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3) Duke
Author
Series
Dogs of World War II volume 1
Formats
Description
In 1944 Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened and determined to get his dog back.
Author
Series
Dogs of World War II volume 4
Formats
Description
In September 1944 eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo named Denny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend.
6) World War II
Series
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
192 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Author
Series
World War II (Chris Lynch) volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
185 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
When Nick Nardini enlists in the Marine Corps' new paratrooper combat unit at the start of World War II, he has to talk his best friend, Zachary Klecko, into joining him in what he sees as an adventure--but from boot camp on it is clear that Zach is much more serious about the war than Nick is, at least until they are assigned to one of the POW recovery teams on the Japanese mainland.
10) Fear itself
Author
Series
Jimmy Nessheim novels volume 1
Formats
Description
A thriller set in the Depression-era years before World War II finds fledgling FBI Special Agent Jimmy Nessheim dispatched to infiltrate the pro-Nazi German-American Bund organization and discovering a sinister plot targeting the White House.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
306 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"In twentieth century America, no threat loomed larger than the communist superpower of the Soviet Union. The Communist Party of the United States attempted to use deep economic and racial disparities in American culture to win over members and sympathizers. Marrin shows how the miscarriage of justice in the Scotsboro Boys case, the tragedy of the Rosenbergs, and the menace of the Joseph McCarthy and his war hearings lured many Americans to the ideals...
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvii, 508 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling account of 1945, particularly the watershed events in the month of April, that details how America emerged from World War II as a leading superpower"--
14) The 1930s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Dust Bowl phenomenon, formation of labor unions, the rise of organized crime, and the Golden Age of radio.
15) The 1940s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of one of the pivotal decades of the twentieth century, a period of transition and crisis for the nation and for its citizens.
Author
Publisher
Back Bay Books/Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
885 pages : plan. ; 21 cm.
Description
Wouk's narrative captures the tide of global events, as well as all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II, as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom.
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2014.
Physical Desc
xvii, 696 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"In this enthralling book, masterly contributions from the pantheon of great writers who graced The New Yorker's pages throughout the decade are placed in history by the magazine's current writers."--www.Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Viking, Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Description
"It's 1943, and the White House is busy with the war effort. Diana Hopkins only wants to help, but doesn't know what a ten-year-old can do - until the Roosevelts come up with the idea of Victory Gardens, and Diana suddenly has the important job of VictoryGardener for the White House"--
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