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Indestructible : one man's rescue mission that changed the course of WWII / by Bruning, John R.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This little-known WWII story introduces a renegade pilot whose personal mission to rescue his family from a POW camp changed modern air warfare forever. December 1941: Manila is invaded, and US citizen and Philippine Airlines manager, Pappy Gunn, is ordered to fly key military command out of the country, leaving his family at home. So Gunn was miles away when the Japanese captured his wife and children, placing them in an internment camp where they faced disease, abuse, and starvation. Gunn spent three years trying to rescue them. His exploits became legend as he revolutionized the art of air warfare, devising his own weaponry, missions, and combat strategies. By the end of the war, Pappy's ingenuity and flair for innovation helped transform MacArthur's air force into the scourge of the Pacific"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Gunn, Paul Irvin, 1899-1957.; Gunn, Paul Irvin, 1899-1957; Philippine Airlines; Air pilots; Americans; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; Aeronautics, Military; Rescues; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dust child : a novel / by Nguyẽ̂n, Phan Qué̂ Mai,1973-author.;
"An American GI, two Vietnamese bargirls, and an Amerasian man are forced to make decisions during and after the Viet Nam War that will reverberate throughout one another's lives"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned children; Amerasians; Children of military personnel; Families; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnamese Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Oxford companion to Canadian military history / by Granatstein, J. L.,1939-; Oliver, Dean Frederick,1965-; Canadian War Museum.;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
© 2011., Oxford University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Last airlift : a Vietnamese orphan's rescue from war / by Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. iv), Internet addresses and index.The story of the last Canadian airlift rescue operation that left Saigon and arrived in Toronto on April 13, 1975. Son Thi Anh Tuyet was one of the 57 babies and children on that flight. Based on personal interviews and enhanced with archival photographs.LSC
Subjects: Son Thi Anh, Tuyet; Orphans; Orphanages; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Airlift, Military; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Adopted children; Vietnamese Canadians;
© c2011., Pajama Press,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The remains of Company D : a story of the Great War / by Nelson, James Carl.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Nelson, John, 1892-1993.; United States. Army; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 28th.; Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.; Cantigny, Battle of, Cantigny, France, 1918.; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© 2009., St. Martin's Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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War in Britain / by Newark, Timothy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Great Britain;
© c2000., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Land warfare : from World War I to the present day / by Dougherty, Martin J.;
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Subjects: Military art and science; Military history.;
© c2008., Thunder Bay Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The kids book of Canada at war / by MacLeod, Elizabeth; Mantha, John;
© c2007., Kids Can Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Accessory to war : the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military / by Tyson, Neil deGrasse,author.; Lang, Avis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-549) and index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Astronautics, Military; Military art and science; Astrophysics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Canada's wars : an illustrated history / by Webb, Jonathan,1950-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 128) and index.LSC
© c2010., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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