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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun takes readers
3) World War II
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 36
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An utterly enchanting, immersive novel about an irrepressible young heroine who becomes an undercover agent during World War II-a sparkling debut, by turns heartwarming and heartbreaking. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, all whales belong to the King, but twelve-year-old Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household and their guests--her sister, Flossie (known affectionately...
5) Burial
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the last days of WWII, a band of Allied soldiers trafficking Hitler2s remains out of Germany are ambushed by Nazi Wehrwolf fighters.
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Publisher
Cincinnati Book Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"The book is a fictional memoir based on actual events. The inspiration for the book came from hundreds of letters and other accounts written by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur who were living in German-occupied Belgium and Italy during World War Two. Turner created a composite character, Sister Christina, who is described as an Ohio farm girl, who joined the Sisters of Our Lady of Namur to teach English and agricultural skills to young Catholic girls....
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English
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The story of the U.S. Army's Fifteenth Air Force who waged an unprecedentedly dogged and violent campaign against Hitler's vital oil production and industrial plants on the Third Reich's southern flank, a campaign that contributed to the end of the most destructive war in history.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, it is an unforgettable film of love, courage and sacrifice. During the final months of World War II in Hungary, a young man sets out to find his displaced family by using a stolen Nazi uniform to pose as an officer. On a journey filled with suspense and danger, he undertakes extraordinary measures to save his family and thousands of lives from the enemy.
10) The day the world went nuclear: dropping the atom bomb and the end of World War II in the Pacific
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity's deadliest weapon and President Truman's impossible choice. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing the Rising Sun.--
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English
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Bestselling author Richard Reeves provides an authoritative account of the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese aliens during World War II Less than three months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and inflamed the nation, President Roosevelt signed an executive order declaring parts of four western states to be a war zone operating under military rule. The U.S. Army immediately began rounding up thousands of Japanese-Americans,...
13) The Master
Publisher
Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In post-World War II America, a naval veteran arrives home unsettled and uncertain of his future, until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.
14) Dunkirk
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A World War II thriller about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces can take hold.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Paris, 1939: Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the day they meet in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne. Though there is a shadow of war creeping across Europe, neither woman suspects that their lives are about to irrevocably change. When Elise becomes a target of the German occupation, she entrusts Juliette with the most precious thing in her life--her young daughter, playmate to Juliette's own little girl. But nowhere is safe in war,...
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English
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In 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money-- and maybe get him killed. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man, a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer won't find it. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist. When one of his hiding spaces fails horribly,...
17) The postcard
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English
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"Anne Berest's The Postcard is among the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years. Luminous and gripping to the very last page, it is an enthralling investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life. January, 2003. Together with the usual holiday cards, an anonymous postcard is delivered to the Berest family home. On the front,...
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Domination of the air during WWII was a critical element to ultimate victory. From the deadly dogfights during the Battle of Britain to the harrowing daylight raids over fortress Europe to the daring high altitude bombing runs over Japan, this is the story of the men and machines that faced off every day in a deadly struggle for freedom.
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Publisher
Regnery History, an imprint of Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Today, war is a high-tech affair. The modern soldier relies on advanced weapons and communications technology as his essential support. But in World War II, soldiers relied on an entirely different kind of support--a kind of support soldiers have used since ancient times. Animals. Dogs, horses, and pigeons became World War II soldiers' best friends in battle, serving to carry weapons, wounded men, and messages through artillery fire. In War Animals,...
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Language
English
Description
Manhattan Beach opens in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to the house of Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. Years later, her father has disappeared and the country is at war. Anna works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women are allowed to hold jobs that had always belonged to men. She becomes the first female diver, the...
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