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Putin's world : Russia against the West and with the rest / by Stent, Angela,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An analysis of Putin's Russia and how Russians perceive their place in the modern world"--
Subjects: Ideology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The light of days : the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos / by Batalion, Judith,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of the most important untold stories of World War I.I. The light of days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who helped weaponize Poland's Jewish youth groups to resist the Nazis. Witnesses to the brutal murder of their families and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland--some still in their teens--became the nerves of a wide-ranging resistance network that fought the Nazis"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The sky is falling / by Pearson, Kit,1947-;
Norah and her brother are sent from England to Canada during World War Two because their parents are afraid that Hitler's army will invade England."Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; British; Emigration and immigration; Brothers and sisters;
© 2007, c1989., Penguin Group,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Champion of the Titan Games / by Mull, Brandon,1974-; Dorman, Brandon.;
"As the war with the dragons intensifies, all eyes are turning to Titan Valley for help. A dragon sanctuary unlike any of the others, this one is home to enslaved dragons ruled by the powerful Giant Queen, one of the five monarchs of the magical world. In addition, it houses the arena for the Titan Games, a series of gladiator-style battles presided over by none other than Humbuggle, the demon who stole Seth's memories"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-13.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Dragons; Brothers and sisters; Missing children; Magic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Antiques Roadshow World War One in 100 family treasures / by Atterbury, Paul,author.;
To mark the centenary of the start of World War I, the Antiques Roadshow team filmed a series of specials at the Somme, where the public brought in their family's war memorabilia and photographs. These 'antiques' weren't financially valuable, or in some cases even very beautiful, but the stories that came attached to these momentoes were priceless. This text takes 100 of the most fascinating and moving stories and shows how they fit in to the wider history that was occurring around them.
Subjects: Antiques roadshow (Television program : Great Britain); World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Home fires [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Bond, Samantha; Annis, Francesca; Calbraith, Claire; Stoppard, Ed; Rushbrook, Claire;
Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Claire Calbraith, Ed Stoppard, Claire Rushbrook.Bitter rivals fight for control of the Women's Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers for years at a time, some permanently, they find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Television Series.;
© 2015., Pbs,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Indianapolis : the true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man / by Vincent, Lynn,author.; Vladic, Sara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Based on years of original research and new reporting, two acclaimed authors deliver the riveting and emotionally wrenching full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II--and the fifty-year fight to exonerate the captain after a wrongful court martial."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968; United States. Navy; Indianapolis (Cruiser); Shipwrecks; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Dam busters : the true story of the inventors and airmen who led the devastating raid to smash the German dams in 1943 / by Holland, James,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Wallis, Barnes, 1887-1979.; Gibson, Guy.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617; Operation Chastise, 1943.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Dams;
© c2012., Atlantic Monthly Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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41 : a portrait of my father / by Bush, George W.(George Walker),1946-;
George W. Bush covers the entire scope of the elder President Bush's life and career, including his service in the Pacific during World War II, his pioneering work in the Texas oil business, and his political rise as a Congressman, U.S. Representative to China and the United Nations, CIA Director, Vice President, and 41st President of the United States.
Subjects: Bush, George, 1924-; Presidents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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