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World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension ; 2Hillenbrand, Laura
Summary: In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian s courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history s most thrilling survival epics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 910.54 HILCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 ZAMHillenbrand, Laura
Summary: In this captivating new young adult edition, the story of a man's breathtaking odyssey and the courage, cunning, and fortitude he found to endure and overcome. This gripping narrative will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ZAMPERINI, LOUIS HILCoram, Robert.
Summary: During the course of his military career, Bud Day won every available combat medal, escaped death on no less than seven occasions, and spent 67 months as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, along with John McCain. Despite sustained torture, Day would not break. He became a hero to POWs everywhere--a man who fought without pause, not a prisoner of war, but a prisoner at war. Upon his return,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 COREdmonds, Chris (Christopher Waring)
Summary: "Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is theinspiring truestory of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives--then and now. Captured in the Battle of the Bulge, Master Sergeant Roddie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 EDMONDS, RODDIE EDMHillenbrand, Laura.
Summary: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZAMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZAMPERINI, LOUIS HILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 HILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ZAMPERINI HILCornum, Rhonda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 CORNUM, RHONDA CORMurphy, Frank D.
Summary: ""In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, 'I was there.' Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?" -Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURPHY, FRANK D. MURMcCann, Hugh Wray.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbor Cove Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 NICHOLAS, JOHNNY MCCHillenbrand, Laura.
Summary: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Then, on the ocean surface, the face of a young lieutenant appeared as he struggled to pull himself aboard a life raft. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War as told by the author of "Seabiscuit."
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ZAMPERINI, LOUIS HILLENBRANDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 Zamperini 2010Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD B ZAMPERINICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 940.54 HILSummary: Growing up in post-WWII Germany, the son of a Nazi slain during the war, Dieter Dengler dreamed about becoming a pilot. At age 18 he emigrated to the United States and worked odd jobs until he was accepted into the Navy and began pilot training. He was sent to Vietnam around 1966 and on his first mission was shot down and taken prisoner. There, the Vietcong tortured him until Dengler engineered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion 2001
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LITHandy, Edward A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HANSpinelli, Angelo M.
Contents: Angelo Spinelli's narrative and photographs -- North Africa -- Captured! -- Stalag IIIB-Fürstenberg/Oder -- Stalag IIIA-Luckenwalde -- Liberation and home -- Civilian Spinelli and his photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 SPIRasmussen, Randall L.
Summary: It was December 3, 1943, and American warplanes were on assignment over Nazi Germany. Sergeant William Rasmussen was the ball turret gunner on the Hell's Belle, a B-17 heavy bomber. During one of its missions, the Belle was shot down and the captured American flyers were sent to the notorious German prison camp Stalag 17B. In Stalag the American prisoners of war had to deal with the harsh rules...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunstone Press 2003
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: 940.5472 RAS1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 RAS
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1 available in Local History Room (LHR), Call number: LHR 940.5472 RASClark, Alexis
Summary: "The love story of Elinor Powell, an African American army nurse, and Frederick Albert, a German prisoner of war. The two met when black army nurses were put in regular contact with German POWs who were detained in the United States during World War II, an unlikely and little-discussed circumstance during one of the most documented periods in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio ClarkTyler, Leslie J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crystal Pub. 1992
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 940.544 TYLMoore, Stephen L.
Summary: In late 1944, the Allies invaded the Japanese-held Philippines, and soon the end of the Pacific War was within reach. But for the last 150 American prisoners of war still held on the island of Palawan, there would be no salvation. After years of slave labor, starvation, disease, and torture, their worst fears were about to be realized. On December 14, with machine guns trained on them, they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MOOColton, Larry.
Summary: Documents the stories of four World War II prisoners of war who were tortured by their Japanese captors, describing the events that led to their imprisonment, the brutal conditions that forged their deep bond, and their considerable struggles to re-acclimate to civilian life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5451 COLZamperini, Louis
Summary: "Champion. Survivor. Hero. Legend. Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives. Zamperini's story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand's biography Unbroken, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2014
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Summary: Joe Johnson Jr. ran away from home at the age of 12, hopping a freight train at the height of the Great Depression. Two years later, he managed to talk his way into the U.S. Army. Seeking freedom and adventure, he was sent to the Philippines. After a misstep with a teenage prostitute, he vowed to right the wrongs he'd done and help the girl have a better life. Yet when the Japanese attacked on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, JOE BROHillenbrand, Laura.
Summary: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5472 HILBragg, Rick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LYNCH, JESSICA BRACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 956.7044 LYNHampton, Dan
Summary: "Valor is the magnificent story of a genuine American hero who survived the fall of the Philippines and brutal captivity under the Japanese, from New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton. Lieutenant William Frederick "Bill" Harris was 25 years old when captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942. This son of a decorated Marine general escaped from hell on earth...
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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 HARRIS, WILLIAM FREDRICK HAMEdmonds, Chris (Christopher Waring)
Summary: "Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the treacherous final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives--then and now"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EDMONDS, RODDIE EDMTownley, Alvin.
Summary: "The story of the indomitable American POWs who endured "Alcatraz," the Hanoi prison camp where North Vietnam locked its most dangerous and subversive prisoners, and the wives who fought to bring them home. During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American prisoners of war faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of communist interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014