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Author
Publisher
University Press of New England
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Traces the legendary Revolutionary War patriot from his Connecticut childhood and Yale education through perspectives about soldier life and his service as a spy, in an account that draws on Hale's personal journals and letters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"It is 1914, and as the war draws the young men of Britain away to fight, women must keep the nation running. Two of those women are Peggy and Maude, twin sisters who live on a narrowboat in Oxford and work in the bindery at the university press. Ambitious, intelligent Peggy has been told for most of her life that her job is to bind the books, not read them--but as she folds and gathers pages, her mind wanders to the opposite side of Walton Street,...
283) Wolves of winter
Author
Series
Essex dogs trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bruised and bloodied by an epic battle at Crécy, six soldiers known as the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting--and their own lives. Now a new siege is beginning, and the Dogs are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais. King Edward has vowed no Englishman will leave France 'til this city falls. To get home, they must survive a merciless winter in a lawless camp deadlier than any battlefield. Obsessed with tracking down the vanished...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"In The Louis Till File, John Edgar Wideman searches for Louis Till, a silent victim of American injustice. Wideman's personal interaction with the story began when he learned of Emmett's murder in 1955; Wideman was also fourteen years old. After reading decades later about Louis's execution, he couldn't escape the twin tragedies of father and son, and tells their stories together for the first time. Author of the award-winning Brothers and Keepers,...
285) Soldiers
Author
Series
Publisher
Brown Bear Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Describes the life of a soldier in World War II, from recruitment efforts around the world, to the daily life during the fighting"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Alex Blum was a good kid, a popular high school hockey star from a tight-knit Colorado family. He had one goal in life: endure a brutally difficult selection program, become a U.S. Army Ranger, and fight terrorists for his country. He poured everything into achieving his dream. In the first hours of his final leave before deployment to Iraq, Alex was supposed to fly home to see his family and beloved girlfriend. Instead, he got into his car with two...
Author
Language
English
Formats
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...
288) Without remorse
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When a Navy SEAL sets out to avenge the murder of his wife, he finds himself caught up in a larger conspiracy.
289) Falcon takes flight
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Captain America works with S.H.I.E.L.D. until his past, long since buried, comes back to haunt him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Book House
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"America 1775, you have applied for the job of a soldier fighting the British in the American War of Independence. The war will last for eight years. Find out what you will eat, how much you will be paid and what happens if you are wounded. An interview at the end of the book will reveal if you have what it takes to be a Revolutionary War Soldier"--Back cover.
291) Four-four-two
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Forced into an internment camp at the start of World War II, eighteen-year-old Yuki enlists in the Army to fight for the Allies as a member of the "Four-Four-Two," a segregated Japanese American regiment.
292) Romanov
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Anastasia "Nastya" Romanov must choose between using the ancient spell her father, the exiled tsar, trusted her to keep safe, or trusting Zash, a handsome Bolshevik soldier.
293) Kindling
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where kindling warfare-the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers-has been outlawed. In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for purpose and identity as they prepare for one final battle. For fans of the classic films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
They were called Easy Company, but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while liberating Europe, an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters was their commander, and this is his story based on his wartime diary. Only Winters was present from the activation of Easy Company until the war's end. On D-Day, Dick Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of the company...
Author
Publisher
Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The acclaimed author of The Secret Women and Things Past Telling returns with an engrossing historical novel about a little known aspect of WoWorld War II--the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only Black WACs to serve overseas during the conflict. As Dorothy and her sister WACs discover, life in the Army is an adventure filled with unexpected deprivations and culture shock. Women from all levels of society, secretaries, teachers, and...
296) Warriors in winter
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 31
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to meet famed Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius!"--
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
One night in the tropics: Abbott and Costello play "two stooges employed by Roscoe, a crooked nightclub owner. Having financed a dubious 'love insurance' policy, Roscoe wants the boys to ensure that Steve marries his hard-to-get girlfriend as they travel to fun in the sun aboard a luxury ocean liner bound for San Marcos, South America."
Buck privates: Abbott and Costello hide in an enlistment center to elude the police, and find themselves in the...
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