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Schindler's list Schindler's list Thomas Keneally Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction Schindler's List is a remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profitee… OL103688W
Schindler's ark Schindler's ark Thomas Keneally "Keneally wrote the Booker Prize-winning novel in 1982, inspired by the efforts of Poldek Pfefferberg, a Holocaust survivor. In 1980 Pfefferberg met Keneally in his shop, and learning that he was a n… OL10619574W
Subject India Subject India Henry Noel Brailsford On Indian culture. OL1106470W
Hiding from the Nazis Hiding from the Nazis David A. Adler The true story of Lore Baer who as a four-year-old Jewish child was placed with a Christian family in the Dutch farm country to avoid persecution by the Nazis. OL121554W
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
Fire in the hills Fire in the hills Anna Myers After her mother's death, sixteen-year-old Hallie faces changes in her life in the hills of eastern Oklahoma in 1918, as she takes over caring for her family and begins thinking about life as a woman. OL14854140W
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
Dead of winter Dead of winter Rennie Airth,Rennie Airth The murder of a young Polish girl in wartime London puts John Madden on the trail of a ruthless hired killerOn a freezing London night in 1944, Rosa Novak is brutally murdered during a blackout. The … OL14864777W
Citizens of London Citizens of London Lynne Olson In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the… OL14909916W
Invasion of Russia Invasion of Russia R. Conrad Stein Traces the events of the German invasion of Russia in the summer and winter of 1941-1942. OL15036411W
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
Eyes of the emperor Eyes of the emperor Graham Salisbury Following orders from the United States Army, several young Japanese American men train K-9 units to hunt Asians during World War II. OL15925243W
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
World War II (1939-1946) World War II (1939-1946) Salem Press This 2-volume resource contains 80 primary source documents that provide a compelling view of this unique period of American history. World War II is remembered not only for its violent encounters on… OL17099754W
Resistance; France 1940-1945 Resistance; France 1940-1945 Blake Ehrlich,Ehrlich, Blake 1917- Reconstructs Underground and Free French Army actions, intrigues and rivalries, from the fall of France on June 25, 1940 to the liberation of Paris in August, 1944. OL172710W
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
With wings like eagles With wings like eagles Michael Korda From the Publisher: Michael Korda's brilliant work of history takes the reader back to the summer of 1940, when fewer than three thousand young fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force-often no more tha… OL17717059W
Room in the heart Room in the heart Sonia Levitin After German forces occupy Denmark during World War II, fifteen-year-old Julie Weinstein and fifteen-year-old Niels Nelson and their friends and families try to cope with their daily lives, finding v… OL17739769W
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