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Storming Juno [videorecording] / by Adair, Alden.; Cyr, Craig.; Dafoe, Drew.; Gagosz, Christopher.; Muir, Benjamin.; Pettitt, James.; Rella, Anthony.; Ritchie, Joshua.; Wolochatiuk, Tim.; Entertainment One (Firm);
Director of photography, Marcus Elliot ; composer, James Mark Stewart ; edited by John Whitcher.Benjamin Muir, Alden Adair, Craig Cyr, Drew Dafoe, James Pettitt, Anthony Rella, Joshua Ritchie.Discover the crucial role the Canadian military played in one of the most decisive battles of World War II as director Tim Wolochatiuk details the battle at Juno beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The date: June, 6th, 1944. The mission: Operation Overlord. Never before in history had a seaborne invasion of this magnitude been attempted. As 160,000 Allied soldiers made their way across the English Channel on a mission to penetrate "Fortress Europe," Canadian forces targeted Juno Beach. Incredibly, they would push deeper into France than any other Allied force. Though victory came at a high price, the sacrifices made by those brave Canadian soldiers during that fateful mission played a crucial role in shifting the tide in favor of the Allies, and heralding the downfall of a ruthless tyrant.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Division, 3rd; Great Britain. Army. Armoured Division, 79th; Battlefields; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Operation Overlord.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2011., Entertainment One,
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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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Castles in the sky [videorecording] / by Fraser, Laura,1976-actor.; Hayman, David,1950-actor.; Izzard, Eddie,actor.; Jennings, Alex,actor.; Kershaw, Ian,screenwriter.; MacKinnon, Gillies,television director.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-actor.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Eddie Izzard, Laura Fraser, Alex Jennings, David Hayman, Julian Rhind-Tutt.A moving and inspiring factual drama about the pioneering work on radar by a little know team of scientists in the run up to the Second World War. On 26 February 1935, Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated for the first time that aircraft could be detected by bouncing radio waves off them. By the time the war began in 1939, radar stations were dotted along the British coast, tracking aircraft at distances of 100 miles away.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Watson-Watt, Robert Alexander, Sir, 1892-1973; Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940; Engineers; Made-for-TV movies.; Radar; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
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My mother's secret : based on a true Holocaust story / by Witterick, J. L.;
In 1939, the Nazis come to Poland and start to persecute the Jews. Providing shelter to a Jew has become a death sentence, but despite this, Franciszka and her daughter hide Jewish families and a German soldier in their small home. For all of them to survive, she will have to outsmart the German commander and her neighbors.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Jewish fiction.; Hiding places; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945;
© 2013., Penguin Group,
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The night war / by Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.;
Includes bibliographical references."During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Jews;
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Brothers in arms : one legendary tank regiment's bloody war from D-day to VE-day / by Holland, James,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the annals of World War II, certain groups of soldiers stand out, and among the most notable were the Sherwood Rangers. Originally a cavalry unit in the last days of horses in combat, whose officers were landed gentry leading men who largely worked for them, they were switched to the "mechanized cavalry" of tanks in 1942. Winning acclaim in the North African campaign, the Sherwood Rangers then spearheaded one of the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, led the way across France, were the first British troops to cross into Germany, and contributed mightily to Germany's surrender in May 1945. Inspired by Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers, acclaimed WWII historian James Holland memorably profiles an extraordinary group of citizen soldiers constantly in harm's way. Their casualties were horrific, but nonetheless their ranks immediately refilled. Informed by never-before-seen documents, letters, photographs, and other artifacts from Sherwood Rangers' families-an ongoing fraternity-and by his own deep knowledge of the war and of tank warfare, Holland offers a uniquely intimate portrait of the conflict at ground level. He introduces heretofore unknowns such as Commanding Officer Stanley Christopherson, squadron commander John Semken, Sergeant George Dring, the remarkable regimental chaplain Leslie Skinner, and other memorable characters who helped the regiment become the single unit with the most battle honors of any ever in the British army. Following the Sherwood Rangers' brutal journey over the dramatic eleven months between D-Day and VE-Day, weaving their exploits into the larger narrative and strategy of the war, Holland argues that the U.S.-built Sherman tank in which they fought was one of the finest in action, and he presents a vivid and original perspective on the endgame of WWII in Europe"--
Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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One woman's war : a novel of the real Miss Moneypenny / by Wells, Christine,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.World War II London: When Victoire "Paddy" Bennett first walks into the Admiralty's Room 39, home to the Intelligence Division, all the bright and lively young woman expects is a secretarial position to the charismatic Commander Ian Fleming. But soon her job is so much more, and when Fleming proposes a daring plot to deceive the Germans about Allied invasion plans he requests the newlywed Paddy's help. She jumps at the chance to work as an agent in the field, even after the operation begins to affect her marriage. But could doing her duty for King and country come at too great a cost? Socialite Friedl Sṯttinger is a beautiful Austrian double agent determined to survive in wartime England, which means working for MI-5, investigating fifth column activity among the British elite at parties and nightclubs. But Friedl has a secret--some years before, she agreed to work for German Intelligence and spy on the British. When her handler at MI-5 proposes that she work with Serbian agent, Dusko Popov, Friedl falls hopelessly in love with the dashing spy. And when her intelligence work becomes fraught with danger, she must choose whether to remain loyal to the British and risk torture and execution by the Nazis, or betray thousands of men to their deaths. Soon, the lives of these two extraordinarily brave women will collide, as each travels down a road of deception and danger leading to one of the greatest battles of World War II.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Espionage; Women spies; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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One woman's war [text (large print)] : a novel of the real Miss Moneypenny / by Wells, Christine,author.;
World War II London: When Victoire "Paddy" Bennett first walks into the Admiralty's Room 39, home to the Intelligence Division, all the bright and lively young woman expects is a secretarial position to the charismatic Commander Ian Fleming. But soon her job is so much more, and when Fleming proposes a daring plot to deceive the Germans about Allied invasion plans he requests the newlywed Paddy's help. She jumps at the chance to work as an agent in the field, even after the operation begins to affect her marriage. But could doing her duty for King and country come at too great a cost? Socialite Friedl Sṯttinger is a beautiful Austrian double agent determined to survive in wartime England, which means working for MI-5, investigating fifth column activity among the British elite at parties and nightclubs. But Friedl has a secret--some years before, she agreed to work for German Intelligence and spy on the British. When her handler at MI-5 proposes that she work with Serbian agent, Dusko Popov, Friedl falls hopelessly in love with the dashing spy. And when her intelligence work becomes fraught with danger, she must choose whether to remain loyal to the British and risk torture and execution by the Nazis, or betray thousands of men to their deaths. Soon, the lives of these two extraordinarily brave women will collide, as each travels down a road of deception and danger leading to one of the greatest battles of World War II.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Espionage; Women spies; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The lampshade : a Holocaust detective story from Buchenwald to New Orleans / by Jacobson, Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-334), Internet addresses (p. 334-337) and index.LSC
Subjects: Jacobson, Mark.; World War, 1939-1945; Lampshades.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Skin;
© c2010., Simon & Schuster,
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Valiant women : the extraordinary American servicewomen who helped win World War II / by Andrews, Lena S.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This "is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. These incredible women served in every combat theater, and in nearly two-thirds of the available military occupations at the time. They were pilots, codebreakers, ordnance experts, gunnery instructors, metalsmiths, chemists, translators, pararachute riggers, truck drivers, radarmen, pigeon trainers, and much more ... Yet, until now, their stories have been relegated to the dusty shelves of military archives or a passing mention in the local paper. Often the women themselves kept their stories private, even from their own families. Now, military analyst Lena Andrews corrects the record with [an] ... historical account of American servicewomen during World War II, based on new archival research, firsthand interviews with surviving veterans, and a deep professional understanding of military history and strategy"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Women in combat; Women soldiers; Women; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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