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Crossing the borders of time Crossing the borders of time Leslie Maitland Investigative reporter Leslie Maitland grew up enthralled by her mothers accounts of forbidden romance and harrowing flight from the Nazis. Her book is both a journalists vivid depiction of a world a… OL16342722W
The long road home The long road home Ben Shephard At the end of World War II, long before an Allied victory was assured and before the scope of the atrocities orchestrated by Hitler would come into focus or even assume the name of the Holocaust, All… OL16565730W
France under fire France under fire Nicole Dombrowski Risser "'We request an immediate favour of you, to build a shelter for us women and small children, because we have absolutely no place to take refuge and we are terrified!' This French mother's petition se… OL16618571W
Polish refugees and the Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee Polish refugees and the Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee Janusz Cisek "Drawing on information from committee archives and consultations with prominent members, this book covers such topics as American immigration law, aid for the Polish Republic, and the effect of poli… OL2136911W
Assignment Assignment Varian Fry In 1940, all Varian Fry knew about being a secret agent was what he'd seen in the movies. But soon he was undercover in France, smuggling people blacklisted by Hitler to freedom. Told in his own word… OL2689439W
Hanna's Diary, 1938-1941 Hanna's Diary, 1938-1941 Hanna Spencer "Hanna Fischl, a Czech of Jewish descent, was twenty-four when Hitler's shadow loomed over Europe in 1938. No longer able to associate openly with her lover, a Christian, she began writing a diary at… OL5291955W
Haven Haven Ruth Gruber Ruth Gruber, special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, tells about her experiences carrying out a mission to bring one thousand Jewish and Christian refugees from Italy in 1944, an… OL62235W