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By: Wilkerson III, W. R.
All-American Ads of the 40s
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At the beginning of the decade, America was at war. Patriotism was an integral part of everyday life, with the sentiment mirrored in advertising. As America emerged victorious out of the darkness of W

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- Author: Wilkerson III, W. R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: April 26 2023
- ISBN10: 3836588587
- Language: English
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By: Buruma, Ian
The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II
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Ian Buruma’s spellbinding account of three near-mythic figures–a Dutch fixer, a Manchu princess, and Himmler’s masseur–who may have been con artists and collaborators under Japanese and German rule,… [more below]
- Author: Buruma, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0593296648
- Language: English
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By: Stone, Tanya Lee
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers
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“An exceptionally well-researched, lovingly crafted, and important tribute to unsung American heroes.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are

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- Series: Junior Library Guild Selection
- Author: Stone, Tanya Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0763665487
- Language: English
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By: Lutken, Peter K.
A Thousand Places Left Behind: One Soldier’s Account of Jungle Warfare in WWII Burma
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Born and raised in Mississippi, Peter K. Lutken, Jr. (1920-2014) joined the army in 1941 and was assigned to the Coast Artillery. Originally sent to India to guard airfields, he was reassigned to the … [more below]
- Author: Lutken, Peter K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1496845145
- Language: English
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By: Buttar, Prit
To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941-42
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A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material.

‘[An] excellent account.’ – Richard Ove

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- Author: Buttar, Prit
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1472856554
- Language: English
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By: Paul L. Stillwell
The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers
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In January 1944 sixteen black enlisted men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to begin a cram course that would turn them into the U.S. Navy’s first African-American office
- Series: Bluejacket Books
- Author: Stillwell, Paul L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 14, 2003
- ISBN10: 1591148405
- Language: English
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By: Rautiainen, Petra
Land of Snow and Ashes
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The haunting, gripping story of Lapland’s buried history of Nazi crimes during World War II, perfect for fans of Stolen by Ann-Hel駭 Laestadius

“A beautifully written novel and a thriller that will k

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- Author: Rautiainen, Petra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1782277374
- Language: English
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By: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow
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A Newbery and Sibert Honor Book! A riveting and often chilling story of Germany’s powerful Hitler Youth. A PB edition in an accessible new novel-sized reformat for Scholastic Focus!

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- Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1338309846
- Language: English
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By: Ellman, James
MacArthur Reconsidered: General Douglas MacArthur as a Wartime Commander
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James Ellman digs deep, connects the dots, and concludes that General Douglas MacArthur was decidedly not a military genius.

One of America’s most controversial generals, Douglas MacArthur’s rise throu

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- Author: Ellman, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: July 01 2023
- ISBN10: 081177158X
- Language: English
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By: Lengerer, Hans
Shōkaku-Class Aircraft Carriers: In the Imperial Japanese Navy During World War II
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The aircraft carriers of the Shōkaku class are generally regarded as being the most-successful carriers designed by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They became operational just prior to the Pearl Har… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Naval #27
- Author: Lengerer, Hans
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764366513
- Language: English
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By: Stille, Mark
Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World’s Largest Sea Battle
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A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that saw the Imperial Ja

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- Author: Stille, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1472851757
- Language: English
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By: Salazar, Noelle
The Flight Girls
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER

“I read well into the night, unable to stop. The book is unputdownable.”–Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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- Author: Salazar, Noelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0778369226
- Language: English
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By: Volavkova, Hana
I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children’s Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944
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Fifteen thousand children under the age of fifteen passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp. Fewer than 100 survived. In these poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates, we see the daily mise… [more below]
- Author: Volavkova, Hana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 106
- Publish Date: March 15 1994
- ISBN10: 0805210156
- Language: English
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By: Randel, Weina Dai
Night Angels
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From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a profoundly moving novel about a diplomatic couple who risked their lives to help Viennese Jews escape the Nazis, based on the true story of Dr. Ho

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- Author: Randel, Weina Dai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 359
- Publish Date: February 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1542038006
- Language: English
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By: Yenne, Bill
The Ones Who Got Away: Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe
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A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away.

To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-tor

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- Author: Yenne, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1472858719
- Language: English
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By: Steiner, Peter
The New Detective
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Willi Geismeier thought he’d faced the worst of humanity on the battlefield in World War I, but when he returns to Munich he is drawn into an investigation that proves to be just as chilling.

Munich,

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- Series: A Willi Geismeier Thriller #4
- Author: Steiner, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1448306426
- Language: English
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By: Han, Suyin
Winter Love
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The raw account of a life-altering affair in wartime London–“Han Suyin’s outstanding achievement . . . her finest novel.” (Alison Hennegan)

As a college student in London during the bitterly cold win

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- Author: Han, Suyin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 194602225X
- Language: English
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By: Bruck, Edith
Lost Bread
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Bruck’s “spare prose captures the raw terror and bitter sorrow of the camps. She also finds lyrical beauty and unexpected joy in moments of calm. Reading her work is like breaking bread with her, seek… [more below]
- Author: Bruck, Edith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1589881788
- Language: English
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By: Calkhoven, Laurie
Women Who Launched the Computer Age: Ready-To-Read Level 3
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This book was chosen by the Children’s Book Council as a best STEM book of 2017!

Meet the women who programmed the first all-electronic computer and built the technological language kids today can’t l

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- Series: You Should Meet
- Author: Calkhoven, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 1481470469
- Language: English
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By: Evans, Mary Anna
The Traitor Beside Her: A WWII Mystery
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“Evans’s characters are vividly drawn, elevating this story and its revelations about women’s little-celebrated contributions to the war effort.”– Washington Post

“An exciting read with historical tid

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- Author: Evans, Mary Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1464215588
- Language: English