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    By Stelson, Caren Barzelay  Kusaka, Akira, 1981-
     [2020]., Ages: 7-11; Grades: K-3, Carolrhoda Books Call No: J BIO 940.54    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace"--
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    By Bradley, James, 1954-
     2004., Adult, Back Bay Books Call No: BIOG 940.54 05 09528   Edition: 1st Back Bay paperback ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Examines the disappearance of eight American airmen shot down and taken prisoner on the remote island of Chichi Jima in World War II and the secrecy that surrounded the events for decades, and discusses the violence inflicted by both sides in the Pacific War.
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    By Dahl, Roald
     1996., Young Adult, Scholastic Call No: J BIO 823.914    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Recounts his experiences as a young man working in Africa for Shell Oil through his time as a pilot with the RAF.
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    -- Great Depression and World War Two (1929-1945)
    By Gitlin, Marty
     c2008., 5-8; 8.1, Weigl Publishers Call No: J HIST 973.09    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: Presidents of the United StatesSummary Note: Chronicles the presidential administrations of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt that profiles their early years, political careers, presidency during the Great Depression, Roosevelt during World War II, and the legacy that each leader left behind.
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    -- Hedy Lamarr's double life: Hollywood legend and brilliant inventor
    By Wallmark, Laurie  Wu, Katy
     [2019]., Ages 5-9, Sterling Children's Books Call No: J BIO 791.4302    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Hedy Lamarr became a movie legend, but her true loves were always science and engineering. During World War II, Hedy collaborated with another inventor on an innovative technology called frequency hopping. It was designed to prevent the enemy from jamming torpedo radio signals and commanding weapons to go off course. Frequency hopping is still used today to keep our cell phone messages private and defend our computers from hackers. In this biography, meet the real Hedy Lamarr : not only a beloved film star, but a visionary scientist who helped create the world we live in today.
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    By O'Reilly, Bill  O'Reilly, Bill. Killing Patton
     2015., Ages 10-15, Henry Holt and Company Call No: J BIO 943.086092   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva Braun, and his beloved dog, Blondi. It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending the Third Reich and one of the darkest chapters of history. Hitler's Last Days is a gripping account of the death of one of the most reviled villains of the 20th century--a man whose regime of murder and terror haunts the world even today. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing Patton, this book will have young readers--and grown-ups too--hooked on history"--
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    -- Greatest POW rescue of World War II.
    By Hopkinson, Deborah
     2023., Ages 9-12; Grades 4-6, Scholastic Focus Call No: J HIST 940.54 7252095991   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: True stories in focus.Summary Note: " A thrilling account of the most daring American POW rescue mission of World War II. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America entered World War II, and a new theater of battle opened up in the Pacific. But US troops, along with thousands of Filipino soldiers who fought alongside them, were overtaken in the Philippines by a fiercely determined Japanese navy, and many Americans and Filipino fighters were killed or captured.These American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced to endure the most horrific conditions on the deadly trek known as the Bataan Death March. Then, the American servicemen who were held captive by the Japanese military in Cabanatuan Camp and others in the Philippines, faced beatings, starvation, and tropical diseases, and lived constantly under the threat of death. Unable to forget their comrades' fate and concerned that these POWs would be brutally murdered as the tides of war shifted in the Pacific, the US Army Rangers undertook one of the most daring and dangerous rescue missions of all time. Aided by the "Angels of the Underground," the Sixth Ranger Battalion and courageous Filipino guerrilla soldiers set out on an uncertain and treacherous assignment. Often called the Great Raid, this remarkable story remains largely forgotten. Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson presents an extraordinary and unflinching look at the heroic servicemen and women who courageously weathered the worst of circumstances and conditions in service to their country, as well as those who answered the call to save their fellow soldiers"--
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    By Larson, Erik, 1954-
     [2020]., Adults, Crown Call No: BIOG 940.54 2121   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end. In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports-some released only recently-Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela's illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the cadre of close advisers who comprised Churchill's "Secret Circle," including his lovestruck private secretary, John Colville; newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook; and the Rasputin-like Frederick Lindemann. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when-in the face of unrelenting horror-Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together."--
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    By Hillenbrand, Laura
     c2010., Adult, Random House Call No: BIOG 940.54   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: A biography of Olympic runner and World War II bombardier, Louis Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led to a trial in which he was forced to find a way to survive in the open ocean after being shot down.