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The savage storm : the battle for Italy 1943 / by Holland, James,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland both narrates and reframes the controversial first months of the Italian Campaign and sets a new standard in the chronicling of war. Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. Chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, The Savage Storm is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels-Allied, Axis, and civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents-from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, and legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle-Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war"--
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Quinn : The life of a hockey legend / by Robson, Dan,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Told by bestselling author Dan Robson, and supported by the Quinn family and network of friends, Quinn is the definitive account of one of the game's biggest personalities and most storied lives. The hockey world mourned when Pat Quinn died in November 2014. Tough guys sobbed. Networks carried montages of Quinn's rugged hits, his steely-eyed glare, and his famous victories. This is Quinn's story: an underdog who succeeded so completely that his legacy has become the standard by which others are judged.
Subjects: Quinn, Pat, 1943-2014.; Hockey coaches; Hockey players;
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Resistance women : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work - but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate. As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts, including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the US ambassador. Her German friends, aspiring author Greta Kuckoff and literature student Sara Weiss, risk their lives to collect information from journalists, military officers, and officials within the highest levels of the Nazi regime. For years, Mildred's network stealthily fights to bring down the Third Reich from within. But when Nazi radio operatives detect an errant Russian signal, the Harnack resistance cell is exposed, with fatal consequences. Inspired by actual events, Resistance Women is an enthralling, unforgettable story of ordinary people determined to resist the rise of evil, sacrificing their own lives and liberty to fight injustice and defend the oppressed.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Harnack-Fish, Mildred, 1902-1943; Harnack-Fish, Mildred, 1902-1943; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Government, Resistance to;
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The girl from Venice / by Smith, Martin Cruz,1942-author.;
"Venice, 1945. The war may be waning, but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo comes across a young woman's body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble. Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia rather than hand her over to the Nazis. This act of kindness leads them into the world of Partisans, random executions, the arts of forgery and high explosives, Mussolini's broken promises, the black market and gold, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
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Tesla [videorecording] / by Dunford, James E,film director.; Grubin, David,television producer,screenwriter.; Murphy, Michael,1938-narrator.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Narrator: Michael Murphy.Meet Nikola Tesla, the genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized the electrical age of the 20th century. Although eclipsed in fame by Edison and Marconi, it was Tesla2s vision that paved the way for today's wireless world.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.; Electrical engineers; Inventors;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ortona : Canada's epic World War II battle / by Zuehlke, Mark.;
Includes bibliography (p. [423]-429) and index.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Ortona (Italy), Battle of, 1943.;
© c1999., Stoddart,
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True west : Sam Shepard's life, work, and times / by Greenfield, Robert,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An intimate portrait of the iconic playwright, actor, and director Sam Shepard, whose wide-ranging and enduring body of work places him at the center of the American canon, from an award-winning biographer. True West is the story of an American icon, a lasting portrait of Sam Shepard as he really was, revealed by those who knew him best. This sweeping biography charts Shepard's long and complicated journey from a small town in southern California to his standing as an internationally known playwright and movie star. The son of an alcoholic father, Shepard crafted a public persona as an authentic American archetype: the loner, the cowboy, the drifter, a stranger in a strange land. Despite his great critical and financial success, he seemed, like so many of his characters, to remain perpetually dispossessed. Much like Robert Greenfield's biographies of Jerry Garcia and Timothy Leary, this book delves deeply into Shepard's life as well as the ways in which his work illuminates it. True West takes readers through the world of downtown theater in lower Manhattan in the early sixties, the jazz scene at the Village Gate, fringe theatre in London in the seventies, Bob Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder tour, the making of classic films like Zabriskie Point, Days of Heaven, and The Right Stuff, and Broadway productions of Buried Child, True West, and Fool for Love. For this definitive biography, Greenfield interviewed dozens of people who knew Shepard well, many of whom had never before spoken on the record about him. While exploring his relationships with Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Jessica Lange across the long arc of his brilliant career, Greenfield makes the case for Shepard not just as a great American writer but a unique figure who first brought the sensibility of rock 'n' roll to serious theater"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017.; Actors; Dramatists, American;
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Operation Husky : the Canadian invasion of Sicily, July 10-August 7, 1943 / by Zuehlke, Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Infantry Division, 1st; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Tank Brigade, 1st; Operation Husky, 1943.; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2008., Douglas & McIntyre,
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Beneath a scarlet sky : a novel / by Sullivan, Mark T.,author.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Lella, Giuseppe; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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A hidden life [videorecording] / by Bentley, Elisabeth,film producer.; Bergesio, Dario,film producer.; Diehl, August,1976-actor.; Hill, Grant,film producer.; Jeter, Josh,film producer.; Malick, Terrence,1943-screenwriter,film director.; Nyqvist, Michael,1960-2017,actor.; Pachner, Valerie,1987-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Fox Searchlight Pictures,production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jurgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz, Alexander Fehling, Ulrich Matthes, Karl Markovics, Franz Rogowski, Tobias Moretti.Based on real events, this is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including violent images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: War films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jägerstätter, Franz, 1907-1943; Christian martyrs; World War, 1939-1945; Conscientious objectors;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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