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Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on real accounts of Britain's Land Girls and the Forgotten Blitz, The British Booksellers highlights the courageous choices we must make to live, love, and--in the face of all that tests us--fight for what matters most"--
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Five years after working for the Office of Strategic Services with Nick, whom she gets close to until the World War II' end brings with it an act of deep betrayal, former spy Evelyn, now working as a PI, finds herself back in Nick's orbit when her latest case brings the war to her doorstep.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
112 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An infamous conflict that affected a majority of the world's countries, World War II is a significant moment in history that readers can delve into with this book. Focusing on the Battle of Iwo Jima, Pearl Harbor, and the Battle of Midway, readers can extend their knowledge and understanding of the war through the book's captivating illustrations and age-appropriate text. Primary sources and maps enhance the readers' experience, as they engage with...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Beginning in the pre-dawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows ten men attempting to carry out D-Day's most critical missions. Their actions would determine the fate of the invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe. The ten make a charismatic, unforgettable cast. They include the first American paratrooper to touch down on Normandy soil; the only British soldier that day to earn a Victoria's Cross; the Canadian brothers who led their decimated...
Author
Publisher
Atmosphere Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
319 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"How does a man show his love - for country, for heritage, for family - during a war that sets the three at odds? What sets in motion the necessity to choose one over the other? How will this choice change everything and everyone he loves? Jacob Miller, a first-generation American, grew up in New Berlin, a small German immigrant town in Ohio where he endured the Great Depression, met his wife, and started a family. Though his early years were not...
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
viii, 369 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations... Windsor, 1940: Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside. But when she learns that Windsor is compromised, Sophie must sacrifice everything she knows to save the future queen of England... Philadelphia, Present day: Looking through her grandmother's papers, Lacey Jones comes...
7) Uprising
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
356 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Betrayed by Mussolini and forced to flee to America, Vincenzo Nicosia, struggling to forget his past and forge a new life, charges his nephew Alex with killing Mussolini and avenging his family during World War II which sweeps Alex into Italian politics where he makes a discovery that could destroy both their lives.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"December 1941. War has erupted in the Pacific, spelling danger for Gina Capelli Thorpe, an American expat living in Manila. When the Japanese invade and her husband goes missing, Gina flees with her daughter to the Zambales Mountains to avoid capture--or worse. Desperate for money, medicine, and guns, the resistance recruits Gina to join their underground army and smuggles her back to Manila. There, she forges a new identity and opens a nightclub,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
318 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2007 Ukraine, after Yefim Shulman, beloved husband, grandfather and World War II veteran, passes away, his widow Nina finds a letter to the KGB in his briefcase that reveals his lifelong secret, which forces them to reassess the man they thought they knew and the country he defended.
Author
Series
I survived volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
148 pages, color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
With his French village under Nazi control, Paul Colbert joins a secret resistance after rescuing an American paratrooper and gets his chance to make a difference in the midst of the largest invasion in history, working to do his part in turning horror into hope.
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, a remarkable friendship between a baby elephant and her keeper shows that kindness is never forgotten. Includes a note about the zookeeper named Denise Weston Austin who protected the baby Asian elephant named Sheila during World War II in Belfast.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 x 29 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Star Trek actor, activist, and author George Takei shares his empowering and moving story about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during WWII"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Vibrant and scrappy Maggie McCleod tried not to get fired from her wartime orchestra, but her sharp tongue landed her in trouble, so an overseas adventure with the USO's camp show promises a chance at a fresh start. Wealthy and elegant Catherine Duquette signs with the USO to leave behind her restrictive life of privilege and to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the handsome pilot whose letters mysteriously stopped arriving. The two women...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia in an effort to save the world from nuclear annihilation.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 277 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can't fight lies with truth? Can a propaganda war ever be won? In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat his powerful propaganda machine, crowing victory and smearing his enemies...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
At the dawn of World War II, a young motorcycle courier in the Austrian army encounters a wounded fox cub and takes it with him to occupied France. The soldier and the fox develop an unlikely bond. Based on the true story of Franz Streitberger, director Adrian Goiginger's great-grandfather.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
83 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?
Publisher
101 Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brendan "Paddy" Finucane, the RAF's greatest and most celebrated fighter aces, was shot down over France during WWII. As he attempted to return to England he was forced to ditch into the sea and subsequently vanished. He remains missing in action to this day.
20) The night war
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
284 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--
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