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- Island war / by Giff, Patricia Reilly.;
- "In 1942, Izzy and Matt become trapped on an Japanese-occupied Aleutian island when the rest of the American population is evacuated and must survive on their own for the duration of World War II"--Provided by publisher.LSC
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Survival; Friendship; World War, 1939-1945; Islands;
- Countdown 1945 : the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world / by Wallace, Chris,author.; Weiss, Mitch,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index.A "behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the Americans attack on Hiroshima"--Dust jacket flap.
- Subjects: Atomic bomb; World War, 1939-1945.;
- The boys from Barrie : World War II fatalities 1939-1945 / by Lowell, Clint.;
- A tribute from one generation to another. It tells the story of 63 young men from Barrie who's lives were cut short by World War II.
- Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2010., RNC Press,
- Into the silence : the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest / by Davis, Wade.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subjects: Mallory, George, 1886-1924.; Mountaineering expeditions; Mountaineers; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918;
- © c2011., Knopf Canada,
- Holding Juno : Canada's heroic defence of the D-Day beaches, June 7-12, 1944 / by Zuehlke, Mark.;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-409) and indexes.
- Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2005., Douglas & McIntyre,
- Poppy day / by Moore, Rosemary,1928-;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.This book tells the story of why red poppies came to be worn in remembrance of the brave people who fought and died in the First and Second World Wars.
- Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; Remembrance Day;
- © 1997., Wayland,
- The diplomat : Lester Pearson and the Suez Crisis / by Anderson, Antony.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.In this blend of biography and political history, Antony Anderson examines how Lester Pearson's extraordinary diplomatic skills during the Suez Crisis of 1956 helped lead the world back from the brink of war.LSC
- Subjects: Pearson, Lester B., 1897-1972.; United Nations Emergency Force; United Nations;
- Empires of the dead : how one man's vision led to the creation of WWI's war graves / by Crane, David.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subjects: Ware, Fabian.; Soldiers' bodies, Disposal of; World War, 1914-1918;
- © 2013., William Collins,
- The daughters of Yalta : the Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans : a story of love and war / by Katz, Catherine Grace,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."The story of the fascinating and fateful "daughter diplomacy" of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, three glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with Stalin in the waning days of World War II"--
- Subjects: Churchill, Sarah, 1914-1982.; Mortimer, Kathleen Lanier Harriman, 1917-2011.; Roosevelt, Anna, 1906-1975.; Yalta Conference (1945 : I͡Alta, Ukraine); World War, 1939-1945; Children of presidents; Children of prime ministers;
- Silent war [videorecording] : battles beneath the sea / by Belton, David,television director,screenwriter,television producer.; Cooper, Graham(Television producer),television director,television producer.; Cushley, Fiona,television producer.; Granlund, Chris,television producer.; Gwynne, Haydn,narrator.; BBC Worldwide Ltd,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
- Narrator, Haydn Gwynne.This eye opening documentary from the BBC tells the compelling story of United States, United Kingdom and Russian submarine warfare and the espionage operations that took the world to the brink of nuclear war.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Submarine warfare.; Espionage.;
- For private home use only.
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