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The Hessian
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Howard Fast |
When his entire brigade is wiped out by the colonists, a sixteen-year-old German drummer boy survives with the aid of a Quaker family and the local doctor. |
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Last Night Another Soldier
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Andy McNab |
A new Quick Read title from the author of Bravo Two ZeroAfghanistan, 2009. A Rifle section is halfway through their six-month tour of duty in Helmand Province. Sixteen men from their Battalion have a… |
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Death in the Sky
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Alan Savage |
The second instalment in the thrilling RAF series, continuing the saga of the Bayley family
Following the surrender of France in 1940, Nazi Germany begins to plan the invasion of Great Britain ? f… |
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Spain in our hearts
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Adam Hochschild,Adam Hochschild |
For three crucial years in the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War dominated headlines in America and around the world, as volunteers flooded to Spain to help its democratic government fight off a fascist u… |
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Stories of women in World War II
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Andrew Langley |
"More than 75 million people fought in World War II--nearly all of them men. Who was going to produce the weapons and the food, and do countless other important jobs? The answer was women. Millions s… |
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Gallipoli
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Peter FitzSimons |
"Of course, the story of Gallipoli has been told before, but in this book Peter Fitzsimons, with the vibrancy and expert melding of writing and research that have become his trademarks, not only recr… |
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Black Civil War Soldiers
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Susan K. Baumann |
Discusses the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first Civil War units made up of African American soldiers. |
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Freedom journey
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Edythe Ann Quinn |
"The story of thirty-six African American men who drew upon their shared community of The Hills for support as they fought in the Civil War. Through wonderfully detailed letters, recruit rosters, and… |
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Women and war
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Ann Kramer |
World War One offers a detailed look at of one of the most disastrous wars in history. The series is packed with information, photographs and maps. Timelines and quotes put events in context and help… |
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For your tomorrow
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Melanie Murray |
"What compels a young, affluent Canadian to put on a uniform and risk his life for the controversial mission in Afghanistan? And how does his family cope with his loss when he is killed there? Jeff F… |
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The unexpected war
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Janice Stein |
This book reveals tough realities about how public servants and politicians dither and avoid hard decisions in Ottawa and about how our senior public service needs a deep shake-up. |
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The Rope catcher
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Larry Stillman |
It is April of 1942, and 28-year-old Jimmie Goodluck leadsd an aimless existence on the Navajo reservation, where he knows only poverty, prejudice, and lack of opportunity. Everything changes whenhe … |
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The Negro's Civil War
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James M. McPherson |
In this classic study, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson deftly narrates the experience of blacks--former slaves and soldiers, preachers, visionaries, doctors, intellectuals, and comm… |
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