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Maquisard en culotte courte Maquisard en culotte courte Raoul Castor Histoire, biographies. OL10766583W
A noble combat A noble combat Shiela Grant Duff Adam von Trott, 24, a German Rhodes scholar, and Shiela Duff, 18, intellectually precocious daughter of the British aristocracy, met at Oxford in 1931, became platonic comrades and shared a dream of … OL11284617W
I was trained to be a spy I was trained to be a spy Helias Doundoulakis “Exciting, first-hand account of a WWII spy” - Kirkus Discoveries Standing on a beam motionless for what seemed like hours, four German officers play Bridge fifteen feet below the OSS agent...so c… OL11999435W
Bili smo pratioci voivode Đujića Bili smo pratioci voivode Đujića Milka Milovanović "Posvećeno Dinarskoj Četničkoj divizji pod komandom vojvode Momčila Đujića koja je nerazbijena napustila zemlju 1945 godine, ali do danas nikad niko nije potpisao kapitulaciju..." OL12016620W
In the Polish secret war In the Polish secret war Marian S. Mazgaj "Born in Poland 1923, Marian Mazgaj was just a teenager when Germany invaded his country and launched Poland into the combat of World War II. Although he was too young to join the army, within a few … OL13614603W
The Vatican Pimpernel The Vatican Pimpernel Brian Fleming During the German occupation of Rome from 1942 to 1944, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty devoted his time and energy to running an escape organisation for Allied POWs and civilians. By the time the Allies e… OL13615512W
Sins of the Flesh Sins of the Flesh Fern Michaels WRITTEN UNDER THE NAME FERN MICHAELS - Reuben. Mickey. Bebe. Daniel. Their lives were forever entwined by the events of World War I. Out of their savage passions, desperate deceptions, and unrequite… OL14858080W
Secret mission to the Philippines Secret mission to the Philippines William Wise Describes the unusual World War II command of Chick Parsons who, as leader of the American-Filipino guerrilla movement, lived behind enemy lines, never carried arms or fired a shot, and became one of… OL151777W
Blood of victory Blood of victory Alan Furst In 1940, Russian émigré journalist I.A. Serebin is recruited by the British secret service to take part in a desperate operation to prevent Hitler's conquest of Europe by stopping the export of Roman… OL15841800W
Mission accomplished Mission accomplished David Stafford In May 1945 Italy was liberated from Nazism and Fascism by the British Eighth and American Fifth Armies. By that time the Italian resistance movement had emerged as one of the strongest in Europe - c… OL16020977W
Lambrusco Lambrusco Ellen Cooney,Ellen Cooney The year is 1943. The Nazis have invaded Italy; American troops have landed. At Aldo's restaurant on the Adriatic coast, Lucia Fantini entertained customers for years with her marvelous opera singing… OL16026211W
Lisa's War Lisa's War Carol Matas During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Lisa and other teenage Jews become involved in an underground resistance movement and eventually must flee for their lives. OL16048316W
Muriel's war Muriel's war Sheila Isenberg "An American heiress turned resistance hero, Muriel Gardiner was an electrifying woman who impressed everyone she met with her beauty, intelligence, and powerful personality. Her adventurous life led… OL16113330W
Michael at the invasion of France, 1943 Michael at the invasion of France, 1943 Laurie Calkhoven Michael, a thirteen-year-old French-American, watches in fear as the Nazis invade Paris, and is spurred to become part of the French Resistance movement, defying Hitler, helping American aviators to … OL16116851W
The last time I saw Paris The last time I saw Paris Lynn Sheene A young American woman becomes a spy in Paris during World War II. OL16148964W
Longitudinal data analysis Longitudinal data analysis Jason T. Newsom "This book provides accessible treatment to state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing longitudinal studies. Comprehensive coverage of the most popular analysis tools allows readers to pick and choose … OL16298117W
Shot down over Italy Shot down over Italy John W. Lanza On May 26, 1944, a B-25 Mitchell bomber with a seven-man crew was shot down over Nazi-occupied Italy. At the time, Italy was a battleground in a bloody war of attrition. This crew trained long and ha… OL16362941W
Spies of the Balkans Spies of the Balkans Alan Furst Greece, 1940. Not sunny vacation Greece: northern Greece, Macedonian Greece, Balkan Greece—the city of Salonika. In that ancient port, with its wharves and warehouses, dark lanes and Turkish mansions… OL16511797W
The boy who dared The boy who dared Susan Campbell Bartoletti Day 264. It's morning. Soft gray light slips over the tall redbrick wall. It stretches across the exercise yard and reaches through the high, barred windows. In a cell on the ground floor, the light … OL16786410W
The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl Arthur Allen Describes the true story of how the eccentric Polish scientist tasked by the Nazis to create a typhus vaccine hid the intelligentsia from the Gestapo by hiring them to work in his laboratory. OL17053056W
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