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372 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm
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English
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The definitive visual history looks at this epic war from every angle, tracing the course of military, strategic, and political events across the globe, and documenting the experiences of combatants and civilians.
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xi, 338 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Of all the nation's wars, perhaps none was more important for the evolution of women's roles in American society than World War II. At no other time in history had the United States been faced with such a clear choice in tis wartime strategy: either draw women closer to the mainstream of military and industrial life or lose the war for the sake of outmoded attitudes and beliefs. 'American Women and World War II' tells the story of the whole body...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend, bombs are dropped. The war ends soon after, but not for...
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100 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm.
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English
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Discusses American life during World War II, depicts a year in the lives of two fictional families, and presents projects and activities, such as deciphering codes, making a mobile out of found objects, and baking a sweet potato pie.
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vii, 312 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"It's November 1944. Willi Graf, a German rocket engineer, is launching Nazi Germany's V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland. Kay Connolly, once an actress, now a young English Intelligence officer, ships out for Belgium to locate the launch sites and neutralize the threat. But when rumors of a defector circulate through the German ranks, Graf becomes a suspect. Unknown to each other, Graf and Connolly find themselves on opposite sides in the...
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Between the beginning of the First World War in the summer of 1914 and the armistice in 1918, 51 men were executed in Britain. The great majority, over 80%, were hanged for murder, but in addition to this, 11 men were shot by firing squad at the Tower of London. One traitor and one spy were also hanged. First World War Trials and Executions tells the story of the most interesting and noteworthy of these executions and the crimes which led up to them.
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Groom tells the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall. These three remarkable men-of-arms who rose from the gruesome hell of the First World War to become the finest generals of their generation during World War II redefined America's ideas of military leadership and brought forth a new generation of American soldier. Against the backdrop of the most dramatic moments of the twentieth century,...
59) Eyewitness to World War II: unforgettable stories and photographs from history's greatest conflict
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351 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
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English
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Personal writings and recollections of Roosevelt, Hitler, and Patton, as well as letters composed by soldiers at battle and diaries of women serving in the military at home, present an absorbing narrative that tells the entire history of the war from several perspectives.
Documents firsthand experiences of World War II as recounted by soldiers at battle and in diaries by women serving in the military from home.
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