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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WRIHarding, Stephen
Summary: This book is The Nightingale meets All the Light We Cannot See, only it's all true--a thrilling wartime adventure story of downed American aviators rescued by French resistance fighters, taken to Nazi-occupied Paris, and hidden under the very noses of the Gestapo. Escape from Paris is the true story of a small group of U.S. aviators whose four B-17 Flying Fortresses were shot down over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 HARPearson, P. O'Connell (Patricia O'Connell)
Summary: In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 PEASmith, Sherri L.
Summary: "During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018