Makos, Adam

Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMO

Hogan, William R.

Summary: "A fourth-generation soldier tells the story of his father's tank battalion, the "Spearhead," that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany-against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on its home turf-and the heroes whose sacrifice won World War II"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HOG

Lowry, Chag

Summary: Based on the true-life story of Yurok men called to serve in World War I, this story follows three cousins as they struggle with being combat soldiers on the Western Front.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Great Oak Press 2019

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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 LOW

Brown, 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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2021

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 BRO

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BRO

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 940 BRO

Roberts, Mary Louise

Summary: "This is an unflinching history of the Western Front in World War II told through the physical misery of the soldiers who fought there. Roberts describes the experiences not only of American and British troops, but of French and German soldiers, too. Though she ranges across the Western Front, her primary cases are the winter campaigns of 43-44 in Italy and 44-45 in Belgium, both crucial to the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 ROB

Larimore, Walt

Summary: What makes 2nd Lieutenant Phil Larimore's story special is what happened in World War II's closing days and the people, and horses, he interacted with in this Forrest Gump-like tale that is emotional, heartbreaking, and inspiring.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Permuted Press, LLC 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LARIMORE, PHILIP B. LAR

White, 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 WHI

White, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)

Summary: "Before 1862, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine, where he was a trained minister and mild-mannered professor at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the Union army, but he was undeterred and later became known as one of the North's greatest heroes: On the second day at Gettysburg, after running out of ammunition at Little Round...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE WHI

Kesling, Ben

Summary: "In Bravo Company, journalist and combat veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the 82nd Airborne Division. A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar's notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 KES

Bolger, Daniel P.

Summary: "A general-turned-historian reveals the remarkable battlefield heroics of Major General Maurice Rose, the World War II tank commander whose 3rd Armored Division struck fear into the hearts of Hitler's panzer crews"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Caliber 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BOL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars Bolger

Drury, Bob

Summary: "Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's heroism and courage in World War II. They were known as "Rudder's Rangers," the most elite and experienced attack unit the Army had. In December 1944, they would be the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. Their colonel was given this objective: Take Hill 400. The...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 DRU