

Tuesday, September 29, 2015. 1:30 PM.

Depicts the struggles of a U.S. airman attempting to survive the lunacy and depravity of a World War II base.

Became the movie: Catch 22.

By Steven Galloway

While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty–two friends and neighbors, a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening.

By Jeff Shaara

Presents a first installment in a trilogy inspired by the Siege of Vicksburg that follows Ulysses S. Grant's successful crossing of the Mississippi in May 1863 and his reluctant decision to surround Confederate soldiers and citizens in a ring of Federal entrenchments to starve them into surrendering.

By Rick Campbell

Xiang Li Cheng, the President of the People's Republic of China, has both a problem and a plan. The problem is that the limited supply of oil available to China is threatening to derail his country's economic growth and prosperity. But to secure access to those resources, he must contend with the powerful U.S. Navy and the Pacific Fleet. After a decades-long largely secret military build -up, Cheng sets his plan in motion by suddenly invading Taiwan and drawing the Pacific Fleet in to its defense. National Security Advisor Christine O'Connor has critical information, but she's trapped in Beijing; Captain Murray Wilson, C.O. of the submarine USS Georgia must somehow infiltrate the Chinese submarine blockade; and Navy SEAL Jake Harrison must lead a strike team into the most hostile of territories with only hours to implement the most daring plan ever.

By Orson Scott Card
Series Ender Wiggin
Recommended By Megan Kass, Systems Manager

An expert at simulated war games, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin believes that he is engaged in one more computer war game when, in truth, he is commanding the last Earth fleet against an alien race seeking Earth’s complete destruction.

Became the movie: Ender's Game.

By Orson Scott Card
Series Shadow Saga
Recommended By Megan Kass, Systems Manager

“Follows the life of Ender Wiggin’s comrade Bean, from his escape from the mean streets of Rotterdam, to his student days at the Battle School, and to his role as Ender’s right hand ally, strategist, and friend in the epic struggle to save Earth from alien invaders (From the Publisher).”

By Stephen Coonts
Series Jake Grafton Novels

During the Vietnam War, attack pilot Jake Grafton, struggling with his conscience and trying to find meaning to all the senseless death and destruction, decides to plan an illegal bombing raid into the very heart of Hanoi.

By Nelson DeMille
Series Paul Brenner
Recommended By Ed Goldberg, Head of Reference, Sonia Grgas, Reference Librarian

“When a professional military woman with a pristine reputation is found raped and murdered, a preliminary search turns up certain paraphernalia, that point to a scandal of major proportions…(From the Publisher).”

By Pat Conroy
Recommended By John Shea, Library Page

“Eighteen-year-old Ben's attempts to stand up for himself, his mother, and his sister are resisted by his intolerant father, a fighter pilot and inflexible disciplinarian (From the Publisher).”

By Kristin Hannah
Recommended By Pam Strudler, Programming & Arts Librarian, Marie McLaughlin, Head of Circulation

Struggling with a marital estrangement that is further complicated when one of them is deployed, military couple Michael and Joleen Zarkades are forced to confront their problems while protecting the security of their family.

By Richard North Patterson

In this thriller, military lawyer Paul Terry takes on the case of a young lieutenant accused of fatally shooting his commanding officer with the man’s own gun.

By Jack Coughlin
Series Sniper Thrillers

Dispatched on a secret mission to Iraq to rescue a hostage general whose captors speak perfect American English, Marine Corps sniper Kyle Swanson discovers that American mercenaries are working with the White House for total control over the military.

By Carolyn Hart
Recommended By Brenda Cherry, Reference Librarian

“Working at the local newspaper during the summer of 1944, Gretchen Gilman investigates the mysterious death of Faye Tatum, found dead in her own living room, supposedly murdered by her husband, a World War II veteran (From the Publisher).” 

By E.L. Doctorow

Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's devastating march through Georgia and the Carolinas during the final years of the Civil War has a profound impact on the outcome of the war.

By Karl Marlantes

In a story by a decorated Marine veteran who fought in the Vietnam War, Lieutenant Waino Mellas and his fellow Marines venture into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and fight their way into manhood, meeting not only external obstacles but also those between each other, including racial tension, competing ambitions and underhanded officers.

By Karl Marlantes

In a story by a decorated Marine veteran who fought in the Vietnam War, Lieutenant Waino Mellas and his fellow Marines venture into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and fight their way into manhood, meeting not only external obstacles but also those between each other, including racial tension, competing ambitions and underhanded officers.

By Evelyn Waugh
Series Sword of Honor Trilogy

Fueled by idealism and eagerness to contribute to the war effort, Guy Crouchback becomes attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and respect must be paid to the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is soon followed by the bitterness of Crete, where chaos reigns and a difficult evacuation must be accomplished.

By P.T. Deuterman

Their military careers forever transformed by the attack on Pearl Harbor, Navy nurse Glory grieves for the loss of her husband while ship officer Marsh battles his way toward Leyte Gulf and fighter pilot Mick struggles with the drinking problem for which he was grounded.

By Marliss Melton

Eryn McClellan teaches ESL in Washington, D.C., until the day she's targeted by terrorists avenging her father's actions in Afghanistan.

By Phil Klay
With Sonia Grgas, Health Reference Librarian

Tuesday, May 12, 2015. 7:30 PM.

“A collection of short stories by a former Marine captain and Iraq veteran focuses on the complexities of life for soldiers on the front lines and after, exploring themes ranging from brutality and faith to guilt and survival.” (From the Publisher)

By Richard Marcinko
Series Rogue Warrior

Marcinko, an ex Navy Seal now a freelance security expert, makes a shocking discovery: smugglers are transferring nuclear materials to North Korea through Japan -- with U.S. backing. Recalled involuntarily to lead the dirty-dozen team know as Red Cell, the Rogue Warrior takes on the traitors who would betray America for a price.

By Jill Shalvis
Series Animal Magnetism Novels

Back in Sunshine, Idaho, Special Ops soldier Griffin Reid finds comfort in the last person he'd expect—small town school teacher Kate Evans.

By Bernard Cornwell
Series Richard Sharpe

Serving the king in 1799, illiterate young private Richard Sharpe must infiltrate an enemy city and try to stay alive while attempting to make contact with a Scottish spy who is being held prisoner there.

By Cindy Gerard
Series Black Ops, Inc.

Gabriel Jones, who works for a private security and intelligence firm, becomes involved with American journalist Jenna McMillan when she accidentally gets entangled in an assassination plot he is trying to foil in Buenos Aires.

By Scot McEwen
Series Sniper Elite Novel

Navy SEAL Gil Shannon must seek the aid of an unlikely ally, a Russian special ops officer, in his quest to hunt down a Chechen terrorist.

By Jack Coughlin
Series Sniper Novels

Follows the efforts of the Muslim Brotherhood to instigate a war between Egypt and Iran by staging numerous acts of brutality, prompting American sniper Kyle Swanson and the Trident team's undercover effort to stop a sinister double agent.

By Simon Scarrow
Series Cato

It is the year 42 AD, and Centurion Macro, battle-scarred and fearless, is in the heart of Germany with the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. Cato, a new recruit and the newly appointed second-in-command to Macro, will have more to prove than most.

By Nelson Demille

A corporate executive, decorated army officer, and family man is charged with having overseen a massacre of innocent civilians in Vietnam, in a highly publicized case.

By Kevin Powers

"Two friends, both U.S. soldiers in Iraq, cling to life and each other as a bloody fight to take control of the city of Al Tafar rages around them and they stave off fatigue, mental stress and insurgents (From the Publisher)."