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Their finest hour Their finest hour Winston S. Churchill One of the most fascinating works of history ever written, Winston's Churchill's monumental The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany… OL134317W
Jungle fighters Jungle fighters Jules Archer An account of the military campaign in New Guinea during World War II, which the author viewed from several positions, including staff sergeant and war correspondent. OL1437035W
Try to tell the story Try to tell the story David Thomson From one of our most celebrated film critics and historians now comes a beautifully written memoir about his first eighteen years, growing up as an only child in south London in the midforties and la… OL14856851W
Came a Cavalier Came a Cavalier Frances Parkinson Keyes *Came a Cavalier* is the story of Constance Galt, a beautiful girl who has great qualities of loyalty and loving-kindness, but whose outlook has been limited by a legacy of poverty and intolerance an… OL15135226W
Terror and triumph Terror and triumph Marshall Cavendish Corporation Staff "Covers the events of World War II"--Provided by publisher. OL15632695W
Bomb Bomb Steve Sheinkin In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific rac… OL16216256W
His name was Raoul Wallenberg His name was Raoul Wallenberg Louise Borden An amazing and inspirational World War II story about how one man saved the lives of many. OL16461427W
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
War beneath the waves War beneath the waves Don Keith In November 1943, a young officer named Charlie Rush drew duty on the USS Billfish, a submarine in the Pacific. While the Billfish was on war patrol in the Makassar Strait off Borneo, a Japanese task… OL17056638W
Lisette's list Lisette's list Susan Vreeland "A young Parisian woman is exiled to Provence to take care of her husband's ailing grandfather during the Vichy regime, but discovers that despite the horrors of war, the paintings of Cezanne, Pisarr… OL17191357W
Together We Cannot Fail Together We Cannot Fail Terry Golway This book is an uncommon portrait of Roosevelt's presidency, in words, photographs, and his own voice. For 12 tumultuous presidential years, Roosevelt regularly spoke to the American people, this man… OL17371689W
Au Revoir Liverpool Au Revoir Liverpool Maureen Lee Jessica's husband, Bertie, sells their home and disappears with her children, leaving Jessica devastated and alone. Broken hearted, she is asked to visit Paris to help a friend and her daughters retu… OL17514919W
The blind side of the heart The blind side of the heart Julia Franck "Amid the chaos of civilians fleeing West in a provincial German railway station in 1945 Helene has brought her seven-year-old son. Having survived with him through the horrors and deprivations of th… OL17686805W
Letters from home Letters from home Kristina McMorris In 1944 Chicago, Liz Stephens reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite a letter to soldier Morgan McClain, who is stationed overseas, for her friend Betty and becomes torn by her feelings for a man who doesn… OL17744368W
Brave hearts Brave hearts Carolyn G. Hart During World War II, Catharine Cavanaugh, who is trapped in a loveless marriage to a British diplomat, and her lover, American war correspondent Jack Maguire, struggle to keep their love alive as war… OL17849255W
The promise of rain The promise of rain Donna Milner Howard Coulter was one of hundreds of Canadian soldiers sent to the Far East following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. He became a POW, moving from camp to notorious camp, watching his friends … OL17872766W
The promise The promise Susan Sallis There were four of the Thorpe family in the Anderson shelter the night of the raid on Coventry. Mum and Dad, Florrie and little May. Jack was missing ... he was one of those who did not return from D… OL17878073W
London belles London belles Annie Groves London Belles is a tale of four very different young women thrown together by war. Finding freedom and independence -- as well as love, passion and heartbreak -- for the very first time, a unique bon… OL17883377W
A silver lining A silver lining Anne Douglas 1937, Edinburgh. Attractive, dark-eyed Jinny Hendrie is happy enough in her job in the accounts office of a large bakery - until handsome Viennese cake expert Viktor Linden walks into her life with t… OL17895687W
Delusion Delusion Laura L. Sullivan "Two beautiful teenage sisters, Phil and Fee Albion, descendents of a long line of stage illusionists, are sent from London to the countryside during World War II, only to discover a hidden college o… OL17918974W
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