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Ghost soldiers: the forgotten epic story of World War II's most dramatic mission
Par Hampton Sides. 2001
In 1945, 121 U.S. Army Rangers raided the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the Philippines to rescue long-suffering soldiers.…
Depicts the atrocities of war, the conditions endured by the prisoners, and the bravery of the liberators. Bestseller. 2001.Frozen in time: an epic story of survival and a modern quest for lost heroes of World War II
Par Mitchell Zuckoff. 2013
On November 5, 1942, a U.S. cargo plane slammed into the Greenland ice cap. Four days later, a B-17 on…
the search-and-rescue mission also crashed. Miraculously, all nine men on the B-17 survived. The U.S. military launched a second daring rescue operation, but the Grumman Duck amphibious plane sent to find the men vanished. Zuckoff offers a spellbinding account of these harrowing crashes and the fate of the survivors and their would-be saviours. Places us at the centre of a group of valiant airmen fighting to stay alive through 148 days of a brutal Arctic winter until an expedition attempts to bring them to safety. But that is only part of the story. In present-day Greenland, Zuckoff joins the Coast Guard and North South Polar Inc. on a dangerous expedition to recover the remains of the lost plane's crew. Bestseller. 2013.Escape from the deep: the epic story of a legendary submarine and her courageous crew
Par Alex Kershaw. 2008
Recounts the final patrol of the USS Tang, which sank off China’s coast in October 1944 after a torpedo malfunction.…
Describes the nine survivors’ escape from the wreck and months of deprivation and torture at a Japanese prison camp. 2008.Eichmann in Jerusalem: a report on the banality of evil
Par Hannah Arendt. 2011
Hannah Arendt's authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann. Includes material that came to light after the…
trial, as well as Arendt's postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account. 2011.Fiasco: the break-out of the German battleships
Par John Deane Potter. 1970
In February 1942, the German navy defied the British forces in an attempt to pass through the English Channel. The…
ensuing battle is documented here, using contemporary records and recollections of survivors from both sides. 1970.Fields of fire: the Canadians in Normandy (Joanne Goodman lectures ; #1998)
Par Terry Copp. 2003
Canadian military historian Terry Copp believes that "the evidence demonstrates that the achievement of the Allied and especially Canadian armies…
in Normandy has been greatly underrated - the defeat and near destruction of two German armies in just seventy-six days was one of the most remarkable military victories of the Second World War." 2003.Finest hour: the battle of Britain
Par Tim Clayton, Phil Craig. 1999
Personal accounts from the attempted invasion of Britain by Nazi Germany in 1940. Uses interviews, archival material, letters, and diaries…
to relate the struggle by both civilians and the military to defend the country. Includes the retreat at Dunkirk, the bombing of London, and the sinking of convoy ships. 1999.Fighter: the true story of the Battle of Britain
Par Len Deighton. 1977
Familiar spirits: a memoir of James Merrill and David Jackson
Par Alison Lurie. 2001
Novelist Alison Lurie reminisces about meeting American poet James Merrill (1926-1995) in his youth and becoming friends with him and…
his companion, David Jackson. Discusses their homosexuality, the importance of the Ouija board in their relationship, and their problems as they aged. 2001.Escape from Germany: the methods of escape used by RAF airmen during the Second World War
Par Aidan Crawley. 1985
An authoritative account of the heroic efforts of the members of the RAF and Army who tried to escape from…
prisoner of war camps in Germany. It includes such remarkable stories as "The Wooden Horse" - a hollow vaulting horse that was used to disguise a tunnel entrance, enabling three men to escape and finally reach England, and of the persistent and ingenious attempts to escape made at Colditz, known as "The Escapers' Camp". 1985.Enemy at the gates: the battle for Stalingrad
Par William Craig. 2001
Historical account of a pivotal World War II battle: the 1943 surrender of the elite German Sixth Army to the…
Russians at Stalingrad. Describes the incredible march of the German army across southern Russia and the equally amazing victory of the Soviet army. Bestseller. 2001.Day of infamy
Par Walter Lord. 1998
Deadly allies: Canada's Secret War, 1937-1947
Par John Bryden. 1989
Day one: before Hiroshima and after
Par Peter Wyden. 1984
The full story of the creation and use of the atom bomb. Reveals the scientific breakthrough that made the bomb…
possible and the reality of "Day One" in Hiroshima where 130,000 people died. Bestseller 1984.Duel of eagles
Par Peter Townsend. 1991
The Battle of Britain was the collision towards which aviation developments on both sides had been heading for more than…
twenty years. Group Captain Townsend traces the background of two air forces with a common past of rivalry and respect. This dramatic account vividly recalls the days when Britain's fate hung in the balance until allied airmen, the author among them, secured a victory which saved Britain from invasion and paved the way for Hitler's final defeat. 1991.Dresden, Tuesday, February 13, 1945: Tuesday, February 13 1945
Par Fred Taylor. 2004
Historian examines the World War II controversial Allied bombing of the ancient German cultural centre and industrial city, deemed a…
"legitimate military target." Along with historical background provides a minute-by-minute account of the air raid and reviews the post-war moral debate over the magnitude of destruction and civilian casualties. c2004.Dieppe: Canada's darkest day of World War II
Par Hugh Brewster. 2009
On the night of August 19, 1942, a force of five thousand Canadians launched an attack on the Nazi-held French…
port of Dieppe. When it was over, the Allies were forced to retreat, nearly a thousand Canadian troops lay dead, and almost two thousand were taken prisoner. For years, defenders of the raid claimed that the Allies learned valuable lessons from Dieppe that were put to use later in the war, but others believed that the Canadian soldiers had been used as cannon fodder. Includes sections about the evacuation and the POW experiences. Explicit descriptions of violence. Grades 3-6. 2009.Defiance: the Bielski partisans
Par Nechama Tec. 2008
The prevailing image of European Jews during the Holocaust is one of helpless victims, but many Jews struggled against the…
terrors of the Third Reich. This is the history of one such group, a forest community numbering more than 1,200 Jews, that carried out the largest armed rescue operation of Jews by Jews in World War II. These men and women of all ages - hungry, largely unarmed, and exposed to harsh winter weather - smuggled Jews out of heavily guarded ghettos, led retaliatory raids against Nazi collaborators, and offered protection to all Jewish fugitives who could find their way to them. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.D-day landings: the story of the Allied invasion (Dk readers)
Par Richard Platt. 2004
How did the Allies of World War II plan and execute the most massive and daring invasion in military history?…
Early in the morning of June 6, 1944, more ships, men, and air support than ever before landed on the beaches of Normandy. Learn about the background, events and consequences of the attack. Some violence. Grades 2-4. 2004.Crash dive: in action with HMS Safari, 1942-43
Par Arthur Dickison. 2003
This record of life on board HMS Safari during World War II is based on original first-hand accounts. As the…
boat's leading telegraphist, Arthur Dickison had a privileged position in the crew, with access to all signals traffic and the navigation officer as his boss, who gave him an insight into why they were doing what they did. During 18 months of war patrols, Dickison kept a personal diary of life aboard Safari. In it he recorded daily events ranging from the tedium of long sea passages to stalking enemy convoys, crash dives and fighting it out on the surface. 2003.