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Angels of the Pacific [text (large print)] : a novel of World War II / by Hooper, Elise,author.;
Inspired by the extraordinary true stories of World War II's American Army nurses famously known as the Angels of Bataan and the unsung contributions of Filipinas of the resistance, this novel transports us to a remarkable era of hope, bravery, perseverance, and ultimately--victory. The Philippines, 1941: Tess Abbott, an American Army nurse, has fled the hardships of the Great Depression at home for the glamour and adventure of Manila, one of the most desirable postings in the world. But everything changes when the Japanese Imperial Army invades with lightning speed and devastating results. Tess and her band of nurses serve on the front lines until they are captured as prisoners of war and held behind the high stone walls of Manila's Santo Tomas Internment Camp. When the Japanese occupation of her beloved homeland commences, Flor Dalisay, a Filipina university student, will be drawn into the underground network of resistance, discovering within herself reserves of courage, resilience, and leadership she never knew she possessed. As the war continues, Tess and Flor face danger, deprivation, and terror, leading them into a web of danger as they unexpectedly work together to save lives and win their freedom.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Nurses; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The winter fortress : the epic mission to sabotage Hitler's atomic bomb / by Bascomb, Neal,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-365) and index.Documents the Allied raid against occupied Norway's Vermork hydroelectric plant, the world's only supplier of the heavy water needed by the Nazis to build an atomic bomb, citing the teamwork of spies and commandos that foiled Hitler's nuclear ambitions.
Subjects: Atomic bomb; Sabotage; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Jojo Rabbit [videorecording] / by Davis, Roman Griffin,actor.; Field, Luke Brandon,actor.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-actor.; McKenzie, Thomasin,2000-actor.; Rockwell, Sam,actor.; Waititi, Taika,film director,screenwriter.; Wilson, Rebel,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,film distributor.;
Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Mckenzie, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Luke Brandon Field.A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose worldview is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.
Subjects: War films.; Comedy films.; Satirical films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Imaginary companions; Single mothers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Nationalism;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Jojo Rabbit [videorecording] / by Davis, Roman Griffin,actor.; Field, Luke Brandon,actor.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-actor.; McKenzie, Thomasin,2000-actor.; Rockwell, Sam,actor.; Waititi, Taika,film director,screenwriter.; Wilson, Rebel,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,film distributor.;
Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Mckenzie, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Luke Brandon Field.A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose worldview is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; War films.; Satirical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Imaginary companions; Single mothers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Nationalism;
For private home use only.
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The lost Book of Bonn : a novel / by Labuskes, Brianna,author.;
"Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier. But that doesn't stop the Library of Congress from sending her overseas to Germany to help the Monuments Men retrieve and catalog precious literature that was plundered by the Nazis. The Offenbach Archival Depot and its work may get less attention than returning art to its rightful owners, but for Emmy, who sees the personalized messages on the inside of the books and the notes in margins of pages, it feels just as important. On Emmy's first day at work, she finds a poetry collection by Rainer Maria Rilke, and on the title page is a handwritten dedication: "To Annelise, my brave Edelweiss Pirate." Emmy is instantly intrigued by the story behind the dedication and becomes determined to figure out what happened. The hunt for the rightful owner of the book leads Emmy to two sisters, a horrific betrayal, and an extraordinary protest against the Nazis that was held in Berlin at the height of the war. Nearly a decade earlier, hundreds of brave women gathered in the streets after their Jewish husbands were detained by the Gestapo. Through freezing rain and RAF bombings, the women faced down certain death and did what so few others dared to do under the Third Reich. They said no. Emmy grapples with her own ghosts as she begins to wonder if she's just chasing two more. What she finds instead is a powerful story of love, forgiveness, and courage that brings light to even the darkest of postwar days"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Anti-Nazi movement; Books and reading; Sisters; Women librarians; World War, 1939-1945;
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The winter guest / by Jenoff, Pam,author.;
Subjects: Sisters; Soldiers; Nazis; Jewish men; Betrayal; World War, 1939-1945;
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A bright and blinding sun : a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption / by Brotherton, Marcus,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.For fans of 'The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz' and 'Unbroken' comes an incredible true war story of an underage soldier who experiences his first love and loss on the battlefields of Bataan and Corregidor.
Subjects: Biographies.; Johnson, Joe, Jr.; United States. Army; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Bloodlands : Europe between Hitler and Stalin / by Snyder, Timothy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Hitler and Stalin -- The Soviet famines -- Class terror -- National terror -- Molotov-Ribbentrop Europe -- The economics of apocalypse -- Final solution -- Holocaust and revenge -- The Nazi death factories -- Resistance and incineration -- Ethnic cleansings -- Stalinist anti-semitism -- Humanity.
Subjects: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.; Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.; Genocide; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Massacres; World War, 1939-1945;
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My name is Selma : the remarkable memoir of a Jewish resistance fighter and Ravensbruck survivor / by Perre, Selma van de,1922-author.; Asbury, Anna,translator.; Tetley-Paul, Alice,translator.; translation of:Perre, Selma van de,1922-Mijn naam is Selma.English.;
Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War Two began. Until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had been of no consequence. But by 1941 this simple fact had become a matter of life or death. Several times, Selma avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. Then, in an act of defiance, she joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years 'Marga' risked it all. Using a fake ID, and passing as Aryan she travelled around the country delivering newsletters, sharing information, keeping up morale - doing, as she later explained, what 'had to be done'. In July 1944 her luck ran out. She was transported to Ravensbruck women's concentration camp as a political prisoner. Unlike her parents and sister - who, she would later discover, died in other camps - she survived by using her alias, pretending to be someone else. It was only after the war ended that she was allowed to reclaim her identity and dared to say once again: My name is Selma. Now, at ninety-eight, Selma remains a force of nature. Full of hope and courage, this is her story in her own words. --
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Perre, Selma van de, 1922-; Holocaust survivors; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945;
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Destined to survive : a Dieppe veteran's story / by Poolton, Jack A.,1918-author.; Poolton-Turvey, Jayne,1958-author.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Poolton, Jack A., 1918-; Dieppe Raid, 1942; Soldiers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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