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Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked everything to save Jewish children from the Gestapo by hiding them throughout Belgium.
Belgium, 1942
Young schoolteacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium, who are forcing Jews to wear a yellow Star of David. Andrée is not Jewish, but she feels a maternal connection to her students, who are living in constant fear, and decides to take action. No child should...
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After the initial burst of victory in 1941, German U-boats were proving to be of no avail. From Hitler's "wolf packs" to Churchill's "hunting packs", from Radar to Sonar, from German Enigma code machines to Allied powers' Code breakers, a lot of factors that contributed in Allied tactical victory in WW2. The story of World War 2 will not be complete if the story of the battle of Atlantic is not retold with a dash of narrative heft.A reader is in for...
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The United States Marine Corps had a gifted person who combined qualities such as determination, optimism, sincerity, and perseverance, in his life. He is the book of a part of defense life that would be incomplete if none of these traits were mixed. It was the U.S. Marine Corps Officer, Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller, nicknamed "Chesty" during the successful journey of his career. He was a great man who served for 37 years of his life as a commander...
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The definitive three-volume history that FDR did not live to write: the story of World War II from his perspective, showing his mastery of strategy, his vision, and how he overcame resistance from Churchill and his own generals to set the course for victory. Mantle of Command, Commander in Chief, and War and Peace have been celebrated as "masterly" (The Wall Street Journal).
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