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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[c1982]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Day of Infamy.
In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler’s blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men gathered on the beach were all that stood between Hitler and Western Europe. Crush...
In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler’s blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men gathered on the beach were all that stood between Hitler and Western Europe. Crush...
Author
Publisher
MBI Pub. Co. LLC and Zenith Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Bombs Away! covers strategic bombing in Europe during World War II, that is, all aerial bombardment of a strategic nature which took place between 1939 and 1945. In addition to American (U.S. Army Air Forces) and British (RAF Bomber Command) strategic aerial campaigns against Germany, this book covers German use of strategic bombing during the Nazi's conquest of Europe: the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, and the V 1 and V 2, where the Luftwaffe...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"A poignant and inspiring memoir. . . . Dole's odyssey of courage and determination can be a guideline to us all."- Philadelphia Inquirer
In his own words, Bob Dole tells his legendary World War II story-a personal odyssey of tremendous courage, sacrifice, and faith
In One Soldier's Story, Dole recites the moving, inspirational story of his harrowing experience in World War II, and how he overcame life-threatening injuries long before rising to...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Touchstone
Pub. Date
1999, c1998
Language
English
Description
From America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes a brilliant telling of the war in Europe, from D-Day, June 6, 1944, to the end, eleven months later, on May 7, 1945. This authoritative narrative account is drawn by the author himself from his five acclaimed works about that conflict, most particularly from the definitive and comprehensive D-Day and Citizen Soldiers. But it is, as always with Stephen Ambrose, the ranks, the ordinary...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the soldiers of the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Forces in the European Theater of Operations in World War II, following their activities from D-Day on June 7, 1944 to Germany's surrender eleven months later on May 7, 1945.
Author
Publisher
Caliber
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II-all Medal of Honor recipients-from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler's own mountaintop fortress. As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice "Footsie" Britt, a former professional football player, became the very first American to receive...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Clarence Smoyer began the war as a gentle giant, a factory worker from Pennsylvania coal country reluctant to unleash the power of the Sherman tank he crewed. But as his tank platoon fought its way from Normandy to the Rhine and beyond, and he watched his friends cut down one by one, he learned to kill with deadly accuracy and efficiency. His fight would climax in Cologne, in the shadow of the great cathedral, where he took a shot immortalized by...
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