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The white rose of Stalingrad : the real-life adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the hightest scoring female air ace of all time / by Yenne, Bill,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Of all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women. Initially the Red Air Force maintained an all-male policy among its combat pilots. However, as the apparently invincible German juggernaut sliced through Soviet defenses, the Red Air Force began to rethink its ban on women.
Subjects: Litvyak, Lidiya Vladimirovna.; Air pilots, Military; Fighter pilots; Women air pilots; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2013., Osprey Pub.,
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The wayward prince / by Goldberg, Leonard S.,author.;
"The fate of Prince Harry and the British throne lies in the hands of Joanna and the Watsons in The Wayward Prince, the next Daughter of Sherlock Holmes mystery from USA Today bestselling author Leonard Goldberg."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Blalock, Joanna (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Women detectives; Women private investigators; World War, 1914-1918;
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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,
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The all-girl filling station's last reunion : a novel / by Flagg, Fannie.;
"Spanning decades, generations, and America in the 1940s and today, The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is a fun-loving mystery about an Alabama woman today, and five women who in 1943 worked in a Phillips 66 gas station, during the WWII years. Like Fannie Flagg's classic Fried Green Tomatoes, this is a riveting, fun story of two families, set in present day America and during World War II, filled to the brim with Flagg's trademark funny voice and storytelling magic"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Family secrets; Female friendship; Service stations; Women;
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The warm hands of ghosts : a novel / by Arden, Katherine,author.;
"During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this historical novel with a speculative twist"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Siblings; Women nurses; World War, 1914-1918;
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The all-girl filling station's last reunion [sound recording] / by Flagg, Fannie.;
Read by the author."Spanning decades, generations, and America in the 1940s and today, The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is a fun-loving mystery about an Alabama woman today, and five women who in 1943 worked in a Phillips 66 gas station, during the WWII years. Like Fannie Flagg's classic Fried Green Tomatoes, this is a riveting, fun story of two families, set in present day America and during World War II, filled to the brim with Flagg's trademark funny voice and storytelling magic"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Family secrets; Female friendship; Service stations; Women;
© p2013., Random House Audio : Books on Tape,
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Scandalous Women [text (large print)] : A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann. by Paul, Gill.;
'Mad Men' meets the world of publishing in Gill Pauls new novel about Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann, two dynamic, groundbreaking writers renowned for their scandalous and controversial novels, and the beleaguered young editorial assistant who introduces them. From the author of 'A Beautiful Rival'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II; FICTION / Women;
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The shadow king / by Mengiste, Maaza,author.;
In 1935, orphaned servant Hirut struggles to adapt to her new household as Ethiopia faces Mussolini's looming invasion. As the battles begin in earnest, Hirut and other women must care for the wounded. But when Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia is about to lose hope, Hirut helps to disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor to keep the fight alive. She becomes his guard, inspiring women to join the war against fascism.
Subjects: War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Disguise; Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936; Kings and rulers; Orphans; Photographers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The heirloom garden / by Shipman, Viola,author.;
In this new novel from the author of 'The Charm Bracelet' and 'The Hope Chest', two women separated by a generation but equally scarred by war find, hope, meaning - and each other - through a garden of heirloom flowers.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Female friendship; Neighbors; Gardens; Wars;
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Les Parisiennes : how the women of Paris lived, loved, and died under Nazi occupation / by Sebba, Anne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Paris (France); Women; Women; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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