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Summary: "Learn about the history of World War II (1938-1945) on the European and North African fronts in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 FIRDoeden, Matt
Summary: "Adolf Hitler's Nazi forces have violently conquered lands across Europe. They have created brutal camps where Jews, prisoners of war, and other perceived enemies work themselves to death. You are fighting against the Nazis on the frontlines in Europe. YOU CHOOSE what part will you play in fighting for freedom. Are you willing to pay the ultimate price?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: You Choose, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DOEMackrell, Judith
Summary: "A gripping group portrait of six revolutionary women writers during World War II "I am going to Spain with the boys," Martha Gellhorn wrote. "I don't know who the boys are but I am going with them." On the front lines of the Second World War, the lives of six remarkable women intertwined: Lee Miller, the Vogue cover model and photographer who lived in Paris as Man Ray's lover before becoming a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 MACCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MACTaaffe, Stephen R.
Contents: Stopping the Japanese Offensive -- The North African Campaign -- The Long and Frustrating Italian Campaign -- The Dual Drive Offensive -- Liberation of France -- MacArthur's Return to the Philippines -- Long Bloody Winter -- Conquest of Germany -- Closing in on Japan -- Conclusions -- Biographical Afterword.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 TAABrown, Daniel James
Summary: An unforgettable chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Europe. Based on Daniel James Brown's extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep archival research, it portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese-American families and their sons, who volunteered for 442nd Regimental Combat Team and were deployed to France, Germany, and Italy, where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 BROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 940 BROWeller, George
Summary: Vivid and heart-stopping, the dispatches of World War II reporter George Weller are immortalized in a new collection--edited by his son--of wartime reports that give firsthand accounts of the Nazi invasion of Eastern Europe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 WELLER, GEORGE WELWhite, David Fairbank
Summary: "The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Caliber 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WHISummary: "Run out of Germany by the Nazis, a small contingent of German Jewish intellectuals exacted the perfect revenge - returning to Europe as U.S. soldiers to defeat the enemy ... The never-before-told tale of a handful of German nationals who used their language and cultural knowledge to wage psychological warfare against the Nazis and liberate Europe"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RITBrown, Daniel James
Summary: "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and courage: the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated in camps back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment. They came from across the continent and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 BROBrown, Daniel James
Summary: Adapted for young readers from the New York Times bestseller by Daniel James Brown, Facing the Mountain is the remarkable true story of three brave Japanese American soldiers who fought for the United States during World War II while facing discrimination at home. Perfect for readers of The Boys in the Boat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 BROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 940.54 BROHoyt, Edwin Palmer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 HOYGuibert, Emmanuel.
Summary: Memoir of an American soldier fighting in Europe in World War II, done in the style of a graphic novel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 COPE, ALAN GUINelson, Erik
Summary: Surviving Eighth Air Force veterans recall their experience during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Milton, Giles.
Summary: The biography of Wolfram Aichele, the author's father-in-law, which tells of his childhood in Germany as Hitler came to power, and his experiences in Hitler's army on the Russian front and on the beaches of Normandy through the fall of Hitler's regime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2011
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Summary: "A nonfiction thriller about the race between the Allies and Soviets to conquer the heart of Nazi Germany"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 DUGCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 DUGWelsh, Douglas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Galahad Books 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 WELHartov, Steven
Summary: "A spellbinding novel of World War II based on the little-known history of the X Troop--a team of European Jews who escaped the Continent only to join the British Army and return home to exact their revenge on Hitler's military. A lone soldier wearing a German uniform stumbles into a British military camp in the North African desert with an incredible story to tell. He is the only survivor of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARHolland, James
Summary: "In the annals of World War II, certain groups of soldiers stand out, and among the most notable were the Sherwood Rangers. Originally a cavalry unit in the last days of horses in combat, whose officers were landed gentry leading men who largely worked for them, they were switched to the "mechanized cavalry" of tanks in 1942. Winning acclaim in the North African campaign, the Sherwood Rangers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HOLStewart, John Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.544 STEGarrett, Leah
Summary: "The incredible World War II saga of the Jewish refugees who fought in Britain's most secretive special-forces unit-but whose story has gone untold until now"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 GARSummary: Named for the insignia of the First Infantry Division, this World War II combat film (based on Fuiller's own war experiences) follows a handful of young GIs and their sergeant as they battle their way from North Africa through Sicily, Omaha Beach and Belgium to the ultimate horror of the concentration camp at Falkenau, Czechoslovakia. This restoration was based on Fuller's shooting script and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005