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Dalton family Dalton Gang. Disney, Walt 1901-1966 Generals United States Biography Novelists, English 20th century Biography Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945 Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945 Military leadership United States United States. Army Biography World War, 1939-1945 CampaignsKershaw, Alex
Summary: "From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of courage, resilience, and faith during the Second World War General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2024
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Summary: "From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II. Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the twentieth century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CLAGroom, Winston
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 GROO'Connell, Robert L.
Summary: An acclaimed military historian presents this powerful history of four military leaders--Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, George Marshall and Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower--who exhibited unparalleled military leadership that led the U.S. victoriously through two World Wars
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.0092 O'COFox, Margalit
Summary: "Imprisoned in a remote Turkish prison camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around camp,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 FOXBoynton, Graham
Summary: "Graham Boynton's Wild is the definitive biography of photographer Peter Beard, a larger-than-life icon who pushed the boundaries of art and scandalized international high society with his high-profile affairs. He was the original 20th century "enfant terrible" with the looks of a Greek god who blazed like a comet across the worlds of art, photography, and fame. The scion of several old WASP...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BEARD, PETER BOYPrefer, Nathan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 PRESummary: From the Publisher: Ivan H. Walton was a pioneering folklorist who collected the songs and stories of aging sailors living along the shores of the Great Lakes in the 1930s. His collection is unique in the annals of Great Lakes folklore. It began as a search for songs but broadened into a collection of weather signs, shipboard beliefs, greenhorn tales, and stories of the intense rivalry between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 WALForty, George.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arms and Armour 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 FORHirshson, Stanley P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GEORGE, PATTON HIRMcCullough, David G.
Summary: David McCullough relates a compelling story about the spirit of Christmas and the power of light in difficult, dangerous times. As war raged throughout the world, two leaders-- Roosevelt and Churchill-- delivered a powerful message that still resonates today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.53 MCCThompson, Nicholas
Summary: Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies in that harrowing conflict. Both came to power during World War II, reached their professional peaks during the Cold War's most frightening moments, and fought epic political battles that spanned decades. Yet despite their very different views, Paul...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 THOWheeler, Sara.
Summary: A portrait of explorer, soldier, and hunter Denys Finch Hatton documents the life of the aristocrat known for his love affairs with aviatrix Beryl Markham and author Isak Dinesen, in a biography set against the backdrop of colonial British East Africa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: BookSurge 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.73 PATTEN, GEORGE THOMAS HAMDay, Barry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Opinion, Inc. 2001
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Summary: The acclaimed literary biographer looks at the early life of influential writer and public figure H.G. Wells, from his school days and his emergence as writer of extraordinary depth to the publication of The Time Machine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WELLS, H.G. TOMRay, Gordon Norton
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 RAYJampoler, Andrew C. A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 SURRATT, JOHN H JAMCollis, Steven T.
Summary: The story of the heroic actions of chaplains George Fox, Alexander Goode, John Washington, and Clark Poling of the Dorchester and steward's mate Charles W. David Jr. of the Comanche in the aftermath of a German submarine attack during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 COLBaxter, John
Summary: "The Walt Disney Company honors its 100th anniversary in 2023. As part of the festivities, this must-have coffee table book showcases the company's history and rich legacy--past, present, and future--through vibrant voices and rare Disney concept art and photographs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 384.8 BAXSvenson, Sally E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dog Ear Pub. 2012
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Summary: "Ken McNab's in-depth look at The Beatles' acrimonious final year is a detailed account of the breakup featuring the perspectives of all four band members and their roles. A must to add to the collection of Beatles fans, And In the End is full of fascinating information available for the first time. McNab reconstructs for the first time the seismic events of 1969, when The Beatles reached new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 MCNMartin, Justin.
Summary: "In the shadow of the Civil War, a circle of radicals in a rowdy saloon changed American society and helped set Walt Whitman on the path to poetic immortality. Rebel Souls is the first book ever written about the colorful group of artists-- regulars at Pfaff's Saloon in Manhattan--rightly considered America's original Bohemians. Besides a young Whitman, the circle included actor Edwin Booth;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Poetry MartinThomas, William G.
Summary: The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020