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Remember us : American sacrifice, Dutch freedom, and a forever promise forged in World War II / by Edsel, Robert M.,author.; Witter, Bret,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Robert M. Edsel returns with a book about Dutch civilians and American soldiers and their experience during WWII in the Netherlands. 'Remember Us' is an ensemble piece following seven people over six years, and how so many years later, the Dutch continue to honour the sacrifice of U.S. and Dutch soldiers through the caretaking of graves.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A dangerous woman : American beauty, noted philanthropist, Nazi collaborator : the life of Florence Gould / by Ronald, Susan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-370) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Gould, Florence, 1895-1983.; Americans; Collaborationists; Philanthropists; Socialites; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Canary girls : a novel / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'Rosie the Riveter' meets 'A League of Their Own' in Jennifer Chiaverinis lively and illuminating novel about the munitionettes who built bombs in Britains arsenals during WWI, risking their lives for the war effort and discovering camaraderie and courage on the soccer pitch.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Weapons industry; Women soccer players; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Basil's war : a novel / by Hunter, Stephen,1946-author.; Hunter, Stephen,1946-Citadel.;
An accomplished agent in the British Army, Basil St. Florian embarks on his toughest assignment yet as he, going undercover in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, searches for an ecclesiastic manuscript that holds the key to a code that could prevent the death of millions.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Britain. MI6; World War, 1939-1945; Intelligence officers; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The excitements : a novel / by Wray, C. J.,author.;
Arriving in Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur for their part in the liberation of France, the 90-something Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans, use this opportunity to settle scores, avenge lost friends and pull off one last, daring heist before their illustrious careers are over.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Older women; Organized crime; Secrecy; Sisters; Veterans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lion / by Iggulden, Conn,author.;
Ancient Greece, 5th century BC: The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. In the front rank stands Pericles, Lion of Athens. Behind Pericles lies the greatest city of the ancient world. Before him, on land and at sea, stands the merciless Persian army. Both sides are spoiling for war. Though still a young man, Pericles knows one thing: to fight a war you must first win the peace. It's time for a hero to rise. For his enemies to tremble. And for Athens, a city of wisdom and warriors, to shine with glory.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Cimon, -approximately 450 B.C.; Pericles, approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C.; Deception; Intrigue; Statesmen;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This is how you lose the time war / by El-Mohtar, Amal,author.; Gladstone, Max,author.;
Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future. Except the discovery of their bond would mean death for each of them.
Subjects: Fiction.; Science fiction.; Space and time; Imaginary wars and battles; Soldiers; Letters; Time travel;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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They fought in colour : a new look at Canada's First World War effort / by Gross, Paul,1959-writer of foreword.; Mansbridge, Peter,writer of afterword.; Vimy Foundation,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references."Picture the First World War as if you were there: in living colour and immersive detail. Even for such a richly documented time, the era is usually obscured behind grainy black-and-white photography. They Fought in Colour is a photographic exploration of Canada's First World War experience, presented for the first time in full, vibrant colour, with essays by some of our country's leading public figures. Explore life on the front lines, the huge support network needed to maintain the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and events on the home front in Canada, during the war that shaped the events of the twentieth century and continues to be present in our lives today."--
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Catastrophe : Europe goes to war 1914 / by Hastings, Max.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'Catastrophe', Max Hastings answers how World War I could ever have begun. Ranging across Europe, from Paris to St. Petersburg, from kings to corporals, he traces how tensions across the continent kindled into a blaze of battles; not the stalemates of later trench-warfare but battles of movement and dash where Napoleonic tactics met with weapons from a newly industrialised age.
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.;
© 2013., William Collins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hera's phantom flight / by Schaefer, Elizabeth(Adaptor); Hopps, Kevin.;
Kindergarten-Grade 2.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Star Wars fiction.; Radio and television novels.; Extraterrestrial beings; Space ships; Space warfare;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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