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Bomber boys [videorecording] / by Lilley, Harvey.; McGregor, Colin.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Lion Television Ltd.;
Composer, Ty Unwin.Presented by Ewan and Colin McGregor.Actor Ewan McGregor and his brother Colin McGregor, a former RAF pilot, follow up their Battle of Britain program with a film exploring the RAF's Bomber Command in a rarely told story of World War II.E.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command; Bombers; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2012., Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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For valour : Canadians and the Victoria Cross in the Great War / by Gliddon, Gerald,1937-author.; Batchelor, Peter(Peter F.); Snelling, Stephen.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Tells the stories of every Canadian winner of the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth's highest award for gallantry, during the First World War. With a scope that covers the entire global conflict, For Valour follows soldiers from across Canada, all united by valour above and beyond the call of duty."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Heroes; Military decorations; Soldiers; Victoria Cross; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The liberation of Paris : how Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz saved the City of Light / by Smith, Jean Edward,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index."The liberation of Paris tells the dramatic story of the Allied decision in World War II to divert from the strategic plan in order to save the City of Light from chaos and assist de Gaulle's efforts to become France's new leader even as the German general in charge of the occupation defied his orders to destroy the city as the Allies closed in"--
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II / by Manning, Molly Guptill,1980-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Chronicles the joint effort of the U.S. government, the publishing industry, and the nation's librarians to boost troop morale during World War II by shipping more than one hundred million books to the front lines for soldiers to read during what little downtime they had.
Subjects: American literature; Books and reading; Publishers and publishing; War in literature.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The secret keeper / by Graham, Genevieve,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War II novel about two sisters who join the war effort, one as a codebreaker and the other as a pilot, and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart--perfect for fans of The Rose Code and The Nightingale."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Air pilots; Courage; Cryptographers; Families; Secrecy; Sisters; Twin sisters; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The summer before the war : a novel / by Simonson, Helen,author.;
It's the summer of 1914 and life in the sleepy village of Rye, England is about to take an interesting turn. Agatha Kent, a canny force for progress, is expecting an unusual candidate to be the school's Latin teacher: Beatrice Nash, a young woman of good breeding in search of a position after the death of her father.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Authors; Country life; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Women teachers; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Citadel / by Mosse, Kate,1961-;
Includes bibliographical references.Set during World War II in the far south of France, this is a powerful, action-packed mystery that reveals the secrets of the resistance under Nazi occupation. While war blazed in the trenches at the front, back at home a different battle is waged, full of clandestine bravery, treachery and secrets.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2012., Orion,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Seven days in hell : Canada's battle for Normandy and the rise of the Black Watch snipers / by O'Keefe, David R.,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Centred around one of Canadas most storied regiments, 'Seven Days in Hell' tells the epic story of the men from the Black Watch during the bloody battle for Verrieres Ridge, a dramatic saga that unfolded just weeks after one of Canadas greatest military triumphs of World War II. David O'Keefe lives in Rigaud, QC.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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War horse [videorecording] / by Arestrup, Niels.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1977-; Hiddleston, Tom.; Irvine, Jeremy.; Kebbell, Toby.; Morpurgo, Michael.War horse.Videorecording.; Mullan, Peter.; Spielberg, Steven,1946-; Stafford, Nick,1959-War horse.Videorecording.; Thewlis, David,1963-; Watson, Emily,1967-; Williams, John,1932-; DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm);
Camera, Janusz Kaminski ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams ; production designer, Rick Carter.Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell.Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and across Europe as the war rages on.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Morpurgo, Michael.; Stafford, Nick, 1959-; Feature films.; Human-animal relationships; War films.; War horses; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2012., Touchstone Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Italian Canadian internment in the Second World War / by Hickman, Pamela.; Smith Cavalluzzo, Jean.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108), discography, filmography, Internet addresses and index.Through historical photographs, documents and first-person narratives, this book offers an account of Italian Canadian internment in World War II. Includes links to video clips.LSC
Subjects: Italian Canadians; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Italian Canadians;
© c2012., J. Lorimer & Co.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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