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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Damage control Damage control M. Zachary Sherman When their plane crashes behind enemy lines, Corporal Tony Donovan and his Army Corps of Engineer companions must rebuild one of the jeeps they were carrying--will they escape before the North Korean… OL16152457W
Emergency ops Emergency ops M. Zachary Sherman Captain Anne Donovan's field hospital in NhaTrang, Vietnam, treats many wounded soldiers, but when one of her patients is somebody she recognizes her emotions threaten to overwhelm her. OL16152460W
Genocide Genocide Margaret Haerens "Genocide: Global Viewpoints examines current, often controversial, topics of worldwide interest and importance from a variety of international perspectives"-- OL16451593W
Personal effects Personal effects E. M. Kokie Matt has been sleepwalking through life while seeking answers about his brother T.J.'s death in Iraq, but after discovering that he may not have known his brother as well as he thought he did, Matt i… OL16652624W
Stay Where You are and Then Leave Stay Where You are and Then Leave John Boyne Four years after Alfie Summerfield's father left London to become a soldier in World War I he has not returned but Alfie, now nine, is shining shoes at King's Cross Station when he happens to learn t… OL16814595W
Stubby the war dog Stubby the war dog Ann Bausum Recounts the story of a dog named Stubby who served as a mascot to a regiment of World War I soldiers, participating in the war and playing a vital role in boosting the soldiers' morale. OL17068398W
Battlesaurus Battlesaurus Brian Falkner In this alternate history, Napoleon wins at Waterloo by unleashing a secret battlefield weapon--a legion of giant, carnivorous dinosaurs imported from the wilds of the Americas--and only fifteen-year… OL17303307W
Four-four-two Four-four-two Dean Hughes Forced into an internment camp at the start of World War II, eighteen-year-old Yuki enlists in the Army to fight for the Allies as a member of the "Four-Four-Two," a segregated Japanese American regi… OL19793429W
The boys who challenged Hitler The boys who challenged Hitler Phillip M. Hoose "The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion"-- "At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's l… OL20002014W
Choosing courage Choosing courage Peter Collier Shares the stories of Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation recipients while offering sidebars and essays to illuminate the qualities of true-life heroes. OL20011575W
Rolling Thunder Rolling Thunder Greg Ruth,Kate Messner Told in rhyming text, a boy accompanies his grandfather on the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, a demonstration in Washington, DC, on Memorial Day that pays tribute to American veterans. OL20056853W
Vehicles of World War I Vehicles of World War I Michelle Schaub "Describes various land, air, and sea vehicles used by the Central Powers and the Allied Powers during World War I"--Provided by publisher. OL23283452W
Vietnam War Vietnam War Scott Marquette Traces the history of the unpopular war that killed over 58,000 Americans, discussing the causes and effects, leaders, major battles, guerrilla warfare, aerial bombing, weaponry, peace negotiations, … OL5951593W