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Batailles Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Battles Battles History 20th century Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Pacifique, Région du Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Pacific Area Pacific Area History, Military 20th century United States World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area World War, 1939-1945 Japan World War, 1939-1945 United StatesO'Reilly, Bill
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 OREScearce, Phil
Summary: The true story of the men and missions of the 11th Bombardment Group as it fought alone and unheralded in the South Central Pacific, while America had its eyes on the war in Europe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Texas Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5449 SCEO'Reilly, Bill
Summary: 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 listeners to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 O'RECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 OREO'Reilly, Bill
Summary: 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 to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.54 OREO'Reilly, Bill
Summary: 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. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 ORECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 ORECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 ORECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars O'ReillyBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Jane Kendeigh, a nurse who helped wounded soldiers in combat zones during World War II. During World War II, the United States' fight against the Japanese on islands in the Pacific was intense and deadly. To help respond to casualties in battle, the U.S. Navy trained 122 nurses to aid wounded soldiers in combat zones. The first nurse to do so was Jane Kendeigh,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENGiorello, Joe
Summary: "Great Battles for Boys takes young readers to the front lines of history's most important fights. In this episode of the best-selling series, the story opens with the Flying Tigers and the bombing of Pearl Harbor into the battles that stormed across the Pacific in the lethal "island hopping" military strategy that brought Victory Over Japan."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rolling Wheel Publishing 2014