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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 traitor's daughter : captured by Nazis, pursued by the KGB, my mother's odyssey to freedom from her secret past / by Spicer, Roxana,author.;
"The masterful narration of a daughter's decades-long quest to understand her extraordinary mother, who was born in Lenin's Soviet Union, served as a combat soldier in the Red Army, and endured three years of Nazi captivity -- but never revealed her darkest secrets. As a child, Roxana Spicer would sometimes wake to the sound of the Red Army choir. She would tip-toe downstairs to find her mother, cigarette in one hand and Black Russian in the other, singing along. Roxana would keep her company, and wonder ... Everyone in their village knew Agnes Spicer was Russian, that she had been a captive of the Nazis. And that was all they knew, because Agnes kept her secrets close: how she managed to escape Germany, what the tattoo on her arm meant, even her real name. Discovering the truth about her beloved, charismatic, volatile mother became Roxana's obsession. Throughout her career as a journalist and documentarian, between investigations across Canada and around the world, she always went home to ask her mother more questions, often while filming. Roxana also took every chance to visit the few places that she did know played a role in her mother's story: Bad Salzuflen, Germany, home to POW slave labourers during the war; notorious concentration camps; and Russia. Under Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and the early years of Putin, she was able to find people, places, and documents that are now -- perhaps forever -- lost again. The Traitor's Daughter is intimate and exhaustively researched, vividly conversational, and shot through with Agnes Spicer's irrepressible, fiery personality. It is a true labour of love as well as a triumph of blending personal biography with sweeping history."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Spicer, Agnes.; Spicer, Roxana; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Ex-Nazi concentration camp inmates; Family secrets.; Mothers and daughters.; World War, 1939-1945; Russian Canadians;
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The railway man : a POW's searing account of war, brutality and forgiveness / by Lomax, Eric.;
LSC
Subjects: Lomax, Eric.; Burma-Siam Railroad; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war;
© 2012, c1995., W.W. Norton,
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A torch against the night : a novel / by Tahir, Sabaa.;
LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Love stories.; Brothers and sisters; Prisoners; Escapes; Slaves; Soldiers; Enemies;
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Prisoner of Dieppe : WWII / by Brewster, Hugh.;
LSC
Subjects: War stories.; Historical fiction.; Diary fiction.; Dieppe Raid, 1942; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2010., Scholastic Canada,
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S.W.A.T [videorecording]. : under siege / by Barnes, Jonas,screenwriter.; Domingue, Keith,screenwriter.; Giglio, Tony,1971-film director.; Jaeger, Sam,actor.; Olsson, Ty,1974-actor.; Palicki, Adrianne,1983-actor.; White, Michael Jai,actor.; Zagorsky, Kyra,1976-actor.; Destination Films,presenter.; Original Film (Firm),production company.; Sodona Films,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Michael Balfry ; editor, Charles Robichaud ; music, Patric Caird.Sam Jaeger, Adrianne Palicki, Michael Jai White, Kyra Zagorsky, Ty Olsson.When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner and takes him into custody.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Crime films.; Feature films.; Police; Prisons;
For private home use only.
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Hanged in Medicine Hat : murders in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, and the disturbing true story of Canada's last mass execution / by Greenfield, Nathan M.,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."For three years during the Second World War, 12,000 Nazis were held in a prisoner-of-war camp at the edge of Medicine Hat, an isolated city of 12,000 people on the bald Canadian prairie. The camp and the townsfolk lived cheerfully side-by-side until two men were beaten and hanged by their fellow prisoners and no one on the scene would admit to knowing anything about the crimes. RCMP investigators infiltrated the camp and discovered the existence of a shadow Nazi government, complete with its own Gestapo responsible for enforcing discipline and loyalty to the Fuhrer. Suspects were identified. Charges were laid. A series of gripping trials resulted in the last mass hanging in Canadian history. Now, eighty years after the fact, acclaimed historian Nathan Greenfield presents stunning new evidence that raises grave questions about whether justice was served on either side of the wire in Medicine Hat."--
Subjects: Hanging; Nazis; Serial murders; Trials (Murder); World War, 1939-1945;
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From the desk of Zoe Washington / by Marks, Janae.;
"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Prisoners' families; Bakers and bakeries; African Americans;
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Shooting iron / by Johnstone, William W.,author.; Johnstone, J. A.,author.;
Subjects: Western fiction.; Novels.; Escaped prisoners; Frontier and pioneer life; Gunfighters; Outlaws; Sheriffs;
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Devil's ride west / by Nix, David.;
With a $1,000 bounty on his head, former solider Jake Paynter agrees to help his two best friends investigate the murders of miners at South Pass City, and, while hiding during the day and sleuthing at night, unravels the truth with an adversary close on his heels.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Escaped prisoners; Gold mines and mining; Immigrants; Murder; Soldiers;
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