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Royal : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;
Sent into hiding during World War II, headstrong seventeen-year-old Princess Charlotte assumes an alias and enjoys the freedoms of a normal life in Yorkshire before her ill-fated romance with her guardians' son leads to the orphaning of a royal infant.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Princesses; Social classes; World War, 1939-1945;

The orchard / by Lewis, Beverly,1949-author.;
"For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother Evan will someday continue. But when Evan is drafted for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status. Can Ellie, with the support of a new beau, find the courage to face a future unlike the one she imagined?"--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Amish; Conscientious objectors; Orchards; Twins; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;

The Soviet sisters : a novel of the Cold War / by Scott, Anika,author.;
"From bestselling author of The German Heiress, Anika Scott, comes a gripping new historical novel about secrets, lies, and blackmail, following two spy sisters in the years after WWII, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff. Sisters Vera and Marya were brought up as good Soviets: obedient despite hardships of poverty and tragedy, committed to communist ideals, and loyal to Stalin. Several years after fighting on the Eastern front, both women find themselves deep in the mire of conflicts shaping a new world order in 1947 Berlin. When Marya, an interpreter, gets entangled in Vera's cryptic web of deceit and betrayal, she must make desperate choices to survive-and protect those she loves. Nine years later, Marya is a prisoner in a Siberian work camp when Vera, a doyenne of the KGB, has cause to reopen her case file and investigate the facts behind her sister's conviction all those years ago in Berlin. As Vera retraces the steps that brought them both to that pivotal moment in 1947, she unravels unexpected truths and discoveries that call into question the very history the Soviets were working hard to cover up. Epic and intimate, layered and complex,The Soviet Sistersis a gripping story of spies, blackmail, and double, triple bluff. With her dexterous plotting and talent for teasing out moral ambiguity, Anika Scott expertly portrays a story about love, conflicting world views, and loyalty and betrayal between sisters."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Cold War; Extortion; Sisters; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;

The fury of the gods / by Gwynne, John,1968-author.;
"The final battle for the fate of Vigrid approaches ... Varg has overcome the trials of his past and become an accepted member of the Bloodsworn, but now he and his newfound comrades face their biggest challenge yet: slaying a dragon. Elvar is struggling to consolidate her power in Snakavik, where she faces threats from without and within. As she fights to assert her authority in readiness for the coming conflict, she faces a surely insurmountable task: reigning in the ferocity of a wolf god. As Biórr and his warband make their way north, eager for blood, Guðvarr pursues a mission of his own, hoping to win Lik-Rifa's favor and further his own ambitions. All paths lead to Snakavik, where the lines are being drawn for the final battle-a titanic clash that will shake the foundations of the world and bear witness to the true fury of the gods"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Dragons; Good and evil; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Magic; Soldiers;

The unfortunate Englishman / by Lawton, John,1949-author.;
Having shot someone in what he believed was self-defense in the chaos of 1963 Berlin, Wilderness finds himself locked up with little chance of escape. But an official pardon through his father-in-law Burne-Jones, a senior agent at MI6, means he is free to go -- although forever in Burne-Jones's service. His newest operation will take him back to Berlin, which is now the dividing line between the West and the Soviets. A backstory of innocence and intrigue unravels, one in which Wilderness is in and out of Berlin and Vienna like a jack-in-the-box. When the Russians started building the Berlin wall in 1961, two unfortunate Englishmen were trapped on opposite sides. Geoffrey Masefield in the Lubyanka, and Bernard Alleyn (alias KGB Captain Leonid Liubimov) in Wormwood Scrubs. In 1965 there is a new plan. To exchange the prisoners, a swap upon Berlin's bridge of spies. But, as ever, Joe has something on the side, just to make it interesting, just to make it profitable.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Wilderness, Joe (Fictitious character); Cold War; Private investigators; Undercover operations;

All quiet on the Western front [videorecording] = by Berger, Edward,1970-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Bertelmann, Volker,1966-composer (expression); Brühl, Daniel,1978-actor.; Budelmann, Sven,1973-editor of moving image work.; Dreifuss, Daniel,film producer.; Friend, James,director of photography.; Grunert, Malte,film producer.; Hasanovic, Edin,1992-actor.; Hilmer, Aaron,1999-actor.; Kammerer, Felix,1995-actor.; Klaus, Moritz,1999-actor.; Montalembert, Thibault de,actor.; Peterson, Lesley,1980-screenwriter.; Schuch, Albrecht Abraham,1985-actor.; Stokell, Ian,screenwriter.; Striesow, Devid,1973-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work) :Remarque, Erich Maria,1898-1970.Im Westen nichts Neues.; Amusement Park Films,production company.; Capelight Pictures,publisher.; Gunpowder Films,production company.; Netflix (Firm),presenter.;
Director of photography, James Friend ; editor, Sven Budelmann ; music, Volker Bertelmann.Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Thibault de Montalembert, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl.It tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody war violence and grisly images.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.Winner of 4 Academy Awards 2023: Best International Film, Best Cinematography, Production Design, & Best Original Score ; Winner of 7 BAFTA awards including in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Film Not in the English Language, & Best Adapted Screenplay ; Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture - Non English language
Subjects: Epic films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, German.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; Male friendship; Soldiers; Trench warfare; World War, 1914-1918;
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An unlikely spy : a novel / by Starford, Rebecca,1984-author.; revision of:Starford, Rebecca,1984-Imitator.;
"A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5. But in chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of herself?"--
Subjects: Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Britain. MI5; Women spies; Undercover operations; World War, 1939-1945;

City of sparrows / by Nour, Eva,author.; Broomé, Agnes,translator.;
"Growing up in Syria in the 1990s, Sami's childhood was unremarkable. His day-to-day life largely sheltered him from the horrors of the authoritarian government, until he founded a successful internet company-which landed him on the regime's radar. Suddenly Sami finds himself in jail, then forcibly enlisted into the Syrian army during the early days of a fast-growing civil uprising. Assigned to the mapmaking division, Sami yearns to simply serve his time and go home, even as he finds himself literally charting the course of the army's response to the growing revolt. The situation hits him full force when he receives a text from his girlfriend: "They're shooting at us." With that, Sami realizes that it is not enough to endure Assad's regime-he has to resist. He has to return home, to the city that will become known as the "capital of the revolution." Based on true events as told to journalist Eva Nour, City of Sparrows is the story of coming of age under siege and the power of hope in the face of unfathomable loss"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Government, Resistance to; Homecoming; Draftees;

A ballad of love and glory : a novel / by Grande, Reyna,author.;
"A Long Petal of the Sea meets Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels in this epic historical romance about a Mexican woman and an Irish-American soldier who fall in love in the thick of the Mexican-American War"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Irish Americans; Man-woman relationships; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Nurses; Soldiers; Women healers;

The Enigma game / by Wein, Elizabeth.;
Told in multiple voices, fifteen-year-old Jamaican Louisa Adair uncovers an Enigma machine in the small Scottish village where she cares for an elderly German woman, and helps solve a puzzle that could turn the tide of World War II.LSC
Subjects: Code and cipher stories.; Orphans; Jamaicans; World War, 1939-1945;

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