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Against all odds : a true story of ultimate courage and survival in World War II / by Kershaw, Alex,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II-all Medal of Honor recipients-from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler's own mountaintop fortress. As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice "Footsie" Britt, a former professional football player, became the very first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the first and only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In WWII, Ware owed his life to the finest soldier he ever commanded, a baby-faced Texan named Audie Murphy. In the campaign to liberate Europe, each would gain the ultimate accolade, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Tapping into personal interviews and a wealth of primary source material, Alex Kershaw has delivered his most gripping account yet of American courage, spanning more than six hundred days of increasingly merciless combat, from the deserts of North Africa to the dark heart of Nazi Germany. Once the guns fell silent, these four exceptional warriors would discover just how heavy the Medal of Honor could be-and how great the expectations associated with it. Having survived against all odds, who among them would finally find peace?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 30th (1901-1957); Medal of Honor; Soldiers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The note through the wire : the incredible true story of a prisoner of war and a resistance heroine / by Gold, Doug,author.;
Praised as an unforgettable love story by Heather Morris, author of 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz', 'The Note Through the Wire' is the real-life, unlikely romance between a resistance fighter and prisoner of war set in WWII Europe.
Subjects: Lobnik, Josefine.; Murray, Bruce.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Soldiers; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war;
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Into the lion's mouth : the true story of Dusko Popov : World War II spy, patriot, and the real-life inspiration for James Bond / by Loftis, Larry,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Popov, Dusko.; Espionage; Espionage; Spies; Spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Legend : a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines / by Blehm, Eric,author.;
Relates the story of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company and Roy Benavidez's nearly suicidal rescue mission that saved eight lives and ultimately earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor.
Subjects: Benavidez, Roy P.; United States. Army. Special Forces; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
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Legend [sound recording] : a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines / by Blehm, Eric.; Sanders, Fred,1955-;
Read by Fred Sanders.Relates the story of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company and Roy Benavidez's nearly suicidal rescue mission that saved eight lives and ultimately earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor.
Subjects: Benavidez, Roy P.; United States. Army. Special Forces.; Audiobooks.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
© p2015., Random House Audio : Books on Tape,
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Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / by Croke, Vicki.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958.; Bandoola (Elephant); Elephant Company (Great Britain); World War, 1939-1945; Animals in logging; Asiatic elephant; Working elephants; Animals;
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Running deep : bravery, survival, and the true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II / by Clavin, Tom,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II and the courageous captain who survived torture and imprisonment at the hands of the enemy. There was one submarine that outfought all other boats in the Silent Service in World War II: the USS Tang. Captain Richard Hetherington O'Kane commanded the attack submarine that sunk more tonnage, rescued more downed aviators, and successfully completed more surface attacks than any other American submarine. These undersea predators were the first to lead the offensive rebound against the Japanese, but at great cost: Submariners would have six times the mortality rate as the sailors who manned surface ships. The Tang achieved its greatest success on October 24, 1944, when it took on an entire Japanese convoy and destroyed it. But its 24th and last torpedo boomeranged, returning to strike the Tang. Mortally wounded, the boat sunk, coming to rest on the bottom, 180 feet down. After hours of struggle, nine of the 87 crewmen, including O'Kane, made it to the surface. Captured by the Japanese, the Tang sailors joined other submariners and flyers -- including Louis Zamperini and "Pappy" Boyington -- at a "torture camp" whose purpose was to gain vital information from inmates and otherwise let them die from malnutrition, disease, and abuse. A special target was Captain O'Kane after the Japanese learned of the headlines about the Tang. Against all odds, when the camp was liberated in August 1945, O'Kane, at only 90 pounds, still lived. The following January, Richard O'Kane limped into the White House where President Truman bestowed him with the Medal of Honor. This is the true story of death and survival in the high seas -- and of the submarine and her brave captain who would become legends"--
Subjects: Tang (Submarine : SS-306); World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Pendragon : the never war / by MacHale, D. J.;
Subjects: Space and time; Adventure stories.; Fantasy.;
© c2003., Aladdin Paperbacks,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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One killer force : a Delta force novel / by Fury, Dalton.;
Subjects: Adventure stories.; War stories.; United States. Army. Delta Force; Soldiers; Terrorism; Undercover operations;
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When the Irish invaded Canada : the incredible true story of the Civil War veterans who fought for Ireland's freedom / by Klein, Christopher,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The outlandish, untold story of the Irish-American revolutionaries who tried to free Ireland by invading Canada. Just over a year after Robert E. Lee relinquished his sword, a band of Union and Confederate veterans dusted off their guns. But these former foes had no intention of reigniting the Civil War. Instead, they were bound by a common goal: to seize the British province of Canada and to hold it hostage until the independence of Ireland was secured. By the time that these invasions--known together as the Fenian Raids--began in 1866, Ireland had been Britain's unwilling colony for seven hundred years. Thousands of Civil War veterans considered themselves Irishmen before they were Americans. They were those who fled rather than perish in the wake of the Great Hunger, and now they took their cue from a previous generation of successful American revolutionaries. With the tacit support of the U.S. government, the Fenian Brotherhood established a state in exile, planned prison breaks, weathered infighting, stockpiled weapons, and assassinated enemies. Defiantly, this motley group, including a one-armed war hero, an English spy infiltrating rebel forces, and a radical who staged his own funeral, managed to seize a piece of Canada--if only for three days. When the Irish Invaded Canada is the untold tale of a band of fiercely patriotic Irish-Americans and their chapter in Ireland's centuries-long fight for independence. Inspiring, lively, and often undeniably comic, this is a story of fighting for what's right in the face of impossible odds"--
Subjects: Fenians.;
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